Majority of Dutch people not lining up for COVID-19 vaccine
An effective and safe COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon. Still, a majority of people in the Netherlands say they’d rather not take a vaccine as soon as it becomes available, but wait instead.
Seconds out – language study explores how boxing coaches communicate under pressure
Linguists from the University of Warwick have teamed up with England Boxing and UK Coaching in a bid to interpret and improve the way in which coaches communicate in high-pressure situations.
In-person Thanksgiving? Don’t do it.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and COVID-19 cases are spiking again. Does that mean a Zoom turkey dinner is in your future?
Research by students helps Wellspring Settlement secure £100k funding to transform lives of Bristol...
“We shall overcome!” – that’s the motto Judith Kibuye has called on to prevail during lockdown and help transform the lives of others.
Ninety speakers discuss innovation in higher education amid pandemic at LU Conference for Higher...
Lingnan University (LU) hosted the annual Conference for Higher Education Research (CHER) 2020 On 13 and 14 November, offering the education sector a chance to take stock of the valuable lessons...
Return to school sees improvement in children’s mental health
Mental health difficulties in children increased during the first national lockdown (between March and June 2020), but have decreased since.
Cambridge-led SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance consortium receives £12.2 million
The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium has been backed by the Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund to expand whole genome...
Mini-satellite maker
With her students, aerospace engineer Kerri Cahoy is developing small, affordable “CubeSats” to monitor weather and search for exoplanets.
Australian Training Awards Finalists represent the best in VET
Outstanding achievement in vocational education and training (VET) has been recognised, with 75 finalists from across Australia announced in the 2020 Australian Training Awards.
Peking University alumnus Xu Chenyang awarded the 2021 Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Algebra
The 2021 Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Algebra is awarded to Xu Chenyang, an alumnus of the School of Mathematical Sciences at Peking University.