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University of Tokyo Unveils World’s Highest Observatory for Exploring the Universe
How do planets form? How do galaxies evolve? And ultimately, how did the universe itself begin? A unique astronomical observatory that researchers hope will unravel some of the biggest mysteries out there marks its opening on April 30,…
University of Helsinki Spinout Targets Rapid Achievement of Optimal Cholesterol Levels
Cholesterol-lowering drugs are the most widely prescribed medicines in the world, but most patients with high cholesterol do not reach their target cholesterol levels – at least not quickly. This is due to there currently not being an…
University of Helsinki Recognizes Three Researchers for Outstanding Doctoral Theses
The University of Helsinki has presented its 2023 awards for outstanding doctoral theses to Manlio Fusciello, Annastiina Kallius and Agustin Zuñiga Corrales, who completed their doctoral degrees in 2023. The awards were presented by…
RMIT Innovation Holds Promise to Prevent Power Pole-Top Fires
Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts.
Pole-top fires pose significant…
Industry-Research Partnership in Melbourne Accelerates Medtech Innovation
Australian medical device company Signature Orthopaedics is partnering with leading Medtech researchers at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University.
The three-way strategic partnership connects research excellence…
RMIT Showcases Talent in Ecology, Ethics, and Energy at Melbourne Design Week
MDW celebrates design in an annual 11-day program of talks, tours, exhibitions, launches, installations, and workshops. A partner since the program’s inception in 2017, RMIT will present a series of events in 2024 alongside RMIT Culture and…
RMIT Engineer Clinches George Whitby Award, First Australian to Earn ACS Recognition
Professor Namita Roy Choudhury, Head of Chemical & Environmental Engineering Department in the School of Engineering at RMIT, has become the first Australian to win the 2024 George Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and…
Griffith University: Whale Encounters in Mexico Underscore Urgency for Global Humpback Research…
Australia’s East Coast will soon see the arrival of thousands of humpback whales on their northward migration to warmer waters.
But an Australian-based researcher who was privy to an exclusive view of humpback whales off the Baja…
Griffith University: Revised Dating of Liujiang Skeleton Renews Understanding of Human Occupation in…
The emergence of Homo sapiens in Eastern Asia has long been a subject of intense research interest, with the scarcity of well-preserved and dated human fossils posing significant challenges.
Tongtianyan cave, located in the Liujiang…
Griffith University Receives $2.2 Million in NHMRC Investigator Grants
Griffith University has been awarded $2.2 million across the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Bronwyn Griffin from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, and…