What a 121 km trek across the Gobi Desert teaches us about self-transformation
The formidable Gobi Desert is the perfect classroom in the wild, a fertile ground for self-discovery and transformation.
What drives us to be anonymous online
University of Queensland researchers have found there are two key reasons people choose to be anonymous online – self-expression or toxic behaviour.
Improving the contraceptive knowledge of young women from multicultural backgrounds
An online educational video aimed at increasing contraceptive knowledge among young women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is being distributed in five languages.
Pioneering research reveals growing dangers and repression of climate activism globally
A new report has uncovered the many risks of participating in climate and environmental protests across the world – and how more countries are criminalising and repressing this activity in a bid to keep it in check.
Reducing carbon emissions from waste disposal
Although disposing solid waste by incineration greatly reduces the amount of non-recyclable solid waste and generates energy at the same time, it produces carbon dioxide that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.
Shape-changing device helps people with visual impairment perform location task
A groundbreaking navigation device can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people, new research shows.
New research unlocks jaw-dropping evolution of lizards and snakes
A ground-breaking University of Bristol study has shed light on how lizards and snakes -the most diverse group of land vertebrates with nearly 12,000 species - have evolved remarkably varied jaw shapes, driving their extraordinary ecological success.
New NUS Law fellowship to advance understanding of the rule of law
The Stephen Brogan–Jones Day Legal Fellowship on the Rule of Law is established through a generous US$1 million gift from the Jones Day Foundation.
First students graduate from pioneering Reparatory Justice Masters Programme
A historic milestone has been reached as the first cohort of students graduates from the world’s first Masters in Reparatory Justice.
Researchers from UK and Ghana collaborate on healthy and sustainable cities
Researchers from Imperial and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) worked together on the challenges of rapid urbanisation.