Dilip Soman, a professor of marketing at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, has been named as one of three finalists for an Impact Award in the partnership category from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). He is receiving the honour for his work leading the Behaviourally Informed Organizations (BI-Org) partnership which was funded through a SSHRC Partnership Grant. The Impact Awards are a major national award for academic research in Canada.

Professor Joshua Gans, an economist at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management,  has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).

Singapore’s flagship medical school is doubling down on population health research and technology-enabled solutions to strengthen healthcare systems and prepare tomorrow’s leaders. The School rebrands its Health Services & Systems Research (HSSR) programme to deliver policy-relevant, tech-driven solutions for a healthier Singapore, launching new education pathways to enhance professional capabilities in population health research

The University of Bonn has yet another good reason to celebrate as three of its researchers have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant worth €1.5 million each. This European Research Council (ERC) grant program is designed to support early-career researchers. The economist Assistant Professor Amelie Schiprowski, the computer scientist Professor Lucie Flek and the evolutionary biologist Dr. Moritz Lürig will use the funding to progress their own research projects over the next five years.

The global food system is in urgent need of a radical shake-up to meet growing demand for food and nutrition security.  The 2025 Kunming Manifesto, launched at the 2025 Africa Food Systems Forum, presents agrobiodiversity as a solution to improve nutrition, strengthen ecosystems, and empower local communities, when integrated into policy and practice.  Actionable recommendations and case studies show that a coordinated multistakeholder approach in resilient agrifood systems can deliver rapid health, economic, and environmental benefits.