NEW DELHI, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Deakin University, Australia, is proud to announce the Vice Chancellor’s Meritorious 50% Scholarships 2026, recognising eight high-achieving students from across its four India HUB partners — Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Symbiosis International University (SIU), O.P. Jindal Global University and Chitkara University.

Two outstanding students from each HUB will receive a 50% contribution towards their Deakin tuition fees, recognising their academic excellence, leadership potential, achievements and ambition to make a meaningful difference. Six students have already been recognised, with two scholarships still to be awarded this year.

The scholarships reflect Deakin’s commitment to its ‘in India, with India, for India’ approach to engagement, working with its India HUB ecosystem to create meaningful international pathways that connect strong academic foundations in India with globally connected education, networks and career opportunities.

For the recipients, the scholarship represents more than financial support. It is recognition of their journey, confidence in their potential and an opportunity to develop the global capabilities, connections and experiences needed to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world.

Sharing her thoughts on the occasion, Ravneet Pawha, Vice President (Global Engagement) and CEO (South Asia), Deakin University, said, “Our India HUB partnerships are about opening doors to a world of opportunity by giving students the ability to build on their education in India while accessing Deakin’s global learning, industry and professional networks.”

“These scholarships are an important part of that journey, recognising ambitious students and giving them the support and confidence to pursue their aspirations, embrace global opportunities and create impact in the world.”

Ishan Attri, from Chitkara University, who will pursue the Master of Data Science (Professional), sees the scholarship as a significant step towards advancing his career in the data science industry, with Deakin’s internationally recognised qualification opening pathways to senior roles and global opportunities.

For Parth Bhandari of Chitkara University, the scholarship brings him closer to his ambition of becoming a leader in cybersecurity with opportunities to build the skills, knowledge and global exposure at Deakin.

Aditi Raj, from O.P. Jindal Global University, sees the scholarship as recognition of her journey, giving her confidence to begin her education in a new country and experience a global learning environment.

For Alekhya Chaganti, of SIU, the scholarship is more than an award. It offers access to a global community and a launchpad for her ambitions.

Snigdha, from MAHE, sees the opportunity as a catalyst for personal and academic growth, empowering her to broaden her horizons and connect with an inspiring global community.

Deakin’s India HUB strategy is built on developing deep, long-term partnerships with leading Indian institutions, creating integrated ecosystems that bring together education, research, industry engagement and student mobility. Through these partnerships, Deakin works with its HUB institutions to create diverse pathways including dual degrees, curriculum licensing, articulation pathways, integrated Masters, cotutelle programs, academic mobility and joint research opportunities.

At the heart of this strategy is an aim to create meaningful global pathways for India’s brightest students. By building on the strong academic foundations students develop in India, the HUB model connects them to Deakin’s international learning environment, global networks and industry opportunities.

To know more about Deakin HUBs in India, please visit Partnerships 

About Deakin University:

Established in 1974, Deakin University successfully combines excellence in teaching, research and effective partnerships with industry and government to deliver high-quality courses and undertake research that makes a difference to the domestic and international communities it serves.

Deakin’s South Asia operations commenced in 1994 at New Delhi, India, making it one of the first overseas education providers to set up operations in this region. Here, Deakin engages with the government, industry, and academia to share its vibrant culture of education and research.

To know more about Deakin University and its various initiatives as part of its ‘in India, with India, for India’ approach towards engagement, please visit Deakin South Asia partnerships and pathways | Deakin

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DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 28, 2026 /CNW/ — Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, has introduced ByPick, a free-to-play prediction game built on winning points other than prize money. Launched with a “Make Your Pick” campaign, ByPick enables users to forecast outcomes across crypto, sports, and esports and major market-moving financial events, with participants racing to build winning streaks and climbing seasonal leaderboards for a share of a 100,000 USDT leaderboard prize pool.

Prediction markets have become a defining trend across financial platforms, drawing millions of participants to platforms built on real-money wagers. That model has also brought controversy and introduced a slew of risk factors for players. ByPick takes a different format: a points-based game in the Bybit app, where the outcome of a pick affects a user’s streak and leaderboard standing instead of a direct shift in a wallet balance.

Make Your Pick: Turning Opinions into Fun Gameplay and Rewards

To participate, eligible Bybit users may register for the event to receive 200 Campaign Points  as a one-time starter bonus, with no deposit or trading tasks required. From there, a Points Top-up Station keeps active users supplied: eligible users who complete a trade that day can refill their balance back up to a 200 cp floor once every 24 hours, with the offer resetting at 00:00 UTC.

Participants can also embark on their personal quest for additional points by completing tasks, including daily check-ins for consistency and receiving milestone bonuses for consecutive streaks. A variety of tasks are tailored to players of various styles:

Correct picks pay out Campaign Points proportionally based on the odds at the time of the prediction.Battle Pass milestones unlock further Campaign Points.Designated Trading Tasks offer a repeatable, uncapped way to earn Campaign Points through qualifying trades.Referrals yield Campaign Points for each friend who joins.New players who register partway through the season are automatically enrolled in a time-limited Sprint Task with enhanced Campaign Points rewards, giving later joiners a way to close the gap on the leaderboard.

All users are ranked on a single leaderboard based on total Campaign Points earned during the season, with two prize pools for user groups divided by a threshold of 10,000 USDT in cumulative trading volume, including the Standard Prize Pool and the Grand Prize Pool.

The community-first, experience-based new feature underscores Bybit’s commitment to serving its global user base and meeting every Bybit customer’s diverse needs, unlocking one financial freedom at a time.

ByPick is available now to eligible Bybit users through the Bybit app under the Make Your Pick campaign. Terms and conditions apply. For details, users may visit: ByPick Season 1: Free Picks to Earn Points

Campaign Points (cp) have no monetary value and cannot be withdrawn or transferred. Bybit reserves the right of final interpretation.

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HONG KONG, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, spatial omics has become a powerful tool, enabling researchers to see not only what molecules are present in a tissue, but also where they are located and how they are organised across cells, tissue structures and local microenvironments. This spatial context has significantly deepened our understanding of cancer, neurobiology and immunology. Yet as the field keeps advancing, an important question remains: How many of these powerful technologies are truly ready for routine clinical use?

The most informative technologies are often also the most demanding, requiring expensive instruments, reliance on sequencing, complicated tissue preparation, lengthy workflows and substantial computational resources. While these requirements are manageable in well-resourced research settings, they can become major obstacles in real-world pathology laboratories, where time-sensitive biopsies, clinical practicality and broad patient access are critical considerations.

To address this challenge, a research team led by Professor Shi Peng from the Department of Biomedical Engineering in College of Biomedicine at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has presented Spectrum-FISH, a sequencing-free and amplification-free approach for the spatial analysis of tissue. The method is based on a “touch-and-go” molecular fishing strategy that uses vertically aligned nanoprobes. Unlike existing spatial omics technologies, which typically require extensive tissue pre-treatment, Spectrum-FISH can be applied directly to freshly prepared tissue samples. Spatial information is preserved through a simple yet effective registration strategy, allowing researchers to map molecular signals back to tissue structures and individual cells.

Using a series of experiments involving developing mouse neural tube and olfactory bulb and fresh human colorectal biopsy specimens, the research team investigated whether spatial profiling could be made more accessible by reducing dependence on sequencing, minimising tissue processing and lowering assay costs, while maintaining biologically informative resolution. Spectrum-FISH’s compatibility with fresh tissues and sequencing-free design offer advantages in affordability and scalability. Its coordinate-preserving sampling strategy also points to new possibilities for spatial analysis in live or minimally processed tissues. Moreover, its ability to profile messenger RNAs (mRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs) and RNA methylation provides a potential pathway towards spatial multi-omics that are less dependent on large-scale sequencing infrastructure.

The findings were published recently in Nature Biomedical Engineering in a paper entitled “Sequencing-free spatial profiling of post-transcriptional regulation in fresh tissues using nanoneedle arrays“. The study aligns closely with the themes discussed in a recent comment article, “Clinical translation of spatial omics“, co-authored by Professor Shi and published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering. Together, the two publications underscore the growing momentum towards the clinical translation of spatial omics.

“This project reminded us that innovation in biomedicine is about more than enabling measurements; it must also ensure they are practical and accessible,” said Professor Shi. “By simplifying workflows and reducing costs while preserving spatial insight, we hope Spectrum-FISH demonstrates how spatial omics technologies can move closer to routine clinical application. Ultimately, we believe the future of spatial omics will be defined not only by how deeply we can map tissues, but also by how effectively we can translate those maps into meaningful clinical action.”

In addition, a related US patent filed by Professor Shi—System and Method for Tissue-Wide Single Cell Post-Transcriptional Profiling of Multiple Molecular Targets—was recently granted, further highlighting the strong translational potential and promising future in precision medicine.

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