News from the world of Education: August 9, 2026
This roundup highlights upcoming educational initiatives, including a Nature Conference on infectious diseases in Manipal and the launch of the Youth Ideathon 2026 for students. It also notes a new partnership between Coursera and UNESCO to provide a free course on the ethics of artificial intelligence.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) will host the Nature Conference on Meeting the Challenge of Infectious Diseases in a Changing World from October 14-16 2026 in Manipal, Karnataka. Organised in partnership with Nature Medicine, Nature Microbiology, Nature Health, Nature Communications , the three-day conference will address emerging pathogens, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), pandemic preparedness, disease surveillance, diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccination strategies, and one health approaches. Speakers include Alessandro Vespignani (Northeastern University, the U.S.), Elaine Nsoesie (Boston University, the U.S.), Lauren Gardner (Johns Hopkins University, the U.S.), Madhukar Pai (McGill University, Canada), Shabir A. Madhi (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), and Marion Koopmans (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands). Details at https://tinyurl.com/4r33z3st
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