BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Breast cancer reflective garden opens at Nottingham research centre A dedicated fundraiser and breast cancer survivor has donated a specially designed garden to the Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre (NBCRC). Alice Greaves, 27, from Leicestershire, who was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer aged just 24, has already raised pound sterling60,000 to fund vital research in the NBC  more

CARDIFF, Wales, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Rising levels of banned toxic chemicals in otters from Wales New research has found that the levels of toxic industrial chemicals, which were banned over 40 years ago, are rising in otters in Wales. The Cardiff University Otter Project, in collaboration with Natural Resources Wales analysed liver samples from Eurasian otters (Lutralutra) collected across Wales between 2010 and 2019. The team found Polychlo  more

CARDIFF, Wales, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Shingles vaccine may help prevent and slow dementia, study finds A new international study has found that the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine may not only help prevent dementia but could also slow its progression. Researchers from Stanford University, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health and Cardiff University examined electronic health records from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databa  more

CARDIFF, Wales, Dec. 3 -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Cardiff's leading health partners unite to improve benefits for patients Three of Cardiff's leading health partners are joining forces to create a new unique collaboration designed to improve health outcomes, drive innovation, and create lasting benefits for patients. Cardiff Health Partners (CHP) will see Cardiff University, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Velindre University NHS Trust come together f  more

HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 3 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Dr. Ayala Shiber from the Technion has been selected to join the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Young Investigator Program Assistant Professor Ayala Shiber of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biology has been selected for the EMBO Young Investigator Network, which aims to empower promising early-career scientists in the field of molecular biology. As  more

KUOPIO, Finland, Dec. 3 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Faster data transfer with graphene - UEF hosted the HERMES project's kick-off meeting Launched this autumn, the HERMES project will create a data exchange unit that will revolutionise short-range data transfer by enabling speeds of 100 gigabits per second with minimal energy consumption or production costs. * The graphene-based communication unit will use a carrier frequency of a few terahertz (THz  more

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Dec. 3 -- Holland College issued the following news release: * * * College Unveils Renovated Clinic and Program Update Holland College has completed a significant renovation to its Dental Clinic, with the support of a $1.7M contribution from Health Canada's Oral Health Access Fund. The upgrade is the first part of a three-year project to improve oral health outcomes for Indigenous and newcomer populations in PEI. "One of the biggest challenges these comm  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial expertise contributes to landmark global plastics report By Sigourney Luz An Imperial academic has helped shape a major new global assessment of plastic pollution and its solutions. It shows how packaging pollution, the largest and most visible source of plastic waste, could be virtually eliminated as part of a bold and ambitious vision for the world by 2040. The report, Breaking the Plas  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Navigating the dating world? It's important to know what you want, researchers say McGill study uses new concept, relationship clarity, to explore the association between singlehood and loneliness * Single people who date without a clear understanding of what they are looking for in a relationship experience more loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, McGill researchers have found. The team  more

COVENTRY, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Nationwide seed relay drops off precious heritage seed at the University of Warwick's UK Vegetable Genebank Crop scientists at the UK Vegetable Genebank have taken delivery of a golden parcel of heritage seeds * A unique 'seed relay' that has travelled 170 miles across England to highlight the vital importance of saving, sharing and sowing seeds has arrived at the UK Vegetable Genebank (UKVGB) at  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * AI has not reduced demand for creativity skills, new analysis finds AI is redefining rather than replacing the need for creativity, new research published by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC), has found. Creative clusters The new research was carried out for Creative PEC, which is led by Newcastle University and The Royal Society of Arts. The analysis of ove  more

HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A paper by the Ramanujan Machine group from the Technion presents deep connections between different mathematical formulas for the constant Pi Since antiquity, mathematicians have searched for ways to compute key mathematical constants - foremost among them Pi, the ratio between a circle's circumference and its diameter, which cannot be precisely represented as a ratio of whole num  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Human hair grows through 'pulling' not push - study A new imaging study overturns long-held assumption about how hair grows and may open doors to future treatment for hair loss. Scientists have found that human hair growth does not grow by being pushed out of the root; it's actually pulled upward by a force associated with a hidden network of moving cells. The findings challenge decades of te  more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- Radboud University issued the following news: * * * Degraded peatlands emit nearly twice as much greenhouse gas as previously thought For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these areas emit twice as much greenhouse gases than previously thought. The research, led by eco-hydrologist Quint van Giersbergen of Radboud University, has been published in Nature Communications. T  more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 3 -- Radboud University issued the following news: * * * New European Research Prize Recognises Breakthrough on the Origins of Earth's Building Blocks The elements that form our planet and our bodies originate from cataclysmic collisions between stars. This insight has earned the ENGRAVE collaboration, which includes researchers from Radboud University, the first ever 'Into Change Award'. For decades scientists have asked where gold, platinum and uranium come   more

LONDON, Canada, Dec. 3 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Regenerating the future: Western empowers entrepreneurs to build businesses that restore Regenerator program run by Ivey Centre for Building Sustainable Value and Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship * As the world faces mounting environmental and social challenges, a new generation of entrepreneurs is redefining what business success looks like - and Ivey and Western's Regenerator program is helping them le  more

CARDIFF, Wales, Dec. 3 -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Senior UK and Welsh Government Ministers visit Cardiff University to explore cutting-edge AI and cyber security innovation The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall MP, recently met with Cardiff University's leading digital innovators. The visit showcased the best of the university's work in artificial intelligence, cyber security, and digital transformation. Hosted by the universi  more

SWANSEA, Wales, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Study proves how local knowledge enhances the sustainability of interconnected fisheries New research has revealed just how valuable local knowledge and communication is when it comes to protecting the world largest freshwater fish in the western Amazon. The study looked at the local fishers' work designing protection strategies for the pirarucu, and how this can be applied to other socioecological systems  more

HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Between the Heart and Cancer Technion Researchers reveal complex interactions between heart disease and cancer, in the hope that their findings will lead to improved treatment for both conditions * A surprising new discovery by Prof. Ami Aronheim and his team at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology shows that, in the absence of anti-cancer treatments, cancer development ma  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * World's first mobile quantum brain scanner under development to measure effects of blast exposure The fully mobile MEG scanner awarded pound sterling3.1m of government funding will be used across military training sites. * Scientists will develop the world's first fully mobile brain scanner capable of measuring the effects of blast exposure on military personnel in real time at training sites. The   more

BRISTOL, England, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Complex life developed earlier than previously thought, new study reveals Complex life began to develop earlier, and over a longer span of time, than previously believed, a groundbreaking new study has revealed. The research sheds new light on the conditions needed for early organisms to evolve and challenges several long-standing scientific theories in this area. Led by the University of   more

BRISTOL, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Structural racism and cultural misunderstanding compound grief for Black British and Black Caribbean communities, study finds Inequities in how bereavement is experienced and supported among people of Black British and Black Caribbean heritage in England has been revealed in a new study led by the University of Bristol. The research, published in Death Studies today [2 December], calls for widesprea  more

NORWICH, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * 2025 - a year in research The past twelve months have seen UEA researchers break new ground on everything from Magna Carta to the mating habits of jaguars in the Amazon. Join us as we take a look back at just some of 2025's incredible stories, discoveries and expert insights. * * * Harvard Law School's 'copy' of Magna Carta revealed as original In May it was announced that British researchers had di  more

NORWICH, England, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Flood risks in delta cities are increasing, study finds New research shows how the combination of extreme climate events, sea-level rise and land subsidence could create larger and deeper floods in coastal cities in future. The study focused on Shanghai, in China, which is threatened with flooding by large and strong typhoons, or tropical storms, producing storm surge and waves. Catastrophic  more

NORWICH, England, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Study reveals silent mental health crisis among new parents Intrusive thoughts and psychotic-like experiences among new parents are far more common than previously thought - according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A study published today reveals the mental health challenges faced by both mums and dads in the first year after childbirth. The team hope their work will lead  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * Terahertz device sets performance record and opens new tech horizons A prototype device which has demonstrated record-breaking longevity could help open up new frontiers in next-generation communications and computing technologies. An international team of researchers from Scotland, the USA and Japan are behind the development of the terahertz-wave device, which was fabricated more than 11 years   more

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Qualified Early Childhood Teachers Are More Common in Socioeconomically Advantaged Areas The Urban Policy Council's first report examines educational segregation in the Helsinki capital region and raises critical questions for municipalities. According to the report, daycare centers in more advantaged areas employ, on average, a higher proportion of qualified teachers. The Urban Policy C  more

LIVERPOOL, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * University receives pound sterling1.6M from XTX Markets to support Pure Mathematics research The University of Liverpool's Department of Mathematical Sciences has been awarded pound sterling1.6 million by the leading algorithmic trading firm XTX Markets to support research in Pure Mathematics. The funding will enable teams of early career researchers, led by internationally renowned academics,   more

LIVERPOOL, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * Liverpool shares in 16M+ pounds funding boost for health research across the region The University of Liverpool will play a key role in a multi-million pound regional research collaboration to deliver improved services for patients and communities across the North West. From 1st April 2026, the Applied Research Collaboration 2 North West Coast (ARC2NWC) will support the transformation set out i  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, Dec. 3 -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Blocked goals can make managers toxic What happens when a manager feels their employees or their organization is preventing them from achieving their goals? By Martin LaSalle In hockey, a goalie who makes a spectacular save knows the thrill of victory, but a forward whose sure goal is blocked suffers the agony of defeat. Now consider the office, where the same kind of situation plays out every day. When  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Plant scientist selected as an EMBO Young Investigator Dr Bipin Pandey from the University of Nottingham has been selected as one of the 2025 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Young Investigators, a distinction awarded to exceptional young group leaders in the life sciences across Europe and beyond. The EMBO Young Investigator Programme supports researchers within the first four   more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Scientists recognised for crop and soil research with prestigious Rank Prize Scientists from the University of Nottingham have been awarded the 2026 Rank Prize for Nutrition in recognition of their pioneering work on elemental profiling to improve soil and crop quality, enhancing nutrition and health outcomes for people worldwide. Professor David Salt and Professor Martin Broadley from the Sc  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * World's first mobile quantum brain scanner under development to measure effects of blast exposure on military personnel Scientists from the University of Nottingham will develop the world's first fully mobile magnetoencephalography (MEG) brain scanner capable of measuring the effects of blast exposure on military personnel in real time at training sites. For the first time ever, researchers w  more

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Dec. 3 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Project to improve prostate cancer detection Early detection of prostate cancer could soon be simplified, thanks to a University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka project. Dr Jim Smith (Te Atiawa), of the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, has received Health Research Council of New Zealand funding to create a targeted DNA methylation-based blood test for the disease. "Such a test wou  more

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Vitamin C from food boosts collagen levels in skin - landmark study A breakthrough study from researchers at the University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine - Christchurch Otautahi, has found that collagen production and skin renewal directly respond to the amount of vitamin C we eat. The study, published in the international Journal of Investigative Dermatology, shows that skin vitamin C l  more

PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * Scientists receive 2.8M pounds funding boost to advance research into brain tumours The renewed investment will accelerate progress towards clinical trials for low-grade brain tumours By Alan Williams, Media and Communications Manager Researchers focused on accelerating and testing new treatments for low-grade brain tumours are set to receive a transformative pound sterling2.8million to drive their fut  more

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Scientists discover how E. coli beats antibiotics in the gut Toxic bug E. coli uses a secret weapon to survive in our gut even when it is being treated with antibiotics, scientists have revealed. New research has unmasked a super-pump inside the bacteria, and its related Shigella species, that is activated by our stomach acid, flushing the drugs out before they work. Experts at the Univer  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 3 -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * Lenacapavir use kicks off in South Africa and Brazil The first individuals have begun using lenacapavir for HIV prevention in South Africa as part of a study funded by Unitaid led by Wits RHI. In Brazil, a similar study led by Fiocruz is also underway. These achievements occur in record time - just 5 months after lenacapavir was first approved by the US FDA for HIV prevention - making i  more

COVENTRY, England, Dec. 3 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * New European research prize recognises breakthrough on the origins of Earth's building blocks For decades scientists have asked where elements like gold, platinum, uranium, and elements that form planets and our bodies come from. The most compelling answer to date has come from the ENGRAVE team, who have shown that these elements originate from cataclysmic collisions between the universe's most ext  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 3 -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * Wits and Sappi renew climate change Chair Mary Scholes leads Chair that focuses on forestry research to boost forest resilience to the impacts of climate change. Wits University and Sappi Southern Africa have renewed their research partnership to increase forestry resilience to climate change risks, by extending the Wits Sappi Chair in Climate Change and Plantation Sustainability until   more