Prof Nial Tanvir, chair of the governing council of the ENGRAVE ENGRAVE, a research group, has won DKK 8 million (approximately £940,000) for discovering that the elements that constitute our planet and bodies originate from colossal collisions between the universe’s extreme stars. Through their research, the team have shown that rare collisions are the cosmic
A survey has shown that 80 per cent of researchers at two of Germany’s public research organisations use artificial intelligence. A survey of researchers at the Max Planck Society of basic research centres and the Fraunhofer Society of applied R&D Centres, which received over 6,200 responses, reported in Research Policy, showed that 42.4 per cent
Dr. Amir Fathi, Director of Leukemia Program, Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Researchers from the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute will gather at the 2025 American Society of Haematology (ASH) annual meeting, scheduled for December 6-9, 2025, to present their research discoveries and outcomes from haematology/oncology clinical trials. The presentations have featured researchers from the
Prof Tobias Sjöblom, head of the new Uppsala University Future Institutes (UUniFI) Tobias Sjöblom, a Professor at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, is now the head of the new Uppsala University Future Institutes (UUniFI). While Sjöblom has been chosen as the formal manager in the university, not all directors have been appointed for
The Virginia Tech College of Engineering, Virginia, USA The Virginia Tech College of Engineering in Virginia, USA, has awarded grants to nine research teams to support innovative, transformational research. The college launched the Major Grants Initiative (MGI) Awards this year to support projects that address technological and societal challenges.The awards are divided into Strategic Expansion
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute has organised a workshop themed ‘Complementary by Design: A Mixed Methods Workshop to Optimise Your Research.’ The workshop was held to improve researchers’ capacity to use mixed-methods research, which combines qualitative and quantitative approaches to answer complex research questions. Phase one of the workshop
Dr. Iyela Ajayi, Executive Secretary of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has given state governments a one-year ultimatum to enforce the new minimum benchmarks for secondary schools. Dr Iyela Ajayi, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, disclosed this while addressing journalists, expressing that enforcement inspections will
Pharm. Ambrose Ezeh, ACPN National Chairman The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has urged the National Assembly to focus on strengthening existing health institutions rather than creating new commissions, warning that expanding bureaucracies could strain Nigeria’s limited resources. In a statement, ACPN leaders cautioned against proposals to establish a Surrogacy Commission, a National
Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI), named one of Canada’s Top 10 research hospitals for 2025 Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) has been named one of Canada’s Top 10 research hospitals for 2025, moving up from ninth place in 2024 to seventh, according to the annual Top 40 Research Hospitals list by RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. The ranking assesses
Professor Mike Rose, director, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) Research into sustainable agriculture in Tasmania is set to benefit from a $482,000 donation from the JM Roberts Charitable Trust, established by the late orchardist and farmer John Roberts. The funding will support projects at the University of Tasmania’s Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) and provide
