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Loughborough University makes sure everyone on campus stays safe with the launch of safety awareness campaign

With the academic year now well underway, the University is kick-starting a safety awareness campaign to make sure that everyone on campus stays safe. Leicestershire, UK, 13-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University is home to thousands of students and staff … Read the full press release

Military Training Technology (MT2) Magazine named Saab “2015 Top Simulation and Training Company”

Saab is proud to announce its selection as a “2015 Top Simulation and Training Company” by Military Training Technology (MT2) Magazine. MT2 Magazine features companies from around the world that have made a significant impact on military training and simulation … Read the full press release

Scottish Association for Marine Science becomes partner in £2.5m Centre for Doctoral Training for future scientists in marine robotics

Argyll, Scotland,  9-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has been announced as a partner in a £2.5m Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in the use of ‘robotic’ smart and autonomous observation systems (SAOS) for the … Read the full press release

OSCE: Autumn school on criminal process for law professors in Lviv, Ukraine, 30 Sep – 2 Oct 2015

VIENNA, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — An autumn school in Lviv was organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) from 30 September to 2 October 2015 for law professors from 16 universities across Ukraine with the aim of highlighting … Read the full press release

New £23 million facility for virus research officially open at the University of Glasgow

GLASGOW, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new £23 million facility for virus research has been officially opened at the University of Glasgow by Professor Sir Mark Walport FRS, Chief Scientific Adviser, HM Government. The Sir Michael Stoker Building is home to … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow’s Professor Douglas Paul among leading researchers to share £12 million investment from EPSRC

GLASGOW, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Glasgow’s Professor Douglas Paul has been announced as one of a series of leading researchers who will share in a £12 million investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow saves the world’s oldest surviving transmission recording made by television pioneer John Logie Baird

GLASGOW, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s oldest surviving transmission recording made by television pioneer John Logie Baird has been saved by the University of Glasgow. The phonovision shellac disc, dating back to 20 September 1927, is the world’s oldest surviving … Read the full press release

Tübingen tropical medicine experts discovered malaria parasites of the Plasmodium brasilianum species in Yanomami indigenous Indians on the Venezuela and Brazil border

Research scientists in Tübingen discover indications that two types of parasites are actually one with several host species – this has consequences for the global battle against the disease Tübingen, Germany, 28-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Tropical medicine experts from Tübingen … Read the full press release

GapYear 2016: Allianz, Bertelsmann, Henkel, McKinsey & Company und Project A Ventures bieten Praktika für Bachelor-Absolventen

Programm von Allianz, Bertelsmann, Henkel, McKinsey und Project A Ventures Düsseldorf, 28-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Studierende, die im Sommer 2016 ihr Bachelor-Studium beenden, können sich ab sofort für das GapYear 2016 bewerben. Die Unternehmen Allianz, Bertelsmann, Henkel, McKinsey & Company und Project … Read the full press release

University of Aberdeen: Dr Alan Jamieson’s deep sea book nominated by the Royal Society of Biology in its Postgraduate Textbook Prize category

A book written by a University of Aberdeen deep sea explorer, and endorsed by Holywood film director and fellow explorer James Cameron has been nominated for a major award. ABERDEEN, 28-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Hadal Zone: Life in the Deepest … Read the full press release

Leading historians will discuss Europe’s ‘forgotten union’ between Poland and Lithuania at a special event in Edinburgh

A panel of leading historians will discuss Europe’s ‘forgotten union’ at a special event to launch a new book by an Aberdeen academic. ABERDEEN, 25-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Robert Frost’s work, The Making of the Polish-Lithuanian Union 1385-1569, is the … Read the full press release

Musical Events on the Day of Confucius Institutes on September 26 at the Confucius Institute of Freie Universität Berlin

BERLIN, 25-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lyrical, jazz, classical, or modern: On the World Day of Confucius Institutes on September 26, 2015, the events at the Confucius Institute of Freie Universität Berlin will all be musical presentations or related to music. … Read the full press release

CardioLogs awarded the CEPAME fellowship (California École Polytechnique Alumni for the Master in Entrepreneurship)

Introduced in 2013 by Vincent Worms (Class of 1971) with the support of the Friends of Ecole Polytechnique, the CEPAME fellowship rewards the most promising students of the École Polytechnique Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Master’s program. Amounting to $20,000, the … Read the full press release

University of Oxford to lead the design and build of the HARMONI spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope

University of Oxford researchers will lead the design and build of the HARMONI spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), as part of a contract signed today by the European Southern Observatory. OXFORD, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The HARMONI … Read the full press release

Oxford University, Karlsruhe, Munster and Exeter developed the world’s first entirely light-based memory chip to store data permanently

OXFORD, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s first entirely light-based memory chip to store data permanently has been developed by material scientists at Oxford University in collaboration with scientists at Karlsruhe, Munster and Exeter. The device, which makes use of … Read the full press release

University of Oxford doctors and scientists tested a tissue oxygen monitor in microgravity for the first time

OXFORD, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A team of doctors and scientists from the University of Oxford have tested a tissue oxygen monitor in microgravity for the first time. Dr Thomas Smith, who leads Oxford’s Aerospace Medicine Research Group and led … Read the full press release

Lloyds Banking Group to launch new construction skills fund with initial budget of £1m

Building skills for London LONDON, 23-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of Lloyds Banking Group’s commitment to helping Britain prosper, António Horta-Osório, Chief Executive of Lloyds Banking Group, will today (23 September) announce that it is launching a new construction … Read the full press release

Nieuw onderzoek van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen: Sterke aanwijzingen gevonden die mythes over links- en rechtshandigheid naar de prullenbak verwijzen

Nieuw onderzoek van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in samenwerking met het Weekend van de Wetenschap wijst uit dat niet links- of rechtshandigheid, maar de sterkte van handvoorkeur een relatie vertoont met bepaalde eigenschappen zoals creativiteit en gezondheid. GRONINGEN, 23-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In … Read the full press release

University of Leeds and UCL led researchers suggest that the movements involved in fidgeting may counteract the adverse health impacts of sitting for long periods

LEEDS, 23-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — New research suggests that the movements involved in fidgeting may counteract the adverse health impacts of sitting for long periods. In a study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, a team of … Read the full press release

Heidelberg to host the Santander International Summer School, 26 Sep – 4 Oct 2015; Sustainable development on focus

Santander International Summer School to be held in Heidelberg 26 September – 4 October 2015 Heidelberg, Germany, 22-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Heidelberg University has invited outstanding doctoral students from Brazil, China, Germany, Greece, Great Britain, India, Austria, Sweden and Spain … Read the full press release