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For the first time, the World Surf League will hold one of its championship events at Rottnest Island and a researcher from The University of Western Australia wants to use the opportunity to determine the economic value of surfing in…

The Baxter Theatre Centre is proud to announce its most ambitious and exciting production in recent years, the world premiere of Nobel Prize-winning author JM Coetzee’s Life and Times of Michael K, adapted for the stage by Lara Foot, in…

The first material to be unveiled is the early diaries of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, for the period 1918-1934, and diaries of Countess Mountbatten of Burma, 1923-1934, providing a fascinating insight into their public and private…

Five Rice University engineering laboratories are part of a $33 million national effort to develop a wireless, fully implantable device that can control the body’s circadian clock, halving the time it takes to recover from jet lag and…

Our astronomers are applying their skills to other fields - like improving x-ray technology and better washing powders!Durham’s astronomers and cosmologists are increasingly sharing their knowledge and expertise to support business.From…

New research has revealed multiple weaknesses in the security of Wi-Fi connections. Attackers could take advantage of these weaknesses to gain access to sensitive information. It is expected that all devices with a Wi-Fi connection would…

Kiwrious, an interactive learning technology that makes science fun, is being distributed to 35 schools in six different areas of New Zealand, at no cost to the schools.The sensors allow school children to take real-world measurements,…

Public Health Professor Chris Bullen saw first-hand the potential reach of The Conversation, a not-for-profit publisher that teams academics with journalists for research-driven news articles and commentary.“New Covid variants have…

A medieval historian at the University of Auckland, Professor Kim Phillips has a special interest in the history of women, gender and sexuality from c.1100 to c.1500.She has always been fascinated by the evolution of the mermaid, from its…

A major new COVID-19 study is being launched in Scotland to understand the long-term health of people who have had COVID-19.Led by the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with Public Health Scotland and the NHS in Scotland, and funded…