The research project “Fair Choices on the Path to Universal Health Coverage — In Times of Change”, led by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson at the University of Bergen, Norway, has been awarded NOK 129 million (as of now, ca. 11 million Euro / 13 million USD) in funding over five years (2026-2030) by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The project involves partner institutions in Tanzania, Nepal, Zanzibar, Ghana, and Ethiopia, among others.

Stanford researchers have developed an innovative algorithm that improves the manufacturing assembly process by effectively organizing autonomous robots.

Armida Labs, Inc., a University of California, Riverside startup company, has been awarded a $2.25 million Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will support preclinical investigational new drug (IND) application studies, which are critically required before human clinical trials can be initiated.

Twenty years ago, vegetarian options in Swedish supermarkets were few and far between. Today there is a broad selection of products available including vegetarian sausages and fillets, and veggie balls, the vegetarian version of meatballs. New research from Uppsala University shows how a range of actors have managed to drive this change, despite the fact that interest from politicians has been lukewarm at best.

A new study by researchers at Kaunas University of Technology reveals that Lithuania’s youngest political generation is becoming more conservative and community-oriented – contrary to the assumption that younger people are always more liberal. Analysing data from 11,199 respondents over a decade, the researchers found that values like security, stability, and tradition have become increasingly important, even among those raised in a free, democratic Lithuania. These insights challenge existing value-change theories and may help educators and policymakers better support young people navigating uncertainty in a rapidly changing world.