King’s Birthday honours for UQ staff and alum
A renowned marine scientist and an internationally recognised advocate for women’s health are among the outstanding University of Queensland community members celebrated in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List.
RMIT FactLab to use world-leading digital analysis to tackle election misinformation
Cutting edge disinformation detection and tracking software will be used by RMIT FactLab to investigate and debunk misinformation and disinformation on social media during the federal election campaign.
University of Birmingham rises again in global rankings
The University of Birmingham has again improved its position amongst the best-performing universities in the world – rising four places in this year’s QS World University Rankings.
Investment in University of Bristol spin out company tops £1 million
Lineat Composites Ltd, a spin out company from the University of Bristol, has successfully raised significant funds through their initial seed round of investment. This brings the total investment in the company to date to over £1 million.
Working to answer the ultimate question – are we alone in the Universe?
Dr Cyril Bourgenot from our Centre for Advanced Instrumentation is part of a team developing cutting-edge technology to enable astronomers to look deeper into the Universe.
HIT Lab NZ celebrates 20 years of innovation
This month, the University of Canterbury (UC)’s HIT Lab NZ is celebrating two decades at the forefront of human interface technology research.
Hope for young children with impaired eye sight caused by Albinism
The University of Southampton has been awarded over half a million pounds for groundbreaking research aimed at improving the vision of children born with Albinism.
Riding the crypto rollercoaster
Investors should take a long-term view and try not to be spooked by recent drops in cryptocurrencies, says a Bond University expert.
UQ hosts global summit: harnessing the power of sport for innovation
Global experts are gathering for an event positioning Brisbane and Queensland as an international hub for sport technology and performance innovation in the lead up to the 2032 Games.
UC offers summer course on animal-inspired robotics
The student at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio, enrolled in the University of Cincinnati’s Biology Meets Engineering course, which gives students both at UC and Cincinnati-area high schools a chance to learn about both disciplines while they work on animal-inspired robotics projects.
