Increasing Ireland’s electric grid resilience
Ireland’s NREN HEAnet and partners tested Precision Time Protocol to monitor the power grid without relying on satellite time, boosting resilience against jamming and spoofing.
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Technology and tenacity in the Himalayas
NREN engineers and ICIMOD researchers used wireless sensors at high altitude to monitor glacial melt and lake growth, improving climate data from remote Himalayan regions.
Heavy rains in southern Brazil affect academic activities
Severe flooding in southern Brazil disrupted university operations, with campuses closing and research paused as institutions and RNP supported emergency response efforts.
The people behind Brazil’s digital classrooms
RNP’s Conecta Rede program is helping Brazilian universities modernise digital infrastructure, boost online learning reliability and build staff IT capabilities.
Citizens help monitor disease outbreaks in Kenya
Kenyan citizens use web platforms and mobile apps to report health symptoms, helping KENET and partners detect potential disease outbreaks early.
Supercomputer maps Roman empire trade
Researchers used agent-based models run on Denmark’s DeiC supercomputers to simulate Roman Empire trade patterns from archaeological data and test ancient strategies.
Stronger disaster response for the Philippines
A national emergency alert system in the Philippines now delivers warnings in local languages and reaches millions via mobile phones and radio to improve disaster preparedness.
Efficient data transfer boosts genomic research for Australian laboratory
AARNet and Globus helped Australia’s BRF move multi-terabyte genomic datasets quickly and securely to collaborators, accelerating research and analysis workflows.
South Africa: lean design for digital libraries
A minimalistic approach to repository architecture provides a solution for universities that reduces costly dependencies, particularly network and storage.
(AC)³ project brings together data sources to better understand the arctic
The project brings together climate scientists, oceanographers, atmospheric scientists, information technology specialists, and others to understand the main factors driving climate changes.
New baseline for Brazil’s biodiversity
The Brazilian Biodiversity Information System has lifted the nation’s monitoring of fauna and flora to a new level.
Researching music’s role in human evolution, from the Congo to the cloud
Why is music so prevalent in all human societies? A group of international and interdisciplinary researchers has now concluded: music is vital for forming coalitions.