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Increasing evidence suggests that a mother’s nutritional status at the onset of pregnancy has an important influence on the growth and development of her baby, and that a good nutritional status during pregnancy may help reduce the risk…

When Lawrence Gao started school in New Zealand he spoke no English. On Thursday, before a large crowd, he joined 16 other exceptional students on stage at the University of Auckland Business School, to receive a prestigious Kupe…

A protein frequently found in high levels in breast cancer cells helps tumours to survive and grow, and could be targeted with a new type of drug that is already being tested for other cancers, new research reveals.The new study confirms…

Until now, researchers have believed that dark energy accounted for nearly 70 percent of the ever-accelerating, expanding universe. For many years, this mechanism has been associated with the so-called cosmological constant, developed by…

Gordon Strachan The Strachan Football Foundation, one of the UK’s most successful football education programmes, has announced today, Wednesday 31st March 2021, that it is to move its growing programme of sporting and educational support…

It’s been widely stated that for Autonomous vehicles to be road-ready they have to be tested for at least 11 billion milesFor this to be viable virtual road scenarios must contribute towards these miles, and WMG at the University of…

Female doctors who suffer domestic abuse can feel unable to get help due to perceptions that it “should not happen to a doctor” and a judgemental culture in medical settings, a new study suggests.Victim-survivors who work as doctors often…

The Academic Council of KU Leuven has approved new disciplinary regulations for students. The new regulations contain a list of possible violations and sanctions and the role of students in the disciplinary committee will also be…

In recent years, a lot of work has been done to make KU Leuven more famous abroad. Then came corona. What about the university's international ambitions one year later? Can you still network if you can't travel? And are there any…

The KU Leuven Institute for Single-Cell Omics brings scientists from different disciplines together for groundbreaking research into individual cells. Their approach can provide new insights into normal development, aging and disease…