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Four Eureka Prizes awarded to UNSW researchers

Sep 1, 2022

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Professor Raina MacIntyre, The Environment Recovery Project and researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have all received prestigious 2022 Eureka Prize awards. UNSW Sydney...

McGill launches Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute to advance world-leading research into sports science and human performance

Sep 1, 2022

SASSI researchers will partner with those at other leading institutions, notably the Sylvan Adams Sports Institute (SASI) at Tel Aviv University (TAU), established in 2017. Sylvan Adams noted: “I am...

The PhD student encouraging young Black aspiring scientists to claim their place

Sep 1, 2022

When PhD student Sigourney Bell turned to Twitter to connect with other Black scientists, she could never have guessed that this would be the beginning of a journey that would...

New study shows muscle pain is not due to statins in over 90% of those taking the treatment

Sep 1, 2022

In those taking statins, about 14 out of 15 reports of muscle symptoms were not attributed to statins, falling to about 9 in 10 for patients taking a high intensity...

Call for SPARK Norway projects

Sep 1, 2022

Call for SPARK Norway projectsAre you a scientist working on health-related topics in the life science domain? Apply for UiO:Life Science’s two-year innovation programme SPARK Norway. SPARK Norway will set...

$2m funds COVID research at UNSW including new RNA treatment

Sep 1, 2022

The Medical Research Future Fund has awarded nearly $2 million to UNSW research into COVID-19 transmission and treatment. Prof. Raina MacIntyre said: “SARS-CoV-2 transmission is complex and determined by host,...

Climate change drove reptile evolution

Aug 31, 2022

The study provides a close look at how a large group of organisms evolved because of climate change, which is especially pertinent today amid rising global temperatures. Diversification of reptile...

Designing zeolites, porous materials made to trap molecules

Aug 31, 2022

Making that match is difficult: There are hundreds of known templating molecules and potentially a million zeolites, and researchers are continually designing new molecules because millions more could be made...

Taking a magnifying glass to data center operations

Aug 31, 2022

Their goal is to empower computer scientists and data center operators to better understand avenues for data center optimization — an important task as processing needs continue to grow. While...

Tipping the balance between global rivals

Aug 31, 2022

The explanation for this policy exception, believes Minnich, derives from China’s position in global supply chains. “My primary responsibility was Chinese political economy and U.S.-China relations,” he says. “But you...