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2025

• 'TRENDS' to host 2nd Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence on November 13

  Held under the theme “Tech Diplomacy in the MENA Region,” the conference will take place at the TRENDS Grand Conference Hall in Abu Dhabi, bringing together researchers and experts from the US Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Google, OpenAI, G42, GC REAIM, Khalifa University, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, and New York University Abu Dhabi, among others.

  WAM | November 06, 2025
• Moon’s far side could unlock secrets of its past as UAE prepares for landing attempt

  “The near side experienced massive volcanic flooding three to four billion years ago that covered about a third of its surface with dark basaltic lava plains called maria,” Dr Dimitra Atri, principal investigator at NYU Abu Dhabi’s space exploration laboratory, told The National.

  The National | November 04, 2025
• Can people really share a dream? Inside the start-up claiming to link minds during sleep

  REMspace claims to have facilitated “dream-to-dream communication,” though scientists say such technology remains unverified.

  The National | November 02, 2025
• NYU Abu Dhabi announces 2025–26 class of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars

  NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has announced the 2025-26 class of the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Program (SMSP), a highly selective initiative designed to prepare some of the UAE’s most promising university students for academic and professional success. 

  Aletihad | October 27, 2025
• NYU Abu Dhabi expands AI research, education initiatives

  New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has intensified its focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) through new educational programmes and research initiatives, aligning with the UAE’s goal of achieving global leadership in the sector and its National Strategy for AI 2031.

  Aletihad | October 18, 2025
• UAE art guide: 19 museum and gallery exhibitions to see

  The individual components in Ala Younis’s works are small – tin soldiers, dioramas and archival materials – but the way they come together, as a constellation of stories touching upon mythmaking, urban planning and societal perception, is monumental.

  The National | October 17, 2025
• From Egypt's High Dam to the Baghdad Gymnasium, Ala Younis maps history and power in Abu Dhabi show

  Past of a Temporal Universe is running at the NYUAD Art Gallery until January 18.

  The National | October 06, 2025
• Automation, robotics, digital twins drive smart future of rail networks

  Under its memorandum of understanding with Etihad Rail, NYUAD has developed autonomous robots for inspection and asset management, according to research scientist Nikolaos Evangeliou.

  Aletihad | October 03, 2025