International Paralympic Committee has now trained 250 local leaders to expand para sport
The initiative, launched in December 2025, has passed its initial target of 200 trainees. The 250th leader was trained in Cambodia.
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Para shooting for blind athletes: 18-year-old Spaniard crowned world champion in South Korea
The World Championships in Changwon showed how shooting for visually impaired athletes, who use sound to aim at the target, has evolved. Isabel Maria Lopez Elvira won the title five months after getting her international licence.
Jamaican reading programme helps more than 90% of pupils progress
At a secondary school in Kingston, 91.7% of pupils improved their reading level over the year, according to an evaluation of the Grade Seven Academy programme.
Almost 80,000 children in Burundi receive school supplies as the school year begins
The 'Back to School 2026' campaign, backed by UNICEF and the Global Partnership for Education, aims to make sure the most vulnerable children go to school.
England invests £22.5 million in extracurricular activities at 400 schools
More than 400 secondary schools in disadvantaged communities will receive support to widen their range of sport, music, clubs and outdoor activities.
Brazil cuts share of young people not in education or work to 22.4%
According to the OECD's 'Education at a Glance 2026' report, the proportion of Brazilians aged 18 to 24 out of school and out of work has fallen by 4.4 points since 2016.
50 Portuguese schools rewarded for their reading lists
The Plano Nacional de Leitura (National Reading Plan) has selected 50 school clusters and schools in the 4th edition of the '50 Listas de Leitura' competition. Each receives €2,000 to refresh its school library.
New Spanish material cools surfaces by up to 12.9 °C without using electricity
CSIC researchers have created a nanostructured coating that reflects sunlight and releases heat into space, with no compressors or energy.
Mozambican student builds drones to deliver medicines to isolated areas
Cleiton Michaque, an electronic engineering student in Maputo, is testing an autonomous drone to deliver medicines where roads do not reach.
Former German nuclear plant to host world’s first laser fusion power plant
Start-up Focused Energy wants to build a laser fusion power plant at Biblis capable of supplying two million homes.
Guarda Polytechnic creates a dressing that changes colour when a wound is infected
Researchers in Guarda have unveiled a smart dressing for chronic wounds and a microalgae gel to treat drug poisoning.
Champalimaud Foundation leads technology for AI assistant for cancer and depression patients
The European ResPECT project, funded with €15.8 million, aims to turn patients' accounts into useful clinical information for doctors and policymakers.
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