OXFORD, 27-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — New institute will include research on the use of proton beam therapy A £110m cancer research institute is to be established at Oxford University, a development spurred by a £35m grant from the UK government. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Greg Clark, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Joe Matteo, Madeleine Atkins, Professor Andrew Hamilton, Professor Gillies McKenna, Professor Peter Johnson, Sir Jonathan Michael, The Precision Cancer Medicine Institute, UK Research Partnership Investment Fund, University of Oxford
SOUTHAMPTON, 24-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Research being released this week at the Inside Out Festival in London is set to shed new light on the positive impact multi-sensory environments can have when caring for people living with dementia. Academic experts Dr … Read the full press release
SOUTHAMPTON, 24-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the University of Southampton have revealed that feather shafts are made of a multi-layered fibrous composite material, much like carbon fibre, which allows the feather to bend and twist to cope with the stresses … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Christian Laurent, feather shafts, stresses of flight, University of Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, 24-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of Southampton are launching a study to improve the compassion and care experienced by older people on hospital wards. The Francis Inquiry reported that many older patients experienced negative and uncaring attitudes … Read the full press release
Eight out of twelve tested models of hand blenders are leaking chlorinated paraffins when used according to the suppliers’ instructions. This is revealed in a report from Stockholm University where researchers analyzed a selection of hand blenders which are available … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Åke Bergman, chlorinated paraffins, hand blenders, Stockholm University
There is a general correlation between unemployment and suicide among men. But the weaker the unemployment protection in the country, the stronger the connection. These findings are reported in a comparative study covering thirty countries, focusing the impact of the … Read the full press release
Research should result in knowledge to extract more oil from existing fields Enschede, Netherlands, 23-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the next five years, BP will invest two million euros in fundamental research by the department of Physics of Complex Fluids of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Netherlands, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BP, Complex Fluids, fundamental research, MESA+, the University of Twente
Better images from combination of echoscopy and photoacoustics Enschede, Netherlands, 23-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the MIRA research institute, in collaboration with various companies, have developed a prototype of a handy device that combines echoscopy (ultrasound) with photoacoustics. Combining these two … Read the full press release
Enschede, Netherlands, 23-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from the ITC Faculty of the University of Twente are working on generating energy from the warm undersoil of volcanoes in Indonesia. Due to a fast-growing population and rising prosperit, the demand for electricity in … Read the full press release
A study by LMU researchers shows that infants fed on fresh rather than UHT cow’s milk are less prone to infection. The authors recommend the use of alternative processing methods to preserve the protectants found in the natural product. MUNICH, … Read the full press release
People with type 2 diabetes are physically less able to recover from stress, finds a study by scientists at UCL and the University of Zurich, funded by the British Heart Foundation. LONDON, 22-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — These findings could lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Sanjay Thakrar, Professor Andrew Steptoe, stress, the University of Zurich, type 2 diabetes, UCL
UCL Council has today (20 October) confirmed its decision that UCL should merge with the Institute of Education (IOE). LONDON, 22-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Subject to legal agreements and final approval at the meeting of IOE Council on 25 November, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Institute of Education (IOE), Professor Michael Arthur, UCL Council
LONDON, 22-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University’s has launched a new course, Understanding Northern Ireland, at its campus in London. The new intensive one-day course explains the historical background to the conflict in Northern Ireland within the wider British-Irish and international … Read the full press release
Explosions from the controlled detonation of World War II aircraft bomb duds can cause severe damage to surrounding building structures. Engineers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have developed models to predict the effects of detonation shockwaves in cities. In … Read the full press release
Coventry, UK, 22-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new cancer research unit set up at the University of Warwick will use digital technology to try and find new treatments for the disease. The Unit will also bring together expertise from mathematicians, physicists … Read the full press release
University of Leicester clinical neuropsychologist develops assessment to help sufferers of damage to the brain A video showing Dr Burgess discussing SPANS is available to download and embed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKvWfocqDJc An image of the SPANS equipment available to download at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/89ld40dyypmnpgl/AABliTZ0LnEQxOaxayzfEoFXa?dl=0 New … Read the full press release
NERC invests £23m in Earth observation, supporting science and innovation, big data and space technology at the University of Leicester Leicester, UK, 21-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NERC is to fund the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) for a further five … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged big data and space technology, Earth observation, Greg Clark, National Centre for Earth Observation, NERC, Professor Duncan Wingham, Professor John Remedios, Professor Paul Boyle, supporting science and innovation, University of Leicester
A fly’s sense of smell could be used in new technology to detect drugs and bombs, new University of Sussex research has found. BRIGHTON, 20-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Brain scientist Professor Thomas Nowotny was surprised to find that the ‘nose’ of … Read the full press release
The way we interact with our GPs could be transformed thanks to a new £458,000 project exploring whether consultations could viably be conducted via email, text message, telephone or via the internet. BRISTOL, 20-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A group of … Read the full press release
Freiburg neurobiologists elucidate the spatial and temporal dynamics of specific glutamate receptors in the brain FREIBURG, 20-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Uwe Schulte, Dr. Jochen Schwenk, Prof. Dr.Bernd Fakler, and their team have elucidated the enormous spatial and temporal dynamics … Read the full press release
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