University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 2, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: Youths serve as bridge for Cambodia-China enhanced friendship, cooperation
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News PHNOM PENH, July 1 — Youths have served and will continue to serve as a key bridge for enhanced friendship, exchanges and cooperation between Cambodia and China, experts and youths said here on Tuesday. They made the remarks during a Cambodian and Chinese youth dialogue on […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: ‘Innovator passports’ set to accelerate cutting-edge NHS care
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release ‘Innovator passports’ set to accelerate cutting-edge NHS care New ‘innovator passport’ will slash red tape so cutting-edge tech can be rolled out across the NHS quicker under the 10 Year Health Plan. Digital system will mean companies can innovate faster and patients can get pioneering […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to study looking at an ‘inflammatory’ diet during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes risk in children
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments July 1, 2025 A study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health looks at an ‘inflammatory’ diet during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes risk in children. Prof Claire Meek, Professor of Chemical Pathology and Diabetes in Pregnancy, Leicester Diabetes Centre, University of Leicester, said: “While we have known for […]
MIL-Evening Report: New laws to make it harder for large Australian and foreign companies to avoid paying tax
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerrie Sadiq, Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology The Conversation, CC BY The beginning of the financial year means for the first time in Australia the public will see previously unreleased tax reports produced by multinational taxpayers. These documents, […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to unpublished conference abstract looking at microplastics in human reproductive fluids
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments July 1, 2025 An unpublished conference abstract presented at the ESHRE 41st Annual Meeting in Paris looks at microplastics in human reproductive fluids. Prof Oliver Jones, Professor of Chemistry, RMIT University, said: “It is hard to say much at all about this study without knowing the full […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Could electric brain stimulation lead to better maths skills?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Roi Cohen Kadosh, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Surrey Triff/Shutterstock A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn maths, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how this might be most helpful […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Five ways to avoid illness like the Lionesses
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Samantha Abbott, Doctoral Researcher, Department of Sport Science, Nottingham Trent University England’s Beth Mead cheering on podium after win v Germany in the Women European Championship Final 2022 photographyjp/Shutterstock Think back to the last time you had a cold or the flu. Now imagine stepping onto the pitch […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Why is Islamophobia so hard to define?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Julian Hargreaves, Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George’s, University of London The UK government wants a new definition of Islamophobia and has created a working group of politicians, academics and independent experts to provide one. It aims to settle long-running political debates over the term. […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: The Bear season 4: this meaty restaurant drama is still an enticing bingeable prospect
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jane Steventon, Course Leader, BA (Hons) Screenwriting; Deputy Course Leader & Senior Lecturer, BA (Hons) Film Production, University of Portsmouth Take a soupçon of identity crisis, a pinch of perfectionism, a scoop of burnout and mix thoroughly with a large measure of fraternal grief and sear over a […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Where does the UK most need more public EV chargers?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Labib Azzouz, Research Associate in Transport and Energy Innovation, University of Oxford Electric vehicle chargers at a motorway service station in Grantham, England. Angus Reid/Shutterstock The automotive and EV industry has repeatedly insisted that the UK needs more electric vehicle (EV) chargers to help motorists make the switch […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Dune director Denis Villeneuve will helm the next Bond – but what will his 007 be like?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By William Proctor, Associate Professor in Popular Culture, Bournemouth University Wiki Commons/Canva, CC BY-SA The James Bond franchise has lain dormant for four years, since Daniel Craig’s swansong as 007, No Time to Die. A legal quarrel between Bond’s producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and Amazon Studios […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Why frequent nightmares may shorten your life by years
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Timothy Hearn, Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Anglia Ruskin University Lightfield Studios/Shutterstock.com Waking up from a nightmare can leave your heart pounding, but the effects may reach far beyond a restless night. Adults who suffer bad dreams every week were almost three times more likely to die before age […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Self determination theory: how to use it to boost wellbeing
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mark Fabian, Reader of Public Policy, University of Warwick Self-determination theory (SDT) is one of the most well established and powerful approaches to wellbeing in psychological research literature. Yet it doesn’t seem to have broken through into popular discussions about wellbeing, happiness and self-help. That’s a shame, because […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Why Asos should be wary of banning customers returning unwanted goods
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nic Sanders, Senior Lecturer in Management and Marketing, University of Westminster ‘Now where’s that returns label?’ Cast of Thousands.Shutterstock Shopping for clothes online is a risky business. How do you know if that top will be a good fit, or those shoes will definitely be the right colour? […]
MIL-Evening Report: The National Anti-Corruption Commission turns 2 – has it restored integrity to federal government?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) opened its doors two years ago this week amid much fanfare and high expectations. Since then the body has attracted considerable criticism, overshadowing a solid, […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire – This is Not a Humanitarian Response
Source: Amnesty International – NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies. The 400 aid distribution points operating during the temporary ceasefire across Gaza have […]
MIL-OSI Global: Why is Islamophobia so hard to define?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Julian Hargreaves, Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George’s, University of London The UK government wants a new definition of Islamophobia and has created a working group of politicians, academics and independent experts to provide one. It aims to settle long-running political debates over the term. […]
MIL-OSI Russia: State Council Commission Meeting at the State University of Management: Technical Innovations and Traditional Values Will Become Priorities of Russian Education Until 2036
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State – On July 1, 2025, a joint meeting of the commissions of the State Council of the Russian Federation in the areas of “Personnel”, “Youth and Children”, “Family” was held at the site of the State University of Management to […]
President Murmu inaugurates and lays foundation stones for key projects at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University in Gorakhpur. The projects include the inauguration of the University’s Auditorium, Academic Block, and Panchkarma Kendra, as well as the foundation stone-laying for a new Girls’ Hostel. […]
MIL-OSI Russia: SPbGASU Master’s Student Among Winners in Sirius
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Alexandra Polyanskaya (left of monitor) and her team at the project presentation A graduate student of the architecture faculty of St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Alexandra […]