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UW Study: Ice Age Climate Analysis Lowers Worst-Case Warming Projections from Rising CO2
As carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere, the Earth will get hotter. But exactly how much warming will result from a certain increase in CO2 is under study. The relationship between CO2 and warming, known as climate sensitivity,…
Two UW Researchers Honored as AAAS Fellows
Two University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to an April 18 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 502 newly elected fellows from around the world, who are…
Utrecht University: ANION Project Receives Gravitation Funding for Nanoscopic Energy Transition…
Bringing together chemists and physicists to thoroughly investigate how electrochemical processes work on the smallest scale. That is the goal of the new Advanced Nano-electrochemistry Institute of the Netherlands, or ANION for short.…
Grand Café LIVING Opens in Utrecht Science Park
A brand new catering establishment in Utrecht Science Park welcomes students, teachers, businesses and visitors to its new campus living room. On Saturday 6 April, Grand Café The Basket closed its doors and a hundred metres away on Weg tot…
Utrecht University Secures NWO Grants for AI Research on Privacy-Preserving Cancer Studies and…
Two projects by Utrecht University researchers are receiving a grant from the National Growth Fund program AINed. This funding will propel promising, innovative, and bold initiatives in the field of artificial intelligence, addressing…
Four Utrecht Researchers Awarded Rubicon Grant for Foreign Research
Four Utrecht-based researchers who have recently received their PhDs can do their research at institutes abroad thanks to a Rubicon grant from NWO. The grant is awarded to Kyra Defourny (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine), D.S.H. Andel…
University of Reading Boosts Community Charities with Support
The University of Reading will launch a major new scheme to support community charities and projects across the region today (Monday 15 April).
The ‘University For Reading’ initiative brings together multiple community-based projects and…
University of Reading: AI Weather Forecasts Tracked Ciaran’s Destructive Path
Artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately predict the path and intensity of major storms, a new study has demonstrated.
The research, based on an analysis of November 2023’s Storm Ciaran, suggests weather forecasts that use…
Study: Plastic Pollution Threatens Ocean Embryos Across Species
High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows.
Scientists tested the effects of new PVC pellets (pre-production “nurdles” used to make many plastic products) on the development…
University of Exeter Leads Groundbreaking International Cyber Law Project
Experts from the University of Exeter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence have joined forces to address the urgent global…