EU backs clinical trials that could transform incurable cancer care
Healthcare for incurable cancer could undergo reform following a study looking at how palliative rehabilitation can improve patient quality of life.
Gutsy win for tuatara researcher at 3MT
Biological Sciences’ doctoral candidate Cam Hoffbeck and her engaging talk on the microbiome of the tuatara took out the top prize at the Three Minute Thesis Final from a high quality field.
QS World University Rankings 2022
QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts, have today released the eighteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings.
McMaster scientists pinpoint key trigger of Crohn’s disease
A new treatment may be on the horizon for people suffering from Crohn’s disease after a McMaster University-led study identified serotonin as a possible trigger of flare-ups.
When will global heating make the summer Olympics untenable?
As athletes prepare for the most gruelling event of the summer Olympics, the marathon, scientists ponder what climate change will mean for the games.
New game to build resilience for Scotland’s school children
An interactive card game designed to prepare children for natural hazards faced by Scottish communities has been launched by the National Centre for Resilience (NCR).
University of Hull student shortlisted for nursing award
A University of Hull student has been shortlisted for a nursing award in her final year of her studies, in recognition of her contribution while at University.
Women from diverse backgrounds still face leadership barriers: study
Australian leaders with diverse backgrounds have expressed a sense of resignation and despair about the lack of women from First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds in leadership roles.
Producing a solution to the gender imbalance in music production
A Massey researcher is embarking on a PhD to explore the experience of female music producers in Aotearoa and come up with solutions to address the gender disparity in the profession...
Genetic links to drug and alcohol use among young people
Young people who are genetically predisposed to risk-taking, low extraversion and schizophrenia are more likely to use alcohol, cigarettes...
