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Research into spiders that can count among Marsden-funded University of Canterbury projects
It sounds like the start of a sci-fi movie, but really it’s the focus of a University of Canterbury research project that’s been awarded $926,000 in the latest Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund announced today.
The project,…
Oxford to work with Brazil to establish clinical research hub
The unit – the first of its kind that Oxford has developed in the Americas – will work on developing new drugs and vaccines to drive ongoing human health research. It will also focus on training a new generation of clinical researchers by…
Monash University welcomes commitment to Trackless Rapid Transit
Monash University welcomes the commitment by the Federal Opposition to invest in a business case for the electric Trackless Rapid Transport (TRT) - the next generation of rapid transit transforming Melbourne's South-Eastern Economic…
Monash University receives $41m for 38 projects in NHMRC Ideas Grants
Monash University has received more than $41 million for 38 projects in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants - the most of any Australian university for the second year in a row.
Federal…
New look for ground-breaking UK-led ESA mission to detect climate change
TRUTHS, which stands for Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial- and Helio- Studies, will provide a gold standard reference for satellites observing the Earth, Moon and Sun.
Conceived by the UK’s National Physical…
Pollution from G20 consumption kills 2 million people a year
The haze that blurs a blue sky or a beautiful skyline is caused by tiny particles called PM2.5, particulate matter less than 2.5 microns wide, about 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair. Despite their microscopic size,…
Indian Astronomers find new method to study environment of extra solar planets using polarisation of…
Indian Astronomers have found a new method to understand the atmosphere of extra solar planets. They have shown that planets going around stars other than the Sun can be studied by observing the polarisation of light and studying…
NASA to Hold Double Asteroid Redirection Test Launch Preview Briefing
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 4, to preview the launch of the agency’s first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). As a technology test, the mission will help…
New Roles, Combined Offices for NASA Administrator Leadership Team
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is announcing new leadership roles, as well as the merging of two offices into the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), in support of Biden-Harris Administration priorities and the focus on space…
NASA, National Geographic Partner to Show Inside Artemis Moon Mission
NASA has selected National Geographic to help tell the story of Artemis II, the first Artemis flight that will carry astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth aboard the agency’s Orion spacecraft.
Following a competitive…