Fighting fake academic diplomas
Building on blockchain technology, the new service SWITCHverify allows universities in Switzerland to guard themselves against fake academic diplomas.
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Fibre optic subsea cables assist in earthquake detection
Despite vast scientific efforts over many decades, prediction of earthquakes remains highly challenging. Now, a collaboration between universities and other institutions in Spain have adopted a new tool for monitoring seismic activity.
Empowering women in Western Africa
More than 2,000 young women in Western Africa have received a jump-start for pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and math through regional network WACREN.
Meeting the demand for virtual education in Ecuador
Usage of the advanced distributed learning platform for facilitating virtual education increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Astronomers operate the Mercator telescope from a distance of 3,000 km
Thanks to the technology developed by the Institute of Astronomy and the high-performance Belnet connection, (future) astronomers will be able to continue their research from 3,000 kilometres away during the COVID-19 crisis.
Cloud assistance for Maltese COVID-19 study
Funding to access cloud services is enabling researchers at the University of Malta to use machine learning for investigating how COVID-19 restrictions influence our wellbeing.
Connecting remote locations in Ireland
HEAnet is expanding its “eduroam Everywhere” project. Eduroam is a global secure mobility service developed for the academic and research community.
Harder times for fraudulent online shops
A new tool spots patterns in the way fraudulent web shops are set up and enables fast action to delete them.
Exploring how stars work
Scientists investigate mysterious Lithium-producing stars using Australia’s interconnected national research infrastructure.
Global partnership helps education sector defend against cyber attacks
Australia, Canada, UK and US collaborate on an automated platform to share intelligence on malware attacks
Data recovery of astronomical proportions
The collapse of the famous Arecibo Observatory Radio Telescope, Puerto Rico, at December 1, 2020, was a great loss for science. Still, things could have been a lot worse…
Cyber security risks rise for working at home
According to a Danish survey, 15 % of public employees admit to ignoring security guidelines of their workplace, while before the pandemic the same figure was just 8 %.