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The Higher Education Funding Council for England allocated £85 million of public funding to Russell Group universities

LONDON, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Higher Education Funding Council for England has allocated £85 million of public funding from the Research Partnership Investment Fund to Russell Group universities. This funding will be matched by universities and matched again by … Read the full press release

UK: Loughborough University created new app VoteBee to track the nation’s mood about the General Election through Twitter

A new app created by academics at Loughborough University enables you to track the nation’s mood about the General Election through Twitter. Leicestershire, 25-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — VoteBee uses the ground-breaking Emotive Engine to search for tweets about the key political parties, … Read the full press release

BP: four students from Wells Cathedral Senior School in Somerset won the inaugural Ultimate STEM Challenge

Somerset young science enthusiasts win with novel idea on how to keep hydrated LONDON, 25-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BP, the international oil and gas company, today announced that four students from Wells Cathedral Senior School in Somerset have won the … Read the full press release

The University of Aberdeen secures £1.5million grant from Cancer Research UK to study how tumours develop

The University of Aberdeen has secured a grant of up to £1.5million from Cancer Research UK to study how tumours develop. ABERDEEN, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The grant will fund a five-year programme of research led by Professor Anne Donaldson … Read the full press release

The University of Aberdeen hosts free events as part of British Science Week which runs from 13-22 March 2015

The University of Aberdeen is hosting and supporting an exciting and diverse programme of free events as part of British Science Week which runs from 13-22 March 2015. ABERDEEN, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Tonight, Monday 16 March, Dr Neil Basu, … Read the full press release

Aberdeen University Students’ Association (AUSA) and University of Aberdeen plan an ambitious £8 million renovation of the existing Butchart Centre

Students at the University of Aberdeen and the Students’ Association are set to benefit from an £8 million redevelopment of its student union building in the heart of the Old Aberdeen campus. ABERDEEN, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Working closely with … Read the full press release

University of East Anglia: International research team to use a method employed by heart surgeons to reveal the pulse of planet Earth

The University of East Anglia is part of an international research team to use a method, normally employed by heart surgeons, to reveal the pulse of planet Earth. NORWICH, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The statistical method is called ‘multi-scale entropy analysis’ … Read the full press release

Newcastle University Dr Suzanne Moffatt research shows people affected by the bedroom tax are finding it impossible to manage ever-decreasing incomes

NEWCASTLE, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Communities are being pulled apart by the bedroom tax as people struggle to ‘survive’ its effects, says a leading academic at Newcastle University. Dr Suzanne Moffatt says a new study undermines Government claims that implementing … Read the full press release

Leeds Festival of Science celebrates its 10th birthday in 2015

LEEDS, 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Have you ever looked through a telescope? Do you know what to do in the event of a zombie outbreak? Have you ever been to a science slam or a science ceilidh? The interactive, educational … Read the full press release

Study suggests potential rise in measles cases of 100,000 across the three countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

SOUTHAMPTON, 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — An international study involving the University of Southampton suggests there could be a rise in measles cases of 100,000 across the three countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa due to health system … Read the full press release

MPQ, LMU, and FUB scientists analyse how fast order can appear in a quantum-mechanical system

Scientists from the MPQ, LMU, and the FUB analyse how fast order can appear in a quantum-mechanical system. GARCHING, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — During the freezing of water, the initially unordered molecules start to form an ordered crystal, namely ice. … Read the full press release

University of Warwick study calls for more UK compulsory regulation of devices used in hip replacements to reduce the need for further traumatic and expensive surgery

COVENTRY, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study from the University of Warwick is calling for more UK compulsory regulation of devices used in hip replacements to reduce the need for further traumatic and expensive surgery. In a paper published … Read the full press release

Warwick Business School retains its place as first in the UK and second in the world in the Financial Times global ranking of Distance Learning MBAs

COVENTRY, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the Financial Times global ranking of Distance Learning MBAs Warwick Business School retains its place as first in the UK and second in the world. Only accredited business schools are invited to participate, with … Read the full press release

Technische Universität München scientists demonstrated that ongoing pain changes brain activity from sensory to emotional processes

A momentary lapse of concentration is all it takes for a finger to become trapped, to receive a bump on the head or sprain an ankle – and it hurts. Pain is the body’s indispensable protective mechanism, and at the … Read the full press release

Technische Universität München Prof. Nils Thürey developed a methodology that could make simulations more realistic

Simulations of impressive landscapes and alien creatures have become commonplace, especially in fantasy and science fiction films. But simulations are also appearing in ever more medical and engineering applications. However, the road to a perfect illusion is complex and time-intensive. … Read the full press release

University of York PhD student won bronze medal for chemistry at the SET for Britain poster competition in Westminster

A University of York PhD student has won a bronze medal for chemistry at the SET for Britain poster competition in Westminster. YORK, 12-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ryan Gorman, a final year chemistry PhD student, was awarded the medal for … Read the full press release

University of Leicester: The Grey Friars Research Team to publish book about the story behind the identification of Richard III, England’s last medieval king

The Grey Friars research team with Professor Lin Foxhall and Maev Kennedy to publish book exploring for the first time the complete story behind the identification of Richard III THE BONES OF A KING: RICHARD III REDISCOVERED By the Grey … Read the full press release

Former University of Leicester historian David Baldwin explores Henry VIII’s secret love in new book

Historian suggests that Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk, who married Henry VIII’s close friend Charles Brandon, became close to Henry both before and after Charles’s death Theory of seventh wife to-be explored in new book ‘Henry VIII’s Last Love: The … Read the full press release

University of Leicester marks the first day of British Science Week 2015 with classic science experiment on March 13

University of Leicester project to replicate the Doppler Effect on Friday 13 March for British Science Week Leicester, UK, 11-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Schoolchildren from the East Midlands will be jumping on board a steam train on Friday 13 March to … Read the full press release

Workshop über Glücks- und Erfolgspathologien in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts an der Universität Konstanz

Workshop über Glücks- und Erfolgspathologien in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts KONSTANZ, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vom 18. bis 20. März untersucht der Workshop „Stress und Unbehagen“ an der Universität Konstanz, wie sich das Streben nach Glück und Erfolg … Read the full press release