Treatment boost needed to shift NHS Covid backlog
The NHS must treat at least 10 per cent more non-emergency hospital cases a month if it is to successfully start reducing the hefty backlog caused by the pandemic, according to new analysis.
King’s welcomes the Chair of the Office for Students to Bush House
The President and Principal of King’s College London, Professor Shitij Kapur, was pleased to welcome Lord Wharton of Yarm, Chair of the Office for Students (OfS), for a visit to Bush House on 9th February 2022.
Expanded Pharmacist Prescribing programme will improve access to health services
Sixty more pharmacists a year will be upskilled as programme is expanded in Auckland and Otago.
National survey of abortion care providers shows access has improved
Researchers from UBC’s department of obstetrics and gynaecology recently surveyed 465 healthcare professionals who provided abortion care in Canada in 2019—the first such survey in seven years.
Modern science and traditional Māori knowledge can work together
Having dual access to both traditional Māori knowledge and Western science can lead to better environmental outcomes, says a University of Canterbury (UC) ecologist.
Australia-India Research Collaboration Framework released
A landmark framework will drive the next phase of Australia-India research collaboration, shaping multi-sector partnerships that tackle shared challenges and deliver real-world impact.
Upgrade to University of Auckland ClockTower entrance
Improvements to the main entrance of the University of Auckland's ClockTower mean access will be temporarily diverted.
Why flexible work alone isn’t enough: preferences matter more than policy
New research shows that workers benefit from flexible work arrangements when employers align policies with individual preferences rather than uniform mandates.
Brazil cases shed more light on COVID-19 reinfection risk
Researchers believe reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 may be more common than previously thought, after an analysis of people contracting COVID-19 twice.
WiE CAN: engineer a career
In January next year, 60 Year 13 students from across Aotearoa New Zealand will discover the career opportunities engineering has to offer women when they attend a hands-on programme run by the University of Canterbury (UC).
