Coventry, UK, 15-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Warwick’s Faculty of Science has been awarded €5m in research grants by the European Research Council. The three ERC Starting Grants were awarded to researchers from the University’s Department of Chemistry and … Read the full press release
WALES, 15-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Final Determination sets the price limit that Welsh Water can charge customers for their water and wastewater services between 2015 and 2020 and also the service targets that the company are expected to deliver. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Chris Jones, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Final Determination, Ofwat
The University of York’s Department of Film, Theatre and Television is to host a course on cinematic sound in March 2015. YORK, 15-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aimed at early career film sound practitioners, Creating Cinematic Voices: from script to mixing … Read the full press release
International team led by University of Leicester publish new findings Leicester, UK, 15-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A study involving scientists from the University of Leicester has established a link between hypoglycaemia and increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in … Read the full press release
Leicester, UK, 15-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A team from the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals has played a vital role in identifying a new treatment for reducing the risk of death or emergency hospital admission among patients with serious … Read the full press release
Groundbreaking ceremony attended by Michael Häupl, Mayor of Vienna, Karlheinz Hora, Head of Leopoldstadt District Authority, René Benko, founder of SIGNA, and Willibald Cernko, Chief Executive Officer of Bank Austria Construction work commencing early in 2015 and scheduled for completion … Read the full press release
BIRMINGHAM, 15-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — More school pupils would choose to study maths at A-level if they were given better information about potential earnings, new research shows. A study by the University of Birmingham involving more than 5,000 young people from … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged maths at A-level, Nuffield Foundation, Peter Davies, STEM subjects, University of Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, 15-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Current Indonesian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), His Excellency (H. E.) Dr Desra Percaya has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr Percaya was named Doctor of the University (DUniv) on … Read the full press release
Charenton-le-Pont, France, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Essilor International announces that Alexander Lunshof has been appointed Group Chief Legal Officer and member of Essilor’s executive committee. This follows Carol Xueref’s nomination as Essilor’s Secretary General. Alexander Lunshof is a Dutch national with extensive international experience. He … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Healthcare, Management, Technology
Tagged Alexander Lunshof, Essilor
A state-of-the-art centre to teach students the latest innovations in engineering and robotics is at the heart of a new £10 million investment at the University of Sussex. BRIGHTON, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Half of the money (£4.9 million) for … Read the full press release
Ericsson ConsumerLab’s annual report shows that consumers want technology and connectivity to be integrated into all facets of daily life – in everything from bathroom mirrors, to sidewalks and medicine jars Consumers are becoming more comfortable with ideas that once … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Marketing, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Ericsson, Ericsson ConsumerLab, Michael Björn
Vodafone becomes the first operator in the world to commercially deploy Ericsson Radio Dot System at Radboud University Ericsson Radio Dot System allows quick indoor deployment and most efficient integration into macro-network STOCKHOLM, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Together with Vodafone … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Netherlands, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Arun Bansal, Ericsson, Mallik Rao, Radboud University in Netherlands, Radio Dot System, Vodafone Netherlands
Partnerships with globally-renowned NGOs Plan International, Smile Foundation, and Pratham Education Foundation to create unique skills-based ecosystem in India Aims to provide access to quality education to underprivileged students and urban youth in India through mobility, broadband and cloud solutions … Read the full press release
Ericsson placed in “Leaders” Quadrant in Gartner’s Integrated Revenue and Customer Management (IRCM) Magic Quadrant for CSPs STOCKHOLM, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced that it has been named as a Leader in Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for Integrated … Read the full press release
Various energy efficiency measures and replacing gas technology with electrical technology in cold facilities will help the 24 companies at Madrid’s Central Meat Market save EUR 600,000 a year on their energy bills. Endesa will be in charge of all … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Proximus is striving for a responsible use of paper and to that end has been encouraging its customers for more than 10 years to opt for the electronic bill. From a survey (commissioned by Zoomit), … Read the full press release
Proximus launches Bizz Switch for the self-employed and the liberal professions BRUSSELS, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today Proximus is launching Bizz Switch, a very useful service for the self-employed and the liberal professions, which allows two different numbers to be … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Belgacom, Bizz Switch, mobile subscription, Proximus, two different numbers to be used on one smartphone
HOUSTON, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, a leader in U.S. retail energy, is further strengthening the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s commitment to environmental responsibility by again donating Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to the nonprofit organization. The gift … Read the full press release
Social Scientists have called for a greater comparative analysis of the impact of Tasers used in law enforcement. The next generation of the electric-shock weapon used by police forces in England and Wales is currently under review. BRISTOL, 11-12-2014 — … Read the full press release
Low doses of fluoxetine – better known as the anti-depressant Prozac – could hold the key to preventing PMS symptoms, an international team of researchers has found. BRISTOL, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Up to 80 per cent of women are … Read the full press release
With over 42 million horses and 95 per cent of the world’s donkeys found in developing countries, new research could change the health and welfare of millions of working animals in some of the poorest parts of the world. BRISTOL, … Read the full press release
Acquisition Empowers Customers to Capitalize on the Benefits of Vertical Multichannel Marketing, Asset Management and Web-to-Print Solutions TOKYO and SOLANA BEACH, Calif., 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Ricoh) today announced that it has acquired PTI® Marketing Technologies™, a premiere SaaS (software-as-a-service) … Read the full press release
World’s first biodegradable polyamide yarn Amni® Soul Eco wins two prizes Sao Paulo, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay’s biodegradable yarn Amni® Soul Eco and its bioactive mineral yarn Emana® have won several innovation awards this year, recognizing their high value-added … Read the full press release
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay announces today that it is acquiring Dhaymers, a Brazilian manufacturer of specialty esters, entering the skin care market and expanding its presence in industrial lubricants and mining industries in Latin America. Solvay’s Global … Read the full press release
Nuremberg, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As many as 80,000 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany have an immediate need for energy efficiency services. This is one of the key findings of the recent GfK EEDL Monitor, a market potential … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Germany, Management, Small Business
Tagged GfK, GfK EEDL Monitor, SMEs in Germany
PARIS, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AREVA has just delivered to the Gravelines nuclear power plant in the north of France the 4,000th MOX fuel assembly manufacture for its customer EDF. MOX fuel assemblies have been produced by AREVA’s Melox plant … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Technology
Tagged Areva, EDF, Gravelines nuclear power plant, MOX fuel assembly manufacture
Grant is part of Accenture’s Skills to Succeed corporate citizenship initiative BERLIN, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have awarded Social Business Women US$1.3 million to deliver job and entrepreneurial skills training to more than 2,000 women in Germany who experience … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Germany, Management, Society, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Gabriele Moehlke, Jill Huntley, Social Business Women
The impact of light demonstrated through a dramatic light show Video and pictures available from December 5 onwards Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) the global leader in lighting has teamed up with a … Read the full press release
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As the Dalai Lama attends the world summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, Italy this weekend, he will once again be heckled by loud protesters. They will shout, “False Dalai Lama, stop … Read the full press release
Posted in Italy, News, Religion, Society
Tagged Buddha, buddhism, Central Tibetan Administration, Dalai Lama, discrimination, Dolgyal, Dolgyal (Shugden), Dolgyal followers, Dorjee Shugden Devotees’ Charitable and Religious Society, Dr. Robert Thurman, exiled Tibetan Government, False Dalai Lama, False Dalai Lama: Worst Dictator in Modern History, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jans Hartmann, Je Tsongkhapa, Joanne Clark, John Makransky, Jonathan Gold, Matthew Bell, monasteries, Nathan W. Hill, New Kadampa Tradition, Nobel Peace Laureates, Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, North American Gelug Buddhist Association, Paul Williams, protesters, Robert Barnett, Rome, sectarianism, Shugden, Thierry Dodin, Tibetan Buddhists
These days, technology companies are tapping into the expertise of online open source communities to develop new software. A research group under the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation is examining how companies can boost the motivation of these unpaid … Read the full press release
Professor Eric Mazur uses modern teaching methods in his work at the elite American university of Harvard. The winner of the Minerva Prize for Advancements in Higher Education sets great store by teamwork and an interactive approach in his classes. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Eric Mazur, ETH Zurich, Harvard Professor, “Assessment: The Silent Killer of Learning”
ETH Zurich and the Wilhelm Schulthess Foundation are set to expand their research and teaching collaboration. ETH Zurich will establish a new chair to study how physical activity affects human physiology and long-term well-being. The Wilhelm Schulthess Foundation is supporting … Read the full press release
Pivotal PIONEER study compared safety and efficacy of the two compounds in the prevention of neutropenia in patients with breast cancer PIONEER data supported filing for biosimilar filgrastim in the US The abstract of the study results is published online … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Amgen’s NEUPOGEN®, investigational biosimilar filgrastim, M.D., Mark McCamish, Ph.D., Sandoz
Roman Wieczorek is appointed Business Unit President Skanska Czech and Slovak Republics as of December 8, 2014. Roman succeeds Dan Ťok who is appointed new Minister of Transportation of the Czech Republic. STOCKHOLM, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Roman Wieczorek will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Management, Sweden
Tagged Johan Karlström, Roman Wieczorek, Skanska Czech and Slovak Republics
Fife, Scotland, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of St Andrews have produced the world’s first solid-state protein lasers, capable of record performance and some capable of self-assembly, by harnessing the optical engineering skills of bioluminescent jellyfish. The findings, reported … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of St Andrews have developed a light-based sensor that can be used to control the movement of artificial limbs, according to research published today in the journal ‘Advanced Materials’. Professor Ifor Samuel … Read the full press release
NOTTINGHAM, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The acclaimed pop group London Grammar and polar explorer Adrian Hayes are among graduates being honoured by The University of Nottingham. The Alumni Laureate Awards 2014 are a testament to the excellence achieved by graduates … Read the full press release
NOTTINGHAM, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Nottingham has been presented with a specialist Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) machine from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which will enable unique research to take place into the use of EDM for coating components … Read the full press release
NOTTINGHAM, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Seventy five per cent of all mental health disorders have their onset between the years of 12 and 25. One in 10 young people will experience a mental health problem, most commonly depression and anxiety, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged A symposium on Youth Mental Health and Stigma, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Maria Michail, Oxford Academic Health Science Network, the University College Dublin and National University of Ireland, University of Greenwich, University of Nottingham
Increasing number of first-time directors entering market with less capital One in 13 directors lives in social housing Nottingham, UK, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The number of first-time business directors in the UK is at an all-time high, according to Experian … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Experian, first-time business directors in the UK, Max Firth
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