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Goosebump moments in archaeological research

University of Bonn
Book Announcement

How did people live centuries ago? How did they see themselves? How were they perceived by others? Today, archaeology uses modern methods to examine skeletons, personal belongings, burial practices, material culture and social and spatial relationships. The book “Human Identities in the Archaeological Record: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Late Antiquity to the Modern Period” shows how past identities can be reconstructed from this evidence.

Social inequality is linked to faster biological aging

Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Peer-Reviewed Publication

By integrating findings from 140 studies and nearly 66,000 individuals, researchers show that lower socioeconomic status and exposure to discrimination are consistently associated with accelerated biological aging, measured in the epigenome.

Journal: Nature Human Behaviour

Combing the general and the specific for urban science and policy

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New study highlights the need to connect research into the uniqueness of cities with research on their similarities

Journal: Nature Cities

"What if there is no one to farm? KAIST reveals a hidden risk to future food security

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

KAIST and the University of Tokyo develop an agricultural land-use model based on climate, social, and economic data

Quantitatively proving that low birth rates and rural extinction can threaten future food production

Agricultural workforce shortage emerges as a key constraint on land utilization in most regions of the world

Journal: Nature Sustainability
Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT, National Research Foundation of Korea

HKU and LSE joint study reveals global migration nearly tripled since 2000, outpacing population growth

The University of Hong Kong
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) have unveiled a transformative new dataset on human mobility, revealing that global migration has risen sharply from approximately 13 million people per year in 2000 to around 35 million in 2023. Published in the leading scientific journal Nature, the findings demonstrate that the rise in migration significantly outpaces global population growth, reflecting a true per-capita increase in human mobility.

Journal: Nature

HSBC and HKU bring the world’s largest undergraduate case competition back for a 19th year

The University of Hong Kong
Business Announcement

Twenty-four undergraduate teams, drawn from a global field of more than 12,000 students who competed in local rounds across Asia Pacific and beyond, gathered in Hong Kong from 1 to 5 June for the HSBC/HKU Asia Pacific Business Case Challenge 2026 — the largest undergraduate case competition of its kind. Now in its nineteenth edition, the Challenge concluded with the team representing The University of Sydney, Australia, named the winners of the 2026 edition, after five days of intensive analysis, debate, and live presentations before a panel of industry executives.

Low-cost mental health tool helps refugees in limbo

University of New South Wales
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research led by UNSW found a simple, community-led intervention can significantly reduce psychological distress among refugees living in prolonged uncertainty.

Journal: JMIR Mental Health
Funder: Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council

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