Nal’ibali, the South African reading-for-enjoyment campaign, is inviting caregivers across the country to partake in World Read Aloud Day, where the chosen book was authored by a University of Cape Town (UCT) alum. The official South African story this year, Fly, everyone (Afrika), fly, was commissioned by Nal’ibali and written by Sihle […]
Day: 31 January 2021
For several years in a row, heat and drought records have followed one another. Our summers are getting hotter and drier, and we are increasingly affected by these extreme weather events. You’ve probably noticed it in your garden: dry patches appear in the lawn, or trees lose their leaves prematurely […]
Two of Scotland’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) experts have joined forces to explore the potential impact of the technology in the world of business. Edited by University of the West of Scotland’s Dr Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir and Professor Naeem Ramzan, the ‘AI for Emerging Verticals: Human-robot computing, sensing and networking’ book explores […]
Social investments during childhood, such as investment in education and the attitudinal climate, will shape future careers. In early childhood, the mother’s encouraging attitude towards financial independence predicts becoming an entrepreneur or a university graduate. Growing up in a farming family predicts entrepreneurship, and good success at school predicts higher education. […]
Macron was meeting a group of students at Paris-Saclay university, to hear their complaints and concerns over issues raised by Covid-19 restrictions, such as loneliness and despair over the economic downturn impacting their job prospects. Students, like everyone else, are subject to a 6pm-to-6am curfew. “You need to take care of each other,” he said, […]
For years, the metal nanoparticles used in catalysts have been getting smaller and smaller. Now, a research team at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) in Vienna, Austria have shown that everything is suddenly different when you arrive at the smallest possible size: a single atom. Metals such as gold […]
The concentration of oestrogens in the blood affect a woman’s health in many ways. For example, oestrogens contribute to a strong bone structure and help wounds heal more quickly: “When a woman reaches menopause, we see the levels of oestrogens decline and an increase of other hormones, called gonadotropins”, says Kai […]
