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Paleontologists had to adjust to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many had to postpone fossil excavations, temporarily close museums and teach the next generation of fossil hunters virtually instead of in person.But at least parts…

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has awarded its Early Career Partnerships external linkto Dr Pooyan Tamimi Arab (assistant professor of religious studies) and Dr Lorena De Vita (Assistant Professor in the History…

The Exposome-Scan project, led by Leiden professor Thomas Hankemeier, has been awarded 3.2 million euros from the NWO Investment Grant Large programme to answer this question. With the grant, researchers from various Dutch institutes and…

A film portraying the variety of ways University of Reading students coped during the Covid-19 lockdown is part of an upcoming series of artistic activities focusing on different aspects of ‘care’.In the film, titled Waiting for Flowers…

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has named John Hurtado interim vice chancellor and dean of the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University and interim agency director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment…

The majority of U.S. states have passed laws preserving state authority over firearms policies—and preventing local communities from passing their own—but at the same time have refrained from enacting statewide gun-control policies,…

An international group of 39 scientists have published an article in Science arguing for more use of ventilation to combat COVID-19. However, they want to use their argument far more broadly than just the current pandemic, and to combat…

"The minute they announced that they were doing an in-person ceremony, it was a very big thing for me," he said.Seixas, who is graduating with a double major in mechanical and biomedical engineering and a minor in design, is the first in…

Due to the corona pandemic, teaching at universities has been mainly digital for more than a year. This presents not only students but also teachers with special challenges, which they face with innovative teaching approaches and a high…

Well-prepared for the law exam: Heidelberg University students will continue to benefit from “exam prep house” in the next four years. In order to maintain the “HeidelPräp!” project in Villa Manesse – a discrete building with personalised…