AALTO, Finland, May 11 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * E-scooters are here to stay - first global study maps the state of shared micromobility Shared e-scooters, city bikes and other small vehicles have evolved from niche experiments into a standard part of urban transport worldwide. Rather than treating micromobility as a passing trend, public authorities should take an active role in shaping its development, the researchers argue. Researchers at Aalto  more

HAIFA, Israel, May 11 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * AI Tool Developed by Technion and University of Haifa Delivers Real-Time Data to Rescue Teams * The recent ballistic missile attacks from Iran, which claimed the lives of dozens of Israelis, have underscored the urgent need for rescue teams to access precise, real-time information about damaged buildings and the options for extracting civilians trapped inside. In response, researchers from  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 12 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University and STFC Hartree Centre announce strategic partnership to advance neuromorphic computing in the UK * Neuromorphic or unconventional computing represents a new generation of computing technologies inspired by the human brain * The new collaboration will accelerate the development, deployment, and industrial adoption of neuromorphic computing across the UK * It will also support industry needs a  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 12 (TNSrpt) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * New report highlights untapped potential of Birmingham's music scene as driver of cultural tourism * City has culturally rich music identity spanning many genres * West Midlands welcomed 1.4 million music tourists in 2024 * Report calls for a coherent music tourism offer. A new study has been published highlighting a major opportunity to transform Birmingham's music tourism offer. The Birmingham Musi  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Australian councils stretched by homelessness crisis, new UNSW study finds Samantha Dunn Homelessness is now a significant issue for two-thirds of Australian councils, which increasingly play a key role on the frontline - but without the authority, funding or housing supply needed to make lasting change. Homelessness is no longer confined to Australia's inner cities, with new UNSW resear  more

LONDON, England, May 12 -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * Sluggish UK commercial real estate market sparks refinancing price war Debt funds are re-shaping the UK commercial real estate market, the latest biannual Bayes review of the market confirms. * New lending for UK commercial real estate (CRE) rose 29 per cent last year to reach the highest level in a decade, the latest Bayes Business School market survey reveals. Some pound sterling52.7 billion   more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, May 11 -- Radboud University posted the following news: * * * Connected for Impact: how are you engaged with the campus and the city? * Radboud University contributes to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all. We can only achieve this together: when students, staff and partners feel connected to one another, to society and to the world around us. Do you already have ideas on how you can contribute to this with your work? During the week of 18-22 May  more

LEICESTER, England, May 12 (TNSjou) -- De Montfort University issued the following news: * * * DMU team publishes new research on using AI to spot damaging cyber-attacks A team from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) has published new research exploring how artificial intelligence can be used more effectively to identify a disruptive and damaging form of cyber-attack. Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks, (DDoS) attacks happen when bad actors, including cybercriminals and hacktivists, o  more

SINGAPORE, May 12 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * DNA 'barcodes' help NUS researchers pinpoint gold nanoparticles that can strike cancer at its power source * A new high-throughput platform screens dozens of nanoparticle designs in living systems to identify those that reach tumour mitochondria, enabling more precise and effective cancer therapies Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a high-throughput meth  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, May 11 -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Can plasma help cut flowers last longer? Experiment puts blooms to the test From long distance transport to chemical preservatives, most cut flowers come with a hidden environmental cost - something a new Griffith University experiment aims to rethink. Griffith researchers used atmospheric plasma to extend the life of cut flowers, building on existing work in agriculture, seed treatment and food preservati  more

BRISBANE, Australia, May 11 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Hello QUTie! QUT's new humanoid robot takes on the real world Meet QUTie - the small humanoid robot who is the newest member of the QUT Centre for Robotics and already out meeting people around Brisbane and Queensland to help researchers better understand human-robot interactions. QUTie is a 130cm tall Unitree G1 robot with amazing agility that enables researchers to program it to mimic hu  more

WURZBURG, Germany, May 12 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * How digital platforms are changing political parties * What are the consequences for our democracy when parties increasingly communicate and mobilise supporters via social media and apps? Geographers from The University of Wurzburg and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg raise this question in a recently published study. Digital change reaches party headquarters With the term "platformi  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 11 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients * A newly developed heart failure device and medication combination, which allows patients to receive treatment from the comfort of their own home, has been called "game-changing" after a UK-wide trial found that it is safe and effective to use. Results from the landmark University of Glasgow-led SUBCUT HF II trial, which were present  more

LEEDS, England, May 11 -- Leeds Beckett University posted the following news: * * * Leeds Beckett Innovation projects earn top 'Outstanding' rating from Innovate UK * The recognition highlights the significant commercial impact, innovation, and long term growth and sustainability delivered through the university's research expertise and close collaboration with its industry partners in the region and beyond. Jo Griffiths, Head of KTP at Leeds Beckett, explained: "The Knowledge Transfer Par  more

CARDIFF, Wales, May 11 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Massive star clusters "emerge" from natal clouds 1.5 times faster than low-mass ones, study finds * Larger groups of newborn stars break free from their birth clouds faster than smaller ones, clearing away gas and filling galaxies with ultraviolet light, a new study shows. The findings, published in Nature Astronomy, provide a more detailed understanding of star formation in galaxies, revealing how and where plan  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 11 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * New research will use sustainable smouldering technology to tackle nuclear waste * A new research project will investigate an emerging, sustainable waste treatment technology based on smouldering combustion to efficiently treat nuclear graphite waste. Researchers from the University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering have been awarded funding to explore the use of applied smouldering, o  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 12 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Newcastle University academics honoured by Royal Geographical Society Two Newcastle University geographers have received top honours for their work. Accolades Professor Rachel Pain and Professor Anoop Nayak, in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, have received awards from the Royal Geographical Society. Professor Rachel Pain, Dean of Social Justice, has received the Victoria Medal for  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 11 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Nottingham's universities welcome BBC Concert Orchestra for collaborative Residency Week celebrating Nottingham: A City of Rebels * The world-renowned BBC Concert Orchestra returns to Nottingham this May for a residency week with the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University (NTU), culminating in the premiere and professional recording of new orchestral film works created by st  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 11 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Simulation breakthrough could spark aerial firefighter training revolution * Sophisticated new flight simulation software capable of accurately modelling the performance of firefighting helicopters could help train pilots to tackle wildfires more effectively in the future. Researchers from the University of Glasgow developed the prototype software as part of the Daedalus I flight simulation framework, w  more

GUILFORD, England, May 11 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Surrey to deliver most detailed analysis of space weather radiation storm using soil moisture sensors * A spike in atmospheric radiation from a major solar flare in November 2025 was picked up by a global network of soil moisture sensors. Now, a new rapid-response research project led by the University of Surrey will analyse the data, offering fresh insight into how the impact of solar radiation st  more

LONDON, England, May 12 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Engaging with arts linked to slower pace of ageing Regularly taking part in arts activities such as reading, listening to music or visiting a gallery or museum may slow the pace of biological ageing, suggests a new study by UCL researchers. The study, published in the journal Innovation in Aging, looked at survey response and blood test data from 3,556 adults in the UK. Researchers compared par  more

LONDON, England, May 12 (TNSrpt) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Rights of at least one in seven UK workers illegally violated at their job At least 14 per cent of UK workers have experienced a clear violation of basic employment rights in the last two years, finds a new report led by UCL researchers. The landmark study, commissioned by the former Office of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement and published by the Fair Work Agency, uncovered widespread   more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 11 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Researchers show a new, sustainable, way to remove toxic chemicals in water Sunlight can be used to activate sustainable 2D materials capable of degrading toxic pollution in water. * Birmingham researchers have demonstrated a new method to break down toxic pollutants in wastewater, using sunlight and molecular-thin catalysts created using an innovative 'mechanical' approach. Non-degradable dyes ori  more

NORWICH, England, May 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Relaxing rules on carbon markets would undermine climate action, scientists warn Researchers have cautioned that well intended suggested changes to carbon markets risk worsening climate impacts if core safeguards are weakened. Climate change, biodiversity loss and human rights are deeply interconnected challenges, often sharing solutions that can deliver shared benefits. Responding to a recen  more

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, May 11 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * A personalized model of the heart Makers of the RUG * Mathematical Cristobal Bertoglio makes personalized computer models of the human heart. Together with his team, he works on mathematical methods to accurately reduce the necessary information from an MRI scan. Bertoglio: 'For example, such a personalized heart model can help to detect heart damage early, or to map the consequences of congen  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 11 -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * Ngarrngga's impact sets foundation for next phase of Indigenous education The Ngarrngga Program at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Education has entered a new partnership with the BHP Foundation to better equip educators across Australia with the tools, knowledge and confidence to showcase Indigenous knowledges in classrooms. Led by First Nations educators, Ngarrngga is a nation-building ini  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Drivers of Antarctica's dramatic sea ice decline could accelerate global warming: new research Melissa Lyne For decades, Antarctic sea ice appeared resistant to global warming. Now, scientists say a cascade of ocean and atmospheric changes has 'flipped the system' - and the consequences could accelerate climate change worldwide. For many years, as Arctic sea ice thinned and shrank in ste  more

PORTSMOUTH, England, May 12 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * UK-wide nucleic acid network launches to connect research, industry and innovation A new national network led by the University of Portsmouth has launched to accelerate innovation across nucleic acids, bringing together researchers, industry partners and policymakers from across the UK * Supported by over pound sterling900,000 in combined funding, including pound sterling650,000 from the Biotechnolo  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 11 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * World-leading researcher of dog-mediated rabies wins 2026 Plowright Prize * University of Glasgow's Professor Katie Hampson has been awarded the Plowright Prize for her pioneering research that aims to end dog-mediated rabies. The biennial prize is awarded by veterinary charity RCVS Knowledge to an individual working in Europe or the Commonwealth who has made a significant contribution to the control, m  more