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UofG Law Academic Receives Prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize
Dr Anna Chadwick, a senior lecturer in the UofG’s School of Law, has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize.
Chosen from over 400 nominations, the Trust offered five prizes in each of the following subject areas: Biological…
POSTECH Makes History: First Private University to Win Grand Prize at Korea Library Award
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has become the first private university to be honored with the Grand Prize of the ‘Korea Library Award’.
Presented by the Korean Library Association since 1969, the ‘Korea…
Revolutionary: Powerless Mechanoluminescent Touchscreen Works Underwater
Optical properties of afterglow luminescent particles (ALPs) in mechanoluminescence (ML) and mechanical quenching (MQ) have attracted great attention for diverse technological applications. Recently, a team of researchers from Pohang…
Mystery in Meiosis Solved: Mutation Unravels Century-Old Enigma
Movies such as ‘X-Men,’ ‘Fantastic Four,’ and ‘The Guardians,’ which showcase vibrant mutant heroes, have captivated global audiences. Recently, a high-throughput genetic screening of meiotic crossover rate mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana…
Unveiling the Magic of Hydrogen Production from Municipal Sewage: Finding Pearls in the Soil
Professor Kangwoo Cho and PhD candidate Jiseon Kim from the Division of Environmental Science & Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) collaborated with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)…
Breakthrough in All-Solid-State Battery Technology Boosts Lithium Performance
A research team, consisting of Professor Soojin Park from the Department of Chemistry, PhD candidate Sangyeop Lee from the Division of Advanced Materials Science, and Dr. Sungjin Cho and Master’s student Hyunbeen Choi from the Department of…
Blue-Green Algae: Surrogate Mothers for Cultivating ‘Meat-Like’ Proteins, Scientists…
We all know that we ought to eat less meat and cheese and dig into more plant-based foods. But whilst perusing the supermarket cold display and having to choose between animal-based foods and more climate-friendly alternative proteins, our…
Surprising Discovery: Coronavirus Utilizes Unexpected Body Component for Transmission
How does coronavirus spread through the body? A new study can help us answer that question. Professor Jakob Nilsson from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research is one of the researchers responsible for the study.
“When a…
Economists: Ecosystems Hold Greater Monetary Value Than Previously Estimated
How should nature be monetised when governments and other stakeholders use cost-benefit analyses to assess the economic impact of projects that directly or indirectly affect nature and its ecosystems?
This question is at the heart of a …
UT Austin Student Startups Finalists for SXSW Pitch
As South by Southwest (SXSW) Pitch returns for its 16th iteration, this year’s finalists include a pair of Longhorn-run startups.
The annual event, which has become a staple of SXSW, showcases rising startup technologies from around the…