Daily Archives: 6, November 2013

Janet and The Cloud partner to deliver public access WiFi to Further and Higher Education sector

The Cloud approved as a public WiFi partner for the Further and Higher Education sector St Albans, UK, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Janet, part of the Jisc group, the UK’s expert on digital technologies for research and education, has partnered with The … Read the full press release

Caixa Geral de Depósitos promove festa na KidZania para ensinar os mais novos a poupar

CGD promove festa na KidZania para ensinar os mais novos a poupar Lisbon, Portugal, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — «A Grande Festa Aprenda a Poupar» é o nome da iniciativa que a Caixa Geral de Depósitos vai levar a cabo entre 1 e … Read the full press release

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists comments on Lancet study suggesting HPV screening provides greater protection compared to smear test

London, UK, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A new paper published in the Lancet (03 November) suggests that primary HPV screening provides greater protection against invasive cervical cancer compared to cytology-based screening (smear test). Cytology-based screening is when the cells taken during the test are … Read the full press release

Leading personalities join forces to encourages parents and carers spend time reading with children

.5 million free books given to reception-aged children as part of Booktime This year sees Booktime gift its 10 millionth book to a child to encourage a lifelong love of reading London, UK, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading personalities including Mount Pleasant … Read the full press release

The Financial Times and Pearson unveiled new FT Education API for students and educators

London, UK, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Financial Times and Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, today unveiled a new FT Education API that offers students and educators the opportunity to access free, award-winning content from the Financial Times. The API, created … Read the full press release

Danske Bank reports EUR 696.2 million net profit for the first nine months of 2013

Danske Bank reports net profit of DKK 5.2 billion (EUR 696.2 million) for the first nine months of 2013 Guidance for full-year 2013 net profit lowered Copenhagen, Denmark, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Danske Bank has announced its financial results for the first nine months … Read the full press release

Danske Bank appointed Glenn Söderholm Head of Corporates & Institutions (C&I) and member of the Bank’s Executive Board

Copenhagen, Denmark, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Danske Bank has appointed Glenn Söderholm (aged 49) Head of Corporates & Institutions (C&I) and a member of the Bank’s Executive Board with effect on 1 November 2013. In this position, Glenn Söderholm succeeds Thomas F. … Read the full press release

The German Council of Science and Humanities evaluated the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation with positive results

German Council of Science and Humanities evaluates Humboldt Foundation with positive results. Bonn, Germany, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The German Council of Science and Humanities has evaluated the Humboldt Foundation with positive results. The German Council of Science and Humanities is the … Read the full press release

Seven faculty members from the leading international business school INSEAD shortlisted for the 2013 Thinkers50 Awards

Prestigious biennial honour recognises world’s best thought leadership in management and innovation Fontainebleau (France), Singapore and Abu Dhabi, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seven faculty members from INSEAD, the leading international business school, have been shortlisted for the 2013 Thinkers50 Awards. The biennial … Read the full press release

Solvay and INEOS take note of the European Commission’s decision to continue its evaluation of their proposed chlorvinyls joint venture

Rolle, Switzerland and Brussels, Belgium, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and INEOS take note of the European Commission’s decision to continue its evaluation of their proposed 50/ 50 Joint Venture in European chlorvinyls activities.  This follows the original notification of the planned … Read the full press release

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation selected six researchers from abroad to receive Germany’s most valuable international research award

Six researchers from abroad – two women and four men – receive Germany’s most valuable international research award Bonn, Germany, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — An environmental economist from Switzerland, a quantum physicist from Austria as well as three physicists and a mathematician … Read the full press release

The European Commission to probe the planned chlorvinyls joint venture by Solvay and INEOS

Brussels, Belgium, 5-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the planned combination of the European chlorvinyls businesses of INEOS of Switzerland and Solvay of Belgium into a newly created joint venture was in line … Read the full press release

Eesti Pank announced the recipients of its 2013 research awards

The 2013 Eesti Pank doctoral studies research award of 2300 euros went to Anne Lauringson for her work on how unemployment benefits affected labour market outcomes in Estonia in the economic crisis. The master’s studies research award of 1300 euros … Read the full press release