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HKU Ecologist applied a novel statistical method to analysing causal inference and revealed…
Which of temperature or food is more important for the richness of deep-sea animals? Dr Moriaki YASUHARA from the School of Biological Sciences, the Research Division for Ecology & Biodiversity, and The Swire Institute of Marine…
Marine ecologists reveal mangroves might be threatened by low functional diversity of invertebrates
Mangrove forests were once dominant in the tropics but have recently been disappearing at alarming rates worldwide. Although this threatened ecosystem supports a broad range of specialised invertebrates, little is known about the impact of…
HKUMed develops inhaled dry powder formulation of broad-spectrum antiviral against COVID-19 and…
The collaborative research team formed by the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy and Department of Microbiology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed an inhalable dry powder formulation of…
HKU Faculty of Dentistry members receive prestigious awards from International Association for…
Six members from the Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) were recipients of awards or fellowships at the 99th General Session & Exhibition of International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Due to COVID19, the…
Clearing is a symbol of opportunity, not failure, Coventry University expert says
Coventry University’s student recruitment expert Rob McGowan says Clearing should be seen as a monumental opportunity and not a disappointment, despite common misconceptions.
With more than 70,000 student applicants placed into Higher…
Indian astronomers’ part of team spotting first short duration gamma-ray burst from a stellar…
A group of astronomers have detected a very short, powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about a second and had been racing toward Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe. The burst detected by NASA’s Fermi…
Phase I trial begins of new vaccine against the Plague
Based on the ChAdOx1 adenovirus viral vector platform also used in the successful Oxford coronavirus vaccine, forty healthy adults aged 18 to 55 will receive this new vaccine in order to assess side effects and determine how well it…
Researcher helps crack the mysteries of sea ice
The mysteries of how snow affects Antarctic sea ice remain largely unknown, something Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher Dr Ruzica Dadic is working to change.
International research in recent years has…
Trapping is city-dwellers’ preferred form of backyard conservation
Backyard trapping of rats and other pests is by far more popular as a conservation activity in urban areas than monitoring pests or native wildlife, according to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington research published…
Intel and Airtel Collaborate to Accelerate 5G
Intel and Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s premier communications solutions provider, today announced a collaboration to drive network development of 4G and 5G virtualized radio access network (vRAN) and open radio access network (RAN)…