Western conservation groups are seeking stricter law enforcement to tackle a trade in endangered wildlife, but an Oxford University researcher warns that this is not a ‘silver bullet’ solution and highlights the case of the Bali Starling in an article … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Law, United Kingdom
Tagged Bali Starling, Dr Paul Jepson, endangered wildlife, Oxford University
New research from the University of East Anglia shows that an evolutionary force known as ‘sexual selection’ can explain the persistence of sex as a dominant mechanism for reproducing offspring. NORFOLK, UK, 19-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Biologists have long puzzled … Read the full press release
Fathers who want to be more involved with their newborn children feel held back by lack of support from health staff, government and society, a study by Oxford University researchers has shown. The team also identified other issues such as … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Anna Machin, first time fathers, newborn children, Oxford University
SOUTHAMPTON, 19-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Patrick Sturgis, Professor of Research Methodology in Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton, has been announced as Chair of an inquiry set up to examine errors in the pre-election opinion polls for the … Read the full press release
Research consortium can make the development of medicines faster, cheaper and safer Enschede, Netherlands, 19-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nine research institutes and industrial partners today announced their intention to join forces in the field of organ-on-chip technology. The establishment of the hDMT … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged Albert van den Berg, Erasmus MC, Galapagos, Genmab, hDMT, Hubrecht Institute, Institute for human Organ and Disease Model technology, Leiden University, Leiden University Medical Center, organ-on-chip technology, TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, University of Twente, UT research institute MIRA
As of October 2015, dr. Mirjam Bult will be appointed as the new Vice President of the Executive Board of the University of Twente. She will succeed Kees van Ast, whose appointment period as a member of the Board ends … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Netherlands
Tagged dr. Mirjam Bult, KPMG Management Consultants, University of Twente
A new Emmy Noether Research Group at LMU focuses on how we learn to pronounce the unfamiliar sounds in a foreign language, and why it is often difficult for us to avoid errors in pronunciation that we pounce on when … Read the full press release
New research led by the University of Warwick shows newly diagnosed advanced prostate cancer patients who received the chemotherapy drug docetaxel with standard hormone therapy lived ten months longer on average, compared to those who received standard therapy alone. COVENTRY, … Read the full press release
An international study published in the journal Nature Communications points the way toward wider, more effective use of biocompatible materials in repairing human tissues. Focusing on the difficult case of restoring cartilage, which requires both flexibility and mechanical strength, the researchers … Read the full press release
Leicester criminologist to speak at hate crime event on 21 May LEICESTER, 18-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nearly eight years after her daughter was kicked to death for being a Goth, Sylvia Lancaster OBE is still campaigning to stamp out prejudice … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Media, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Black Roses, Criminologist, hate crime event, Police and Crime Commissioner, Sophie Lancaster, Sylvia Lancaster
A company, founded by University of Liverpool scientist, Professor Anthony Hollander, has been awarded £2 million to develop stem cell technologies that have shown potential in repairing damaged tissue in the knee. LIVERPOOL, 18-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The team at … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Azellon, Innovate UK and Cell Therapy Catapult, meniscal cartilage, NHS Blood and Transplant, Professor Anthony Hollander, stem cell technologies, treatment of damaged fibrous tissues in the knee, University of Liverpool
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 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
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
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
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 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
Posted in Education, Management, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged Hans Kuipers, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, TU/e
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
Posted in Education, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Birmingham International Railway Academy, CSR Sifang, Mr Sansan Ding, Professor Clive Roberts, Professor Michael Whitby, railway engineering, railway research and education, The University of Birmingham mChinese rolling stock manufacturer
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
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 2015 Global Swede Award, Alexis Nielsen, Greg Neely, Umeå University
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
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