The percentage of households falling below society’s minimum standard of living has increased from 14 per cent to 33 per cent over the last 30 years, despite the size of the economy doubling. This is one of the stark findings … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Child poverty, Heriot-Watt University, poverty, Professor David Gordon, Queen's University Belfast, Research Agency, the National Centre for Social Research and Northern Ireland Statistics, the Open University, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Glasgow, University of Oxford, University of York
The University of Bristol has been ranked as 8th in the UK and 63rd in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). BRISTOL, 22-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The AWRU ranks over 1,000 universities each year using six indicators. … Read the full press release
BIRMINGHAM, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Birmingham has been ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide for Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy, Life and Agriculture Sciences, and Physics. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, … Read the full press release
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Les religions sont-elles toutes les mêmes quant à la promotion de l’amour et de la compassion ou quant à l’intensification des préjugés et de la discrimination des exo-groupes religieux, ethniques et moraux ? Est-ce que … Read the full press release
Umeå, Sweden, 20-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In this year’s Shanghai Jiaotong Academic Ranking of World Universities, Umeå University is again placed among the world’s top 300 instiutions. In addition, Umeå is ranked among the top 150 in the field of life and agricultural … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Sweden
Tagged ARWU, Shanghai Jiaotong Academic Ranking of World Universities, Umeå University
DUBLIN, 19-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This year Trinity College Dublin has trialled for the first time a new admissions model on three of its most popular courses in a feasibility study which will be shared with the entire third level sector. It … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Ireland, Management
Tagged CAO, Dr Patrick Geoghegan, major brreakthrough in admissions, Trinity College Dublin
Nottingham, UK, 19-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Research published today (14 Aug 2014) shows that the New Medicine Service (NMS), an innovative medicines advice service for patients, could improve patients’ lives and save scarce NHS resources. A randomised controlled trial showed that 10 weeks after … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Antony Chuter, Gary Warner, NHS resources, Professor Rachel Elliott, University of Nottingham
Leading global information services company makes donation to nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering children in South Africa Costa Mesa, Calif., 19-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian®, the leading global information services company, has started a new partnership with Ubuntu Education Fund, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Erin Haselkorn, Experian, Ubuntu Education Fund
Nottingham, UK, 19-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nottingham Business School’s first fully sponsored in-company degree students have all graduated with top degrees and permanent employment at Experian, the global information services company. The business school, part of Nottingham Trent University, has been working with Experian … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Chris Clark, Experian, Helen Breese, Nottingham Business School, Polly Pick, Rebecca Warrington
Copenhagen, 18-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — With new advanced techniques developed by the Copenhagen Center for Glycomics at the University of Copenhagen it is possible to study cells in greater detail than ever before. The findings have just been published in the Journal … Read the full press release
Copenhagen, 18-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the past two decades, 64 % of the Earth’s land-based area has experienced an increase in human pressure, shows a new map. It is part of a research study that also reveals agriculture and human … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Denmark, Education, Science, Society
Tagged Jonas Geldmann, Neil Burgess, University of Copenhagen
MOSCOW, 15-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On August 11, 2014 Rusatom International Network JSC and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro signed the Agreement of cooperation in nuclear energy. The agreement defines basis for realization of joint projects in scientific and educational … Read the full press release
LONDON, 11-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — An increased risk of emergency operative delivery is linked with increasing maternal age, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The study used a sample of 169,583 low risk, … Read the full press release
Leicestershire, UK, 5-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — An innovative way of revolutionising how sewerage services could be measured is being trialled by Wessex Water, following a collaboration with Dynamic Flow Technologies Limited, from Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Parks. The project sees the installation of … Read the full press release
Leicestershire, UK, 5-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences are seeking volunteers for a study into people’s drinking habits. Research associate Prema Nirgude wants to recruit volunteers to complete a simple online questionnaire to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged drinking habits, Loughborough University, Prema Nirgude
LEEDS, 31-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Leeds is joining forces with one of the world’s major resources for the study of medical history as part of a project to create a comprehensive online resource. Leeds is one of nine … Read the full press release
Tübingen archaeologists find “new” fragment of Ice Age lion – now displayed at the University of Tübingen Museum Tübingen, Germany, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Archaeologists from the University of Tübingen have found an ancient fragment of ivory belonging to a 40,000 year … Read the full press release
Tübingen, Germany, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Germany’s Ministry of Education and Research has awarded grants totaling €1.9m over three years to astroparticle physics projects by Tübingen scientists. The GERDA project aims to find a particular form of radioactive decay linked with an … Read the full press release
Norwich, UK, 28-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Giving parents access to online information about the MMR vaccine is the most cost-effective way of increasing its uptake according to research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Leeds. A new report … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged measles, MMR vaccine., mumps, Prof Francine Cheater, rubella, University of East Anglia, University of Leeds, vaccine
Newcastle, UK, 28-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A team of archaeologists and volunteers led by Newcastle University’s Professor Ian Haynes and site director Tony Wilmott have been uncovering more secrets of the Maryport Roman Temples. This is the fourth season of work commissioned … Read the full press release
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