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Data centres have shifted from obscure industrial facilities to front-page news across the country. When researchers invited the public to submit questions about these buildings, nearly 350 responses arrived within days—so many that the survey had to close early. That level of interest reflects a genuine tension: Australia wants the investment, jobs, and technological capability […]
Fatima Merchant, a 22-year-old Honours student at the University of Western Australia (UWA), has been named Western Australia’s Rhodes Scholar for 2027. Selected at a ceremony at Government House by His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, Governor of Western Australia, Merchant prevailed over a competitive field of six finalists. Her credentials span three […]
Starting university is a milestone filled with excitement, new friendships, and occasional financial stress. For one University of Windsor nursing student, the beginning of her academic journey came with an unexpected reward that eased the burden of tuition costs. Tanya Leegstra, a first-year nursing student from Brantford, Ontario, was named the grand prize winner at […]
When Catherine Febria wades into a headwater stream in southwestern Ontario, she is studying far more than water quality. She is examining the point where land, water, and people meet — and that approach has now earned one of Canada’s highest academic honours. Febria, an ecologist at the University of Windsor, has been elected to […]
Seven researchers at The University of Western Australia have been awarded four-year fellowships under the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme, sharing in a national investment of $344 million announced for the 2026 round. Their projects span an impressive range of disciplines, from quantum technologies and astrophysics to workplace psychology and Indigenous archaeology, and […]
Six researchers from The University of Western Australia have secured a share of $775,000 in funding dedicated to precision medicine research, a development that signals significant momentum for personalised care across Australia. The grants, jointly supported by the WA Government’s Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and The Hospital Research Foundation Group, will support […]
Every encounter leaves a trace. That idea anchors Points of Contact, the exhibition that RIT Croatia brings to Zagreb Design Week 2026 this September. Conceived and produced by students in the university’s New Media Design program, the installation examines how human connections form, persist, and reshape themselves over time — much like particles in physics […]
Bitcoin has moved from the margins of technology discussion into university classrooms, corporate strategy meetings, and academic conferences around the world. At the inaugural Bitcoin Education Institute (BEI) conference in Washington, D.C., Dr. Peter Schmidt of RIT Croatia joined educators and researchers to address a question higher education can no longer ignore: how should universities […]
On September 1, RIT Croatia officially opened the 2026/2027 academic year across both of its campuses in Zagreb and Dubrovnik. Approximately 250 new students joined the community, including first-year undergraduates, Erasmus+ exchange students, and visiting students from RIT’s main campus in Rochester, New York. Around 30 percent of the incoming cohort is international, bringing together […]
On 1 September, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) welcomed Anniek de Ruijter as its new Rector Magnificus. Her appointment marks a significant moment for one of Europe’s leading research universities, not least because de Ruijter’s connection to the institution runs far deeper than a new job title. She began at the UvA as a student, […]
