Sara Niksic

Borja Martínez Téllez discovered that oral supplementation with a gut microbe which was found in the gut of young and elderly adults increases muscular strength by 30% in the absence of exercise training.

Hemanshi Galaiya is addressing the educational disparity in Kenya, where 95% of schools teach STEM subjects purely theoretically, negatively impacting young adults’ perceptions of STEM careers, particularly among women. Her solution involves implementing customised curriculums, hands-on STEM education, coding programs, and leadership workshops for students, funded through profits from high-income…

Cindy Ow transforms cancer signalling pathways into otherworldly musical opuses, highlighting cancer mutations with auditory distortions.

The nominating institution Nanyang Technological University on the breakthrough: E-waste is a growing global problem owing to its toxicity and environmental impact. Pioneering “waste-for-waste” approach demonstrated to tackle both food waste and electronics waste towards circular economy of zero waste in which resources are used for long as possible. Unique,…

Climate Action Future – Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table 2023 With climate change being the most pressing challenge of our time, securing a sustainable future depends on aligning core human needs with sustainable climate solutions. Despite growing awareness and international commitments, progress in climate action has been inadequate and slow,…

A street psychiatrist and clinician anthropologist in London, UK, Dr Jadhav works as a Professor of Cultural Psychiatry, University College London; Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden Homeless-ed Outreach Services & Islington Mental Health Services & Lead Clinician, Cultural Consultation Service, Camden and Islington NHS Trust, London, UK. Dr Jadhav’s current interests include…

Combating the Pandemic: How a novel approach helps combat the COVID-19 pandemic With almost five million suspected deaths worldwide and counting, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the deadliest disasters in human history. Once its global spread and destructive force became clear at the beginning of 2020, scientists…

How Gender Balance Can Transform the Global Economy “Forget China, India and the internet: economic growth is driven by women”, the Economist wrote in 2006 in an article titled A guide to womenomics. Over the past 10 years, the importance of gender equality to promote development, innovation and economic growth…

Fatema Al Maqbali proposes that green desalination can be achieved with a microbial desalination cell fueled by wastewater and integrated with a natural bio adsorbent.

How Molecular Plant Physiology Creates Drought Tolerant Crops Resurrection plants are not only the lazy gardener’s best friend, but a real hope for the fight against hunger in the world. While most plants have a phase in their life cycle in which tissues can survive drought conditions, only resurrection plants…