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Dr John Ingram of University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute awarded GFS and Food System Resilience programme coordination award

GFS and the ‘Food System Resilience’ programme partners are pleased to announce that Dr John Ingram and his team at the Environmental Change Institute in the University of Oxford have been awarded the programme coordination award. Swindon, UK, 27-Sep-2016 — … Read the full press release

DONG Energy, Danish Transport & Logistics Association, East Jutland Road Hauliers’ Association launch road safety campaign aimed at young road users

At DONG Energy, we are continuously striving to improve safety in and around our company. At the Studstrup Power Station, this has been translated into road safety courses for young road users. The road safety courses are held in collaboration … Read the full press release

TomTom supports Technical University Delft-based team in the Sasol Solar Challenge

AMSTERDAM, 22-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announced support of the Technical University Delft-based team in the Sasol Solar Challenge. TomTom will be providing the 8 students with its flagship products to help them propel this year’s car, Nuna8s, towards … Read the full press release

New programme launched to raise awareness of Type 2 diabetes in ethnic minority communities in Leicestershire

Leicestershire, UK, 20-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A new drive to raise awareness of Type 2 diabetes in ethnic minority communities in Leicestershire has been launched. A six-month programme of activities, including dancing sessions and healthy eating workshops, has started in a … Read the full press release

Loughborough University unveils plans for sport-specific accommodation for elite athletes on campus

Leicestershire, UK, 20-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Loughborough University has revealed plans for potential new accommodation on campus. Around £40 million would be invested in the project, creating sport-specific accommodation to secure Loughborough’s place as a training centre for elite athletes. It … Read the full press release

Loughborough University develop new test to diagnose asthma from patient’s saliva

Leicestershire, UK, 20-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A new test which can diagnose asthma from a patient’s saliva has been developed by Loughborough University. Around 5.4 million people currently receive treatment for asthma in the UK, of which 1.1 million are children.To … Read the full press release

Loughborough University to receive part of UK’s health research investment on cardiovascular, respiratory and lifestyle conditions

Leicestershire, UK, 20-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Loughborough University is to receive a slice of the UK’s largest ever investment into health research announced today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. A regional consortium featuring Loughborough University and the University of Leicester, and … Read the full press release

First results from the Gaia satellite revealed

SWINDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The first results from the Gaia satellite, which is completing an unprecedented census of more than one billion stars in the Milky Way, are being released today to astronomers and the public. The release marks the … Read the full press release

STFC engineers celebrate an international award for their contribution to gravitational waves breakthrough

SWINDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On the first anniversary of the detection of gravitational waves a team of engineers from the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory are celebrating sharing an international award for their contribution to the scientific … Read the full press release

University of Oxford research: pigeon flock leaders’ incorrect information can be overruled by the collective wisdom of the group

OXFORD, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Flock leaders who attempt to give their fellow pigeons incorrect information about their direction of travel can be overruled by the collective wisdom of the group, according to new research from the University of Oxford. Recent … Read the full press release

Wellcome Trust: Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe’s work acknowledged by Lasker Awards

LONDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe, a researcher at the University of Oxford, has been awarded the prestigious Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. The award recognises Professor Lasker’s work, funded through a Wellcome Senior Fellowship, into how human … Read the full press release

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute researchers identified DNA ‘fingerprints’ that reveal how radiation can cause cancer

LONDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers have identified two ‘fingerprints’ in DNA damaged by ionising radiation, helping to explain how radiation can cause cancer. The research, led by Dr. Peter Campbell at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, may also help doctors … Read the full press release

BAE Systems welcomes Emirati interns at their Military Air and Information business in the North West of England

LONDON, 09-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — We have welcomed three Emirati students as they begin an 18 week internship at our Military Air and Information business in the North West of England. This is the second year of a five-year internship programme … Read the full press release

HPI, University of Potsdam, SAP to expand opportunities for SAP ecosystem to accelerate innovation with academia

WALLDORF, 06-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), the University of Potsdam and the SAP Innovation Center Network are planning to partner with the SAP University Alliances program to launch an academic innovation network in Berlin and Potsdam to … Read the full press release

SAP: University of Cape Town the first Academic Competence Center location in Africa to support ESEFA community

POTSDAM, Country, 06-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that the University of Cape Town (UCT) has become the first Academic Competence Center location in Africa, supporting the Enterprise Systems Education for Africa (ESEFA) community. The announcement was … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow nominated for five Times Higher Education awards

GLASGOW, 06-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Glasgow has picked up five nominations in the prestigious Times Higher Education awards. The annual awards, organised by the Times Higher Education magazine and sometimes referred to as the ‘Oscars of higher education’, … Read the full press release

Edo’s giant Lego­like blocks now on Kickstarter

The lifesized cardboard bricks to fire up kids’ imagination come from Italy ITALY, 06-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Edo is thrilled to announce the launch of Kickstarter campaign for their innovative, ecofriendly, extralarge cardboard blocks. The blocks can be used by … Read the full press release

Launch of new funding scheme Silver Stories initiative to celebrate the history and heritage of Aberdeen and its people

ABERDEEN, 05-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Principal of The University of Aberdeen, Professor Sir Ian Diamond and Depute Leader of the Council, Marie Boulton formally launched the funding scheme in the Townhouse in Old Aberdeen at a ceremony yesterday evening. The joint … Read the full press release

The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation to contribute £1m to fund clinical research and nursing posts at The Newcastle University Centre for Childhood Cancer

A leading North East charity is contributing £1m to fund new roles at Newcastle University fighting childhood cancer. NEWCASTLE, 05-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Just eight years after the launch of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, thanks to unwavering support, the … Read the full press release

University of Southampton lecturer James Wilson short-listed for Times Higher Education Award

SOUTHAMPTON, 02-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Southampton lecturer James Wilson has been short-listed for one of the most prestigious teaching honours in UK higher education. James, a lecturer in Mental Health, is in the running to be named ‘Most Innovative … Read the full press release