TOOWOOMBA, Australia, April 15 (TNSrep) -- The University of Southern Queensland issued the following news: * * * 'A perfect storm': UniSQ report warns housing disaster accelerating in the regions as laws fall short Griffith Thomas A new University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) report shows Australia's housing disaster is deepening, with frontline community organisations warning that poorly-designed laws and outdated policies are failing to deliver despite billions in housing spending. Fin  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * 3D printing will enable researchers to see how human cells sense and respond to their environment * Scientists will use 3D printing to look at how cells involved in the healing of bones and skin sense and respond to the shape of their environment, thanks to funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences, which could reduce our reliance on drugs in the future. The Academy of Medical Sciences  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 15 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * 3M study led by patient voices targets pain in inflammatory arthritis * Researchers across the UK are banding together to tackle one of the largest unmet clinical needs in inflammatory arthritis, pain reduction, in a new PS3m research programme funded by Arthritis UK. Inflammatory arthritis affects more than 1 in 100 people. It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the joints, causing in  more

AALTO, Finland, April 15 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Airborne laser scanning reveals where pine marten, stoat and least weasel thrive in pioneering study Recent decades have seen pine marten, stoat and least weasel populations shrink significantly across Finland with potential effects on predator-prey relationships and more broadly on forests as ecosystems. A new study supports conservation efforts with valuable information on the types of habitats in  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 15 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * AI is not built for African users, exposing a governance chasm * Artificial intelligence (AI) was not built with Africans in mind, and borrowed AI governance frameworks being enforced don't fit the continent's reality. This was one of the main insights raised at the second African Cyber Law Conference at Wits, which brought together legal scholars, students and those working in the   more

SINGAPORE, April 15 -- Nanyang Technological University posted the following news: * * * AI-powered biochip detects genetic markers in 20 minutes * Image: NTU Assoc Prof Y.C. Chen (right) holding the new biochip, which can detect miRNA in 20 minutes using AI, with his PhD student Fu Bowen behind him (left). A team of scientists from NTU Singapore has developed a new biochip that, when paired with Artificial Intelligence (AI), can detect quickly and accurately extremely small amounts of mic  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 15 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Ancient survivor reveals its secret * First-ever egg of a mammal ancestor discovered. A remarkable new discovery is shedding light on one of the greatest survival stories in Earth's history, and answering a decades-old scientific mystery. Lystrosaurus, a hardy, plant-eating mammal ancestor, rose to prominence in the wake of the End-Permian Mass Extinction some 252 million years ago,  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence staff win Biochemical Society Research Support Award * Helen Elwood and Paul Knobbs have won the Biochemical Society 2027 Research Support Award * Helen is the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) laboratory manager, while Paul is the AIME manager * The award celebrates the skills and experience of support staff within education, research, and industry. * Tw  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University's Dr John Reynolds wins pound sterling125,000 Springboard funding for research into neurodegeneration * Dr John Reynolds has received pound sterling125,000 to investigate the genetic reasons for neurodegeneration in ataxia telangiectasia-like disorder (ATLD) * ATLD is a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disease that causes uncoordinated movement and speech difficulties * The grant has been aw  more

BATH, England, April 15 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Bath researchers join PS6.7M programme to tackle global health challenges * Two researchers from the University of Bath have been awarded funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences, as part of a PS6.7 million programme to test new ideas in tackling the global health challenges of Type 2 diabetes and antimicrobial resistance. Dr Iris Luz Batalha from the Department of Life Sciences and Dr Maria Shchepinova   more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Birmingham to add advanced medicine manufacturing to Life Sciences district UK Government announces multi-million-pound funding for near-patient medicine and vaccine making for clinical trials and patient treatment. * Pharmaceutical researchers will soon be able to make advanced therapeutics such as cancer treatments and mRNA vaccines [in the West Midlands in three new, dedicated commercial cleanr  more

LIVERPOOL, England, April 15 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * British Heart Foundation funds major new multidisciplinary PhD programme * The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has awarded PS7.1M funding to a unique national training programme that will tackle one of the most urgent, under-recognised challenges in cardiovascular medicine: the bidirectional link between heart and brain diseases. The Connectin g Hearts And mINds (CHAIN) consortium seeks to u  more

BRISBANE, Australia, April 15 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Building the team behind our Olympic champions * There's nothing quite like watching elite athletes compete during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. When we, as viewers, switch on the TV or pack into a stadium, we are seeing only a fleeting moment of their journey - a performance shaped by years of training, sacrifice and perseverance. We're also seeing just one person, or one team, under the b  more

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, April 15 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Calls for Indigenous agency in academic publishing * New research is calling for a fundamental shift in how Australian universities and scientists publish research that draws on Indigenous Knowledges (sum of the understandings, skills, and philosophies developed by Indigenous societies with long histories of interaction with and custodianship of their natural surroundings), warning that current academic  more

KAMPALA, Uganda, April 15 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * Cementing the Mak-UNISA partnership: Prof. Sarah Ssali meets Dr. Sizile Makola By Ritah Namisango On 13th April 2026, Prof. Sarah Ssali, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) of Makerere University, hosted Dr. Sizile Makola, a Visiting Scholar and Senior Lecturer from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Makerere University and the University of South Africa committed to partnership and collaborati  more

BRISBANE, Australia, April 16 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Closing the Gap at risk without urgent focus on urban Indigenous health * Closing the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians will remain out of reach without urgent, targeted investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services in capital cities, Indigenous leaders and researchers warn. Professor James Ward, Director of The University of Queensland's Poche Cen  more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, April 15 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Could Viktor Orban be back in 2030? Why Peter Magyar has a fight on his hands after landslide win * However, defeating Orban will be a long-term project. While several centrist politicians around the world have successfully unseated governing far-right populists in recent years, fewer have been successful in keeping them at bay long term. Poland's Donald Tusk and Joe Biden in the US are probab  more

BRISTOL, England, April 15 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Dieters feast their eyes on digital food content to help curb cravings, study shows * The study, led by the University of Bristol in the UK, challenges the belief that being shown visuals of tempting unhealthy foods encourages people to indulge in eating them. Study lead author Dr Esther Kang, Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Bristol, said: "It may sound counterintuitive, but our find  more

HELSINKI, Finland, April 15 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Difficult times call for a better understanding of suffering - A research project rejects both optimism and pessimism * Suffering in its various forms is an inevitable part of life, emphasising our capacity to face affliction and setbacks. A new Centre of Excellence examines suffering as a phenomenon and, most importantly, our attitudes towards suffering and the meanings we assign to it. "We   more

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 15 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Dr Justine Rudkin receives Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award * Dr Justine Rudkin, a Lecturer in Bacteriology at the School of Infection & Immunity, has been awarded a prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award for her work on the common bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. This year the Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded PS6.7 million, shared between 55 early career research  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 15 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Drone inspection of solar cells to ensure green power for more homes * Aerial images can reveal whether solar cells are defective, while AI can tell us why. This will ensure faster repair of solar cells-and a greater harvest of green power. Sari Vegendal As more solar cells appear in the Danish landscape, the debate is divided: Many believe that green energy is important, but few are  more

WURZBURG, Germany, April 15 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Drought Takes a Heavy Toll on Bumblebees * How did the drought year of 2022 in Lower and Upper Franconia affect a specific bumblebee species? What differences are evident compared to the climatically average year of 2024? A research team from the Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology 3) at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) investigated these questions. Their fin  more

MANCHESTER, England, April 15 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Early career researchers backed by flagship AMS funding scheme * Four University of Manchester early career researchers have been backed by the Academy of Medical sciences as part their flagship PS6.7 million Springboard programme Dr Sara Gago, Dr Abigail Lay, Dr Holly Lovegrove, and Dr Sara Federici join the 55 early career researchers at 38 institutions across the UK, backing new resear  more

LEEDS, England, April 15 -- Leeds Beckett University posted the following news: * * * Everest mission for Leeds researcher with incurable cancer * Dr Shaunna Burke, an exercise psychologist at the University of Leeds, will attempt to summit Mount Everest, becoming potentially the first woman with incurable cancer to do so. Beyond the personal challenge, the expedition will provide the opportunity to conduct research on how extreme environments interact with cancer, treatment history and huma  more

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, April 15 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Feeding Curiosity May: Exploring the science behind the menu * On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Future Food Utrecht, the Faculty Club Utrecht and Vineyard Food & Drinks are hosting an exclusive edition of Feeding Curiosity: Where Flavor Meets Story. This evening is not only about a refined asparagus dinner, but above all about the fascinating scientific stories behind potatoes and eggs, two ingredients that of  more

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, April 15 -- The University of Saskatchewan issued the following news release: * * * Global Institute for Food Security at USask announces new CEO * Reinheimer is an internationally experienced research and innovation leader with more than two decades of expertise in crop improvement, breeding strategy, and large-scale research and development operations across Europe, Australia, and North America. His career spans applied plant breeding, research portfolio leadership  more

TORONTO, Ontario, April 15 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * GLP-1 medicine improves liver health independent of weight loss: Study * Researchers have found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs that mimic the gut hormone GLP-1, acts directly on a subset of liver cells to improve organ function - and does so independently of weight loss. The finding challenges long-held assumptions about how GLP-1 medicines such as Ozempic and Wego  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 15 -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Vaccine research at the heart of new Centre of Research Excellence Improving vaccines targeted at keeping the community safe and healthy will be the core focus of Griffith University's new Centre of Research Excellence. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Vaccine Adjuvant Discovery and Development (Vaccine-ADD) will be located at Griffith's Insti  more

HEIDELBERG, Germany, April 15 -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Award Goes to Outstanding Heidelberg Master's Student Biochemist Franziska GieBler receives fourth edition of Marie-Luise Jung Prize * Franziska GieBler is to be honored as an outstanding master's graduate of Heidelberg University. Her scientific potential with respect to the doctoral phase she has just begun, and to a subsequent career in academic research, has earned her the Marie-Luise Jung Pr  more

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, April 15 (TNSjou) -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * Tiny jellies fuel bigger fish on Indo-Pacific reefs New research led by James Cook University shows huge differences in fish biomass and fish productivity between Caribbean and Indo-Pacific coral reefs, driven by the consumption of jelly-like gelatinous plankton. Published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, the JCU-led team of Australian scientists analysed two and half millio  more

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, April 15 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * No ordinary sea: who governs the Strait of Hormuz? Which law governs the Strait of Hormuz? Under international law, both Iran and the US are expected to comply with the 'Constitution for the Oceans'. In practice, the situation is more complicated, explains maritime law expert Hilde Woker. An American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran seeking to levy a toll on shipping... Are such actions lawful? And   more

HOBART, Australia, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds Tasmania's logged forests burn significantly more severely in a bushfire than old growth, University of Tasmania scientists have found in a study that provides the strongest evidence yet on a question with real consequences for how the state manages its forests. The research team, led by Professor David Bowman from the Un  more

SACKVILLE, New Brunswick, April 15 -- Mount Allison University issued the following news: * * * Mount Allison University announces $2.6 million gift to support environmental sustainability research New Brenton Wood Environmental Sustainability Research & Initiatives Fund will advance interdisciplinary research by students and faculty * Mount Allison University has announced the establishment of the Brenton Wood Environmental Sustainability Research & Initiatives Fund, made possible through   more

PERTH, Australia, April 15 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Music and traffic noise make our imagination more vivid * Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam with music blasting through the radio, and found your mind drifting off in a daydream? There might be a reason. A new study from Murdoch University, in collaboration with The Sydney Music, Mind, and Body Lab, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at The University of Sydney, has found that both music and traffi  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 15 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * New Albury-Wodonga Head of Campus appointed * Ged joins La Trobe from TAFE NSW, where he currently leads operations across five campuses in the Border region, with more than 200 staff and 2000 students. His role works closely with government, industry and community partners across southern New South Wales and north-east Victoria. In his most recent role as TAFE Services Manager - Border Cluster,   more

BARCELONA, Spain, April 16 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * New method comprehensively measures changes in the height of trees and buildings * Researchers at the UAB and CREAF have developed a method that improves the knowledge collected on the height of plants, buildings, and other objects of a region. The tool can be used to obtain digital models of extension and vertical evolution with much more precision than before, with a large amount of associ  more

LONDON, England, April 16 (TNSrpt) -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: * * * New study finds 12 to 17 year-olds willing to engage in democracy, but feel anxious, unheard and distrustful of politics * A major new UK study of 12 to 17 year-olds finds that, while most adolescents say they would vote and are interested in politics, their willingness to engage is linked to their anxiety about the future, low trust in political parties, and limited confidence that  more

GUILFORD, England, April 15 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * New technique maps cancer drug uptake inside living cells * A new analytical method could improve how cancer treatments are designed - by allowing scientists to track, for the first time, exactly where inside a living cell a drug accumulates. Fluorescently dyed mitochondrial material shown: A) before and B) after sampling, demonstrating the capabilities of the Yokogawa SS2000 to extract subcell  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 15 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Northumbria researchers win prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences awards to tackle Parkinson's disease and osteoarthritis * Two Northumbria University researchers are among 55 early career scientists across the UK to receive funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences' flagship Springboard programme, as part of a PS6.7 million investment in discovery-driven health research. Dr Rodri  more

SINGAPORE, April 15 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS study confirms that guessing before learning improves memory in language learning * The study is one of the first to test the science behind the word-picture "pre-testing" exercises used in popular language-learning applications Learning a second language is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, with millions of people turning to digital tools and mobile applications to pick up a new  more

OSHAWA, Ontario, April 15 -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release: * * * Ontario Tech and partners step up as Canada faces skilled energy workforce gap * Canada's push toward lower-emissions energy is accelerating but the workforce needed to support it is not keeping pace. Demand for highly skilled workers is outstripping what traditional education and training systems can deliver. Closing this gap will require co-ordinated, industry-aligned education and new models   more

HONG KONG, April 14 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU J.C.DISI hosts "PolyU Northern Metropolis Future Forum Season 3"; Collaborating with the Research Institute of Better China Initiative to promote the vision of a "Better and Beautiful Northern Metropolis" * The Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation (J.C.DISI) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today hosted the "PolyU Northern Metropolis Future Forum Season 3" w  more

HONG KONG, April 15 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU-developed, Hong Kong's first LEO communication-navigation integrated satellite payload successfully launched, powering smart city and low-altitude economy development * The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has long been deeply and successfully engaged in the field of space technology. The University's Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering has developed Hong Kong's   more

PLYMOUTH, England, April 15 -- The University of Plymouth posted the following news: * * * Project aims to support people with health conditions or disabilities to overcome barriers to employment * Worklessness is a huge issue in the UK, with 3.7million people aged 16 to 64 who have a health condition that means they are neither in work nor actively seeking it. In Plymouth alone, 25% of the working-age population is economically inactive and there is a strong association between poor menta  more

COVENTRY, England, April 15 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news: * * * PS310 billion at stake as female-led businesses held back from scaling * New analysis from The Gender Index, supported by research from Warwick Business School's Enterprise Research Centre, reveals that structural barriers preventing female-led firms from scaling are costing the UK economy an estimated PS310 billion annually in unrealised economic output. The findings, based on longitu  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 15 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Relearning "English" in a changing world * Wits Professor Chris Thurman delivered The English Academy Percy Baneshik Memorial Lecture 2026. The English Academy of Southern Africa, in partnership with the Wits School of Education, hosted the 2026 English Academy Percy Baneshik Memorial Lecture at the University of the Witwatersrand on 31 March 2026. Professor Christopher Thurman, i  more

LONDON, England, April 15 -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: * * * Researchers from Royal Holloway support project to provide electricity for an IT training centre in Kenya * Researchers from Royal Holloway are supporting a new solar energy project which will provide stable electricity to Oasis Mathare, an IT training centre in the Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. The installation, which has taken place over the last few months, will give th  more

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, April 15 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Stranded sperm whale in Renesse examined by Utrecht University * On Monday morning, a dead sperm whale was spotted washed ashore at Verklikkerstrand, a Natura 2000 site south of Renesse. That night, the animal drifted back out to sea and washed ashore again a short distance further along on Tuesday afternoon, after which Rijkswaterstaat dragged the animal further up the beach, thereby securing the carca  more

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, April 15 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Three UU research projects awarded NWO Open Competition ENW-M grant * Three researchers from the Faculty of Science at Utrecht University have been awarded an Open Competition ENW-M grant from NWO. The grant is intended for innovative, high-quality fundamental research with scientific urgency. More information about the researchers and their awarded projects: Dr. Kaisa Kajala (UU) & prof. dr. Laura   more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * New clinical trial explores early nutritional support for emergency abdominal surgery patients The NIHR-funded trial will be one of the first and largest nutritional emergency surgery trials of its kind. * A major new UK-wide clinical trial led by the University of Birmingham will investigate whether early nutritional support can improve recovery and reduce complications in patients undergoing eme  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Forensic linguistics reveals the playbook of trust New research shows energy traders used linguistic tactics to manipulate trust, foster illicit collusion, mislead others, and enable corruption. * New research has revealed the linguistic moves made by energy traders to manipulate trust and encourage collusion in illicit activity, misleading clients and officials, and supporting forms of c  more

HONG KONG, April 14 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Research Hub of Population Studies Symposium Series: Symposium on Hong Kong Population Issues: Facts and Policies Symposium Co-organised by HKU Faculty of Social Sciences Research Hub of Population Studies and Our Hong * Co-organised by The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Faculty of Social Sciences Research Hub of Population Studies and Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF),   more

MONTREAL, Quebec, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * English remains the lingua franca of scholarly publications, but other languages are gaining ground Drawing on 88 million articles across all disciplines, an UdeM study examines the global evolution of language use in academic publishing between 1990 and 2023. By Martin LaSalle In 2023, about 85 per cent of the roughly five million articles indexed in major global databases covering the natur  more

PORTSMOUTH, England, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Cosmic fossils: Ancient black holes from before the Big Bang may still shape the Universe New research suggests that relic black holes from before the big bang may still shape galaxies today * Black holes that formed before the Big Bang could still exist today as 'cosmic fossils', potentially helping to explain the mysterious dark matter that shapes galaxies across the Universe, according  more

PORTSMOUTH, England, April 15 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * New research aims to reduce microfibre pollution released from cruise and hotel laundry Microfibre pollution from large-scale laundry operations goes under the microscope * Microfibre pollution from large-scale laundry operations is emerging as a significant and largely unseen environmental issue. New research led by the University of Portsmouth is using Cleaner Seas Group's industrial filtration   more

COVENTRY, England, April 15 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick academic secures national funding to advance pandemic virus research * An Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences, Dr Keown is among 55 early career researchers across the UK to receive funding through the Academy of Medical Sciences' Springboard programme, which is investing PS6.7 million in discovery-driven health research. His project will investigate how such viruses rep  more

COVENTRY, England, April 15 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news: * * * WBS launches new MSc Business with Digital Strategy & Artificial Intelligence * With the AI age upon us Warwick Business School has unveiled a new Master's course to equip the next generation of business leaders with the digital, analytical and strategic capabilities needed. The MSc Business with Digital Strategy & Artificial Intelligence will start in September with applications now o  more