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University of York music graduate wins the National Centre for Early Music Young Composer of the Year Award 2015

A University of York music graduate has won the National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) Young Composer of the Year Award 2015, presented in partnership with BBC Radio 3 and the Dunedin Consort. YORK, 18-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — John Goldie-Scot, … Read the full press release

University of Freiburg demonstrated how molecular chaperones collaborate to create barrels for protein folding

University of Freiburg researchers demonstrate how so-called chaperones collaborate to create barrels for protein folding FREIBURG, 15-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Chaperones are molecular helpers that assist otherproteins with folding. One such chaperone is the so-called heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60). This protein … Read the full press release

Universities of Sussex and Sheffield study: High wages lead to high levels of entrepreneurship

BRIGHTON, 15-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Attempts by successive governments to boost entrepreneurship in areas with low rates of self-employment have largely failed, according to a new study by economists at the universities of Sussex and Sheffield. In a review of … Read the full press release

University of Bristol: New strains of human pathogen responsible for African sleeping sickness can arise by swapping genes between human and animal variants of the parasite

New strains of the human pathogen responsible for African sleeping sickness can arise by swapping genes between human and animal variants of the parasite, new research from the University of Bristol has found. BRISTOL, 14-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — African sleeping … Read the full press release

University of Bristol Botanic Garden celebrates the third international Fascination of Plants Day on May 17

Have you ever wondered how plants are classified and named? This question and many more will be answered this Sunday [May 17] when the University of Bristol Botanic Garden celebrates the third international Fascination of Plants Day. BRISTOL, 14-5-2015 — … Read the full press release

TU/e professor Hans Kuipers appointed as new member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

TU/e professor Hans Kuipers has been appointed as one of the sixteen new members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the academy announced today. Membership of the KNAW is regarded as a great honor  in a … Read the full press release

The University of Birmingham and Chinese rolling stock manufacturer, CSR Sifang to cooperate on railway research and education

BIRMINGHAM, 14-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Birmingham (UK) has signed a cooperation agreement on railway research and education with the Chinese rolling stock manufacturer, CSR Sifang. Reflecting the University of Birmingham’s position as a global leader in railway … Read the full press release

Umeå University student Alexis Nielsen receives the 2015 Global Swede Award

Alexis Nielsen, master’s degree student in geoecology at Umeå University, received the 2015 Global Swede Award at a diploma ceremony in Stockholm on 12 May. The special recognition is a joint initiative between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the … Read the full press release

Umeå University researcher carries out project to help the community in Sierra Leone stop the spread of Ebola

A researcher at Umeå University has carried out a project to identify messages required for the community in Sierra Leone to stop the spread of Ebola. A report has recently been presented to the country’s government with the results. Umeå, … Read the full press release

Umeå University researchers: lake-water carbon concentrations have varied depending on long-term natural dynamics over thousands of years

Umeå, Sweden, 13-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The historical past is important when we seek to understand environmental conditions as they are today and predict how these might change in the future. This is according to researchers from Umeå University, whose … Read the full press release

Sharon Macdonald wird am Institut für Europäische Ethnologie der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin forschen

Die Sozialanthropologin wird am Institut für Europäische Ethnologie der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin forschen BERLIN, 13-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sharon Macdonald tritt Anfang Oktober 2015 die Alexander von Humboldt-Professur am Institut für Europäische Ethnologie der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) an. Hauptziel … Read the full press release

Trinity College Associate Professor Dr Emma Stokes elected President of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) at the WCPT Congress in Singapore

DUBLIN, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Emma Stokes, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy and a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, this week took office as President of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) at the WCPT Congress in Singapore. Founded … Read the full press release

Legal seminar on women’s rights and legal change held in Swift Theatre at Trinity College Dublin

DUBLIN, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The feminist activist who brought about the end to men-only juries in Ireland was among speakers at a legal seminar on women’s rights and legal change held in the Swift Theatre, Trinity College Dublin on … Read the full press release

Four academics at University of St Andrews honoured by the Royal Society of Chemistry

Fife, Scotland, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Four academics at the University of St Andrews have been honoured by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Sharon Ashbrook is the Royal Society of Chemistry Corday-Morgan Prizewinner for 2015. Professor Ashbrook is a physical chemistry … Read the full press release

University of Nottingham: Project for greener cities won first place in the Universitas 21 Global Ingenuity Challenge 2015

NOTTINGHAM, 12-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A vision for the future in which motorists are persuaded to leave their cars behind and build greener cities one footstep at a time has picked up the top prize in a global competition for … Read the full press release

CEA, le CNRS, l’Ecole Centrale de Lyon et l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie unissent leurs forces pour la compréhension des infrasons

Le Laboratoire études et modélisation acoustiques (LETMA) a été créé en mars 2015 par le CEA, le CNRS, l’Ecole Centrale de Lyon et l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie. Son activité porte sur l’analyse des phénomènes atmosphériques produisant des ondes acoustiques … Read the full press release

Cambridge computer scientists set new gold standard for openness and reproducibility in research; increasing the reliability of research results

Cambridge computer scientists have established a new gold standard for open research, in order to make scientific results more robust and reliable. CAMBRIDGE, 4-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A group of Cambridge computer scientists have set a new gold standard for openness … Read the full press release

ŠKODA AUTO Vocational School ‘trainee car’ project: The Pickup ŠKODA FUNstar to make public debut at the 34th GTI Meeting at Wörthersee, 13 – 16 May 2015

› 23 ŠKODA trainees build sassy pickup based on the ŠKODA Fabia › Vehicle project in close cooperation with the ŠKODA Design department and ŠKODA Production › Premiere at the 34th GTI Meeting at Wörthersee in mid-May Mladá Boleslav, 4-5-2015 … Read the full press release

Loughborough University: The Daily Express and Daily Star declared for UKIP before the UK General Elections

The Daily Express and Daily Star have already effectively declared for UKIP, say Loughborough University researchers. Leicestershire, 28-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The formal political declarations of national newspapers on the eve of polling day are an important ritual in UK … Read the full press release

Loughborough Students’ Union’s annual music festival Freefest to welcome staff, students and local residents on Bank Holiday Monday

Leicestershire, 28-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Loughborough Students’ Union’s annual music festival Freefest returns on Bank Holiday Monday! (4 May 2015) This year, the Student’s Union has teamed up with LU Arts to bring you an extended week long of creative … Read the full press release