BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 23 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * 'Granfluencers' inspire hope - and boost tourism marketing * A wave of older social media influencers is reshaping the tourism landscape, with research highlighting their growing power in steering travel trends. Dr Rashid Saeed from The University of Queensland's Business School said 'granfluencers', influencers over 60, are becoming increasingly popular and have great potential to influence one o  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 21 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University supports programme to help law firms shape the next generation of Legal AI * The initiative supports technology and innovation for the professional and financial services sectors in the West Mildands * The organisers are calling for technology companies to take part in its second LawTech Innovation Challenge * The challenge was devised because of the lack of shared benchmarks, comparable evide  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 21 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Beyond the inner loop: architecting accountability and value in the AI-centred enterprise - public lecture by Professor Alexeis Perez * Professor Alexeis Garcia Perez will deliver his inaugural professorial lecture on 17 March 2026 * The lecture introduces the 'two loops' framework to ensure human control over autonomous machines * The lecture draws on three decades of experience and research into knowledge ma  more

GEELONG, Australia, Feb. 22 -- Deakin University issued the following news release: * * * Deakin joins major collaboration to ease regional housing shortages * Deakin University has joined a major collaborative project to deliver high-quality modular homes to help ease housing challenges across Colac and Apollo Bay. In Colac, workers in manufacturing, health, retail and construction face housing affordability pressures, while short-stay accommodation and holiday homes have led to a severe   more

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 21 (TNSjou) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * How choices made by crowds in a train station are guided by strangers Using three years of anonymous trajectory recordings from Eindhoven Centraal station, TU/e researchers have shown that strangers influence the path choices you make in crowds, and that you're more likely to follow strangers even if the path is less efficient. Every day, millions of people form crowds in citie  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 21 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * 'Language' of seal pups more similar to humans than thought Each day, de Reus used a microphone to record the calls of 64 pups for ten to 15 minutes * The communication system of common seal pups is more similar to humans than was thought. For instance, they take turns while "talking" and their calls become increasingly similar as they spend time together. This is according to research by   more

GOLD COAST, Australia, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Building beneath the sea - ecology and architecture unite for corals Just like a human newborn, coral larvae need just the right environment to settle and begin their new life. Understanding the ideal surface geometry for coral settlement and early growth was the shared goal of a new research project led by Griffith University with the support of Monsoon Aquatics. Fusing ecology and architectu  more

HATFIELD, England, Feb. 21 -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: * * * Herts astrophysicist awarded prestigious Royal Society Fellowship to advance her pioneering work on supermassive black holes A University of Hertfordshire astrophysicist has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Fellowship to advance her pioneering work on supermassive black holes. Dr Sophie Koudmani, of the Centre for Astrophysics Research at Herts, joins an elite group of exceptional researche  more

HONG KONG, Feb. 22 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Engineers Discover New Physics Principle to Break Sound Absorption Barriers in Ventilated Spaces * In everyday life, designing spaces that both let air flow and absorb sound can be a tricky balancing act. Usually, materials that allow air to pass through-like vents-also let sound escape, making it hard to reduce noise effectively. Conversely, sound-absorbing materials like foam often block airflow,  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Feb. 23 -- The University of Newcastle posted the following news: * * * Students, take the lead: how a peer-led program could transform our kids' trajectories * Giving primary-school students a chance to teach and lead their younger peers not only strengthens their leadership skills, but also improves wellbeing, classroom engagement and student confidence, a new Australian study has shown. The Learning to Lead (L2L) program, led by Professor David Lubans from the Univ  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 21 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * UCL and Tech Mahindra to collaborate on joint research in emerging technologies UCL has announced a new collaboration with Tech Mahindra, a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, to advance joint research in generative AI, quantum computing and next generation digital technologies. The partnership brings together UCL's world leading expe  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 21 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * UCL cancer researcher wins international prize for pioneering tumour work Professor Charles Swanton (UCL Cancer Institute) has been awarded the 2026 Sjoberg Prize for his groundbreaking work on how tumours evolve, helping to explain why cancer treatments sometimes fail and paving the way for more precise, personalised therapies. The Sjoberg Prize is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Scie  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Study sheds new light on early brain development in Down syndrome Scientists have found new clues about how the brains of people with Down syndrome develop differently from a very early age, in a study led by researchers at UCL and Queen Mary University of London. Brain cells with an extra copy of a chromosome (trisomy 21) - the genetic cause of Down syndrome - have difficulty forming strong,   more

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * From trash to treasure: turning high-emissions waste into fertiliser Melissa Lyne New research from UNSW Sydney could transform one of the world's most pollution-heavy chemical industries, turning waste products into fertiliser while cleaning up waterways and cutting emissions. UNSW engineers have tackled a longstanding problem at the heart of global agriculture: how to make urea for fe  more