Natural Resource Today Weekly - Issue #7

September 11, 2022

Significant research news from the world’s leading universities and research organizations, delivered to your inbox every Sunday.

Research News

University of Cape Town:

In a paper published in The Lancet HIV, researchers have found that street-based female sex workers in South Africa have extraordinarily high HIV incidence.

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University of Oxford:

Researchers have developed a novel artificial intelligence model to enable self-driving vehicles achieve more reliable navigation capability during adverse weather conditions. The study is published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology:

Researchers have found that women are underrepresented in autism research. The study is published in the journal Autism Research.

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University of Tsukuba:

New research sheds light on how football players can improve foot orientation when kicking the ball. The study is published in the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology.

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The Australian National University:

Researchers give insights on how more than 100 species of rodents native to Australia, New Guinea and Melanesian Islands spread across the Pacific. The study is published in journal Current Biology.

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Harvard University:

Researchers have found that depression is associated with more than 20% risk of a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation. The study is published in the International Journal of Cardiology.

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The University of Edinburgh:

New research sheds light on the life history of a member of the earliest known group of herbivores called Pantolambda bathmodon. The study is published in Nature.

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ETH Zurich:

Researchers shed light into a method that can facilitate discovery of new pharmaceutical drugs. Their study is published in Science.

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Curtin University:

A new study has found that Australia's endangered southern whales have been calving less often over the past 30 years.

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Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International:

Researchers have revealed that multi-channel information campaign can be effective in enhancing farmers' knowledge in the fight against crop pests such as fall armyworm. The study is published in the journal Food and Energy Security.

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Events

THE 5TH NATIONAL GLOBAL CHANGE CONFERENCE 2023

Important Dates

31 October 2022: Closing date for submission to hold special session or side event

15 November 2022: Closing date for submission of extended abstracts

25 November 2022: Registration closes

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with the University of Free State (UFS), are happy to confirm the much awaited 5th National Global Change Conference. This four-day conference will take place at the Bloemfontein Campus of the UFS, from 30 January to 2 February 2023.

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CRAZE ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY ABOUT ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Deadline: 20 September 2022

A Cape Town-based environmental technology startup, Craze Environmental, is developing a new application called EcoMoja. In order to improve the application development, the company is conducting an online survey to better understand public experiences about eco-friendly products and services.

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Who's Hiring Today?

FAO YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME

Deadline: 18 September 2022

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is hiring young professionals.

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