As the Thai government races to secure more COVID-19 vaccines from various sources, a group of medical scientists is preparing for the first clinical trial of a home-grown cure they are developing to fight the pandemic. In April, they expect to inject 72 volunteers aged between 18 and 75 with […]
Day: 25 January 2021
It is a poem synonymous with Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns. And today Auld Lang Syne has become an anthem sung around the world at New Year. But surprisingly the way we know it today is thanks to his second song editor, George Thomson, and not to the bard himself. […]
Three University of Portsmouth researchers studying communication between humans and cats, plastic-eating enzymes and how to brew an espresso – have been ranked as among the most influential in the world for 2020. Their work has been ranked in the Altmetric Top 100 – an annual list of the research that most caught the […]
We live in a rapidly changing society and environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused large-scale changes. Regardless of what tomorrow might bring, we know what steps have to be taken to mitigate risks. It is very important to lead a healthy lifestyle, make healthy choices and live in a healthy […]
ProtoLab III is another prototyping space for students and researchers of Gdańsk University of Technology, equipped with high-class devices. The laboratory, in which initiatives will be implemented in the field of space technologies and augmented reality (VR) has just been opened. It was created as a result of cooperation between […]
The Department of Financial Economics I at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has analysed why family firms in general are reluctant to use big data technology. The UPV/EHU has concluded that family firms’ decisions regarding whether or not to implement big data technology depends on their reference point […]
Understanding the immune systems of oysters and clams is important in monitoring the effects of pollution and climate change on the health of molluscan species and the potential impacts on the aquaculture industry. Their immune responses also can serve as indicators of changes in ocean environments. A new study led […]
University as a point of attraction, a place that brings together talented people and supports the most daring ideas. An institution that’s rooted in academic traditions but is agile and holistic and always going after the impossible. Fast. That’s the vision that has guided ITMO University’s First Vice Rector Daria […]
Frank van der Duijn Schouten has been interim Rector Magnificus of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) since January 1, 2021. He is an experienced administrator and is known as a bridge builder. “It is quite nice to be the first in the Netherlands (as far as I know) to have been rector of […]
Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected. Now, computational research at Chalmers shows that one reason could be significant genetic transfer between bacteria in our ecosystems and to humans. This work has also led to new tools for resistance researchers.According to the World Health […]
