Brazil: Avatars assist students with hearing impairment
Brazil’s VLibras avatar toolkit helps students with hearing impairment access educational content, with support from the national NREN RNP and academic partners.
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Artificial intelligence gives new hope to stroke survivors
With support from Brazil’s NREN RNP, a startup uses AI and virtual reality games to boost stroke rehabilitation outcomes and motivation for patients at home.
Chile’s research network champions telemedicine for the region
A new paper from Chile’s NREN REUNA and RedCLARA highlights telemedicine success in remote areas and promotes a regional network model to expand digital healthcare.
How satellite data is helping farmers fight drought and grow smarter
Projects showcased at InnovaInvest used Copernicus satellite data to help farmers and communities reduce climate risk, improve crop outcomes and guide decision-making.
Latin America gears up for high-energy physics
Latin American universities are gaining access to global particle physics research and training through shared infrastructure and collaboration with major international labs.
Subsea cable assists seismic research
The EU-funded SUBMERSE project uses distributed acoustic sensing on subsea fibre cables to capture seismic signals and study underwater noise.
Heavy rains in southern Brazil affect academic activities
Severe flooding in southern Brazil disrupted university operations, with campuses closing and research paused as institutions and RNP supported emergency response efforts.
The people behind Brazil’s digital classrooms
RNP’s Conecta Rede program is helping Brazilian universities modernise digital infrastructure, boost online learning reliability and build staff IT capabilities.
New baseline for Brazil’s biodiversity
The Brazilian Biodiversity Information System has lifted the nation’s monitoring of fauna and flora to a new level.