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Oct 20, 2011

Researchers trace evolution of diversity in Hawaiian Honeycreepers

An international team of scientists has determined the evolutionary family tree for one of the most strikingly diverse and endangered bird families in...
Oct 17, 2011

WUN expands its global reach into Hong Kong

The Worldwide Universities Network has been joined by one of the leading universities in Asia, with the signing of the Chinese University of Hong Kon...
Oct 16, 2011

Churning galaxy is a snake pit

A pit of writhing snakes - that's what the first picture of turbulent gas in our Milky Way looks like. A recent collaboration between WUN partners, th...
Oct 13, 2011

International Biomaterials Workshop

The 2011 Workshop on ‘Biomaterials and Their Interactions with Biological and Model Membranes’ took place in Salou, Spain from 19-23 September 201...
Oct 12, 2011

University of York signs agreement with Santander Universities

Santander Universities Global Division is to provide funding for scholarships and awards after signing a co-operation agreement with the University of...
Oct 11, 2011

A fine balance in the Arctic

Fifteen members of AEVO from five WUN institutions attended a two-day workshop at the University of Leeds, 12-13 September 2011, to launch this novel ...
Sep 30, 2011

Discovery of all species on Earth achievable this century

There are far fewer species on Earth – just 2 million – than widely believed and it is possible to discover them all this century, according to As...
Sep 30, 2011

Astronomers reveal new findings from ‘monster’ black hole

Astronomers reveal new findings from 'monster' black hole Ref: 11/94 Working as part of an international team, astronomers at the University of South...
Sep 30, 2011

Costly treatment ‘ineffective for babies’

A worldwide study involving University of Sydney researchers has concluded that a costly and controversial treatment for neonatal sepsis is ineffectiv...