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13 April 2018

National and regional research & education networks traverse our planet, providing ultra high-speed connectivity and tailor-made services that underpin scientific discovery, foster global collaborations and unlock access to education.
The blog In The Field features fascinating stories from around the world about people and projects empowered by these networks to make a difference.
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Fighting cervical cancer with supercomputing

27 August 2024
According to Finnish research, vaccination against human papillomavirus HPV can provide herd immunity. The team uses High-performance computing provided by CSC, the NREN of Finland.

Increasing Ireland’s electric grid resilience

26 August 2024
A study involving HEAnet finds that it will be possible to monitor the utility grid without satellite-based time data, thereby increasing resilience significantly.

Technology and tenacity in the Himalayas

22 August 2024
A team of network engineers from the Nepal Research and Education Network and researchers from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development based in Kathmandu, Nepal have built a sensor network using wireless technologies to monitor high altitude climate change.

Heavy rains in southern Brazil affect academic activities

24 July 2024
Universities played an important role in recovery efforts, with the support of the Brazilian National Education and Research Network (RNP).

Citizens help monitor disease outbreaks in Kenya

15 July 2024
Web platforms and mobile applications allow Kenyan citizens to report health symptoms, enabling national research and education network KENET and partners to spot disease outbreaks.

Supercomputer maps Roman empire trade

08 July 2024
Ancient Roman artefacts Pompeii
Researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, analyse archaeological data to recreate ancient trading strategies with the help of high-performance computing

Stronger disaster response for the Philippines

01 July 2024
Mitigation of the effects of natural disasters and major accidents will be supported by a collaboration with the European Union Earth observation program, Copernicus.

Efficient data transfer boosts genomic research for Australian laboratory

24 June 2024
Genetics technical specialists at the Biomolecular Resource Facility are using the Globus data movement service through AARNet to share huge datasets with national and international collaborators.

South Africa: lean design for digital libraries

17 June 2024
Digital libary concept.
A minimalistic approach to repository architecture provides a solution for universities that reduces costly dependencies, particularly network and storage.
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