HKUST the First to Launch New ESG Investment Policy for its Net-Zero Carbon Goal
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) becomes the first university in Hong Kong to make a pledge to eliminate investments in fossil fuels...
Ryan Field Redevelopment announces $133 million in minority contracts to date
Northwestern University presented its latest Ryan Field economic impact and inclusion figures at the Evanston M/W/D/EBE (Minority, Women, Disadvantage and Evanston Business Enterprises) Development Committee meeting on Wednesday.
COVID-19 transmission chains in the UK accurately traced using genomic epidemiology
Their analysis draws on >50k virus genome sequences – 26k of which were gathered through the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium
UQ partners with Aurizon to keep carbon emission reduction targets on track
The University of Queensland has teamed up with Australia’s largest rail freight operator, Aurizon, on a research project to help reduce the carbon emissions of the company’s locomotive fleet.
Drones offer new perspective on vulnerable tide-exposed coral reefs
A new study has used drone technology and cutting-edge analytical methods for the first time to map the intertidal coral reefs of the Rowley Shoals off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia.
Award for student fighting the loneliness ‘epidemic’ among Bristol’s elderly
A selfless student who organised for 150 Christmas cards to be sent to lonely Bristol pensioners has been honoured with a special award.
New testing protocol prevents knee injuries in female athletes
In the early 2000s, researchers around the world sought to understand why female athletes experience anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries at a rate four to six times higher than their male counterparts.
Global pandemic therapeutics centre announced in Melbourne
Creating a second shield to protect humanity from future pandemics is the principal objective of a new global medical research centre being created in Melbourne.
Students worldwide learning science thanks to the University of Waikato
Making science lessons relevant, engaging, and real in a busy and ever-changing world can be a challenge. But for more than 15 years, the Science Learning Hub at the University of Waikato...
NUS scientists discover a new pathway essential for blood formation
Blood is vital to life, and a healthy body replenishes worn-out blood cells with new ones throughout one’s lifetime. If something goes wrong with this process, serious illness will result.
