The Arctic is rapidly warming, with stronger effects than observed elsewhere in the world. The Arctic regions are particularly important with respect to climate change, as permafrost soils store huge amounts of the Earth’s soil carbon (C). Warming of Arctic soils and thawing of permafrost can have substantial consequences for the global climate, as the large C stored in soils could be released to the atmosphere as the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄). The release of these heat-trapping gases, in turn, has the potential to further enhance climate warming.

NOVA University Lisbon organizes on October 3 and 4 the conference Research in Africa, the first action within the institutional cooperation between NOVA and the University of Cambridge. This conference aims to display the research applied in Africa developed by NOVA researchers, based on the enhancement of interdisciplinary knowledge with a social impact. In this way, the conference seeks to expose researchers of different areas to a comprehensive portfolio of scientific work that is carried out in Africa, providing a moment of dialogue.

The effects of KRAS mutations underlying many different types of cancer are more diverse than previously thought, according to a new study led by the University of Eastern Finland. Different mutations in the same amino acid of the KRAS protein have so varied effects on protein function that they may require different approaches when it comes to treatment and drug development. The findings were published in PLOS Computational Biology.

The Institute of Neuroscience (INc-UAB) researcher receives a European Research Council (ERC) grant to develop a line of research in antibiotic resistance based on his NEUROMITO project.

On September 5th, YERUN members met in Brunel University London for their General Assembly meeting. The eighteen institutions discussed the progress achieved and agreed on the actions ahead to further advance on the YERUN strategic actions. YERUN promotes collaboration and joint actions in the areas of education, research, graduate employability and open science. Our institutions are increasing the number of joint programmes offered to their students, which in turn increases their possibilities of mobility and learning.