Enschede, Netherlands, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at research institute MESA+ of the University of Twente and Forschungszentrum Jülich have proven that the friction between two surfaces can be greatly reduced by using artificial ‘polymer brushes’. They have developed a new process whereby … Read the full press release
Enschede, Netherlands, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Universities from all over the world are compared with one another in international rankings. These rankings, though they are important when international students are choosing a course of study, provide little information about a university’s education and … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged QS Stars, QS World University Rankings, University of Twente
LONDON, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — UCL is today (12 May 2014) inaugurating a new Quantum Science & Technology Institute (UCLQ). The new institute will coordinate and support research into quantum science and technology across UCL, helping to develop this fast-advancing field of research. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged chemistry, Computer Science, Departments of Physics & Astronomy, Electronic & Electrical Engineering, London Centre for Nanotechnology, Professor David Price, Professor Michael Arthur, Quantum Science & Technology Institute, research into quantum science and technology, Science & Technology Studies, UCL’s EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Delivering Quantum Technologies, University College London
Genetically engineered antibodies are deployed successfully in cancer diagnostics and therapy. Therapeutic antibodies against Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis are currently under development. An important criterion when designing suitable antibody fragments is their stability. Comparing the antibodies of sharks, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology
Tagged Dr. Matthias J. Feige, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Johannes Buchner, Michael Groll, Michael Sattler, new approaches for stabilizing antibodies by comparing mammalian antibodies with those of sharks, professors Linda Hendershot, Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Coventry, UK, 15-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Warwick is once again in the top 10 in the UK, and the leading university in the West Midlands, in the latest UK University league table. The table is published by “The Complete … Read the full press release
Coventry, UK, 15-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The role of being bullied in childhood on adult health has once more come under the spotlight, as new evidence shows a potential increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases for victims. C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels … Read the full press release
Leicester, UK, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Leicester Department of Genetics is to hold an open day on Saturday 7 June where the technological impact of modern life on our natural body clock will be discussed. Today is the BBC’s Day … Read the full press release
Sussex, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Neuroscientists at Sussex have been invited to join a €1 billion European Union research initiative aimed at developing the tools needed to understand the human brain and its diseases. Professor Thomas Nowotny and colleagues in Informatics are … Read the full press release
Sussex, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Published today (12 May 2014), the report looks at how initiatives such as community-owned solar panels, wind turbines and hydro-electricity generators, as well as energy-saving projects, could make big differences in tackling climate change. But while a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Community-led sustainable energy projects, Dr Gill Seyfang, EDF Energy, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EPSRC, Ms Mari Martiskainen, solar panel initiative in Brighton, solar panels, Sussex Energy Group, University of Sussex, University of Sussex report
Die 14. Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften wird am 10. Mai um 16 Uhr im Audimax der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, eröffnet. Von 17 bis 24 Uhr können Besucherinnen und Besucher in 215 Veranstaltungen an 21 HU-Gebäuden Forschung … Read the full press release
When emotions are processed in a negatively biased manner in the brain, an individual is at risk to develop depression. Psilocybin, the bioactive component of the Mexican magic mushroom, seems to intervene positively in the emotion-processing mechanism. Even a small … Read the full press release
Ghent, Belgium, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Angie Clocheret and Sibylle Van Belle, 2 assistant academic staff and PhD students in tax law at Ghent University, have won the ‘Excellence in Law’ award at the International Academic Conference on Law and Politics (IACLP) … Read the full press release
DUBLIN, 7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The medical school in Trinity College Dublin is one of the oldest in Europe and because of this a history of the school is also a history of the development of medical education and clinical practice in … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Ireland, Media, Science
Tagged An Illustrated History’, Davis Coakley, Dr Patrick Prendergast, history of the development of medical education and clinical practice in Ireland over the centuries, Provost, Provost’s House, Trinity College Dublin, ‘Medicine in Trinity College Dublin
Trinity researchers say new data points to need for introduction of universal HPV vaccination for boys as well as girls. DUBLIN, 7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study by researchers in the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, has revealed a high … Read the full press release
Professor James Naismith of the University of St Andrews has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Fife, Scotland,7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Naismith (45), currently the Director of the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex (BSRC) at St Andrews, is a structural … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Smith, Bill Hunter, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, Dave Garner, David O’Hagan, Dr Campopiano, Fellow of the Royal Society, Garry Taylor, John Helliwell, Malcolm White, Marcel Jaspars, Nick Westwood, Professor Chris Whitfield, Professor James Naismith, Professor Louise Richardson, Professor Peter Bruce Professor Chris Hawkesworth Professors Emeriti Wilson Sibbett Eric Priest, Professor Ron Hay, Professors Ian Booth, Professors Malcolm White, Professors Steve Chapman, Steve Sprang, University of St Andrews
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Peter Higgs, who predicted the existence of a sub-atomic particle which gives mass to all the matter in the universe, will be awarded an honorary degree by Scotland’s first University next month. Fife, Scotland, 7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Nicholas Penny, Higgs Boson particle, Lyse Doucet, Professor Bernard Silverman, Professor Christina Romer, Professor Dana Scott, Professor Dusa McDuff, Professor Gayatri Spivak, Professor Peter Brown, Professor Peter Higgs, Professor Silvia Gherardi, Professor Tim Shaw, Sarah Coakley, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, University of St Andrews
Henkel Ambassadors show others how to achieve more with less Düsseldorf, Germany, 6-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Through the Ambassador Program, Henkel aims to establish a wider understanding of sustainability among the general public. Since 2012, Henkel has trained 2,000 ambassadors. Henkel aims … Read the full press release
Six award winners will each receive up to five million EUR and soon conduct research in Berlin, Halle, Hanover, Mainz, Osnabruck and Stuttgart. Bonn, Germany, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 8 May, Federal Minister of Education and Research Johanna Wanka and Helmut … Read the full press release
BT joins the tranSMART Foundation to extend support to the developer community; companies to continue work on the next release of Translational Medicine Platform Wakefield, Massachusetts and Irving, Texas, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The tranSMART Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Internet & Online, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged BT, BT for Life Sciences, Keith Elliston, tranSMART Foundation, Yury Rozenman
• Dr. Hubert Jäger succeeds Prof. Werner Hufenbach at the ILK • Appointment will strengthen the strategic research area of lightweight engineering Wiesbaden / Dresden, 30-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Hubert Jäger, head of SGL Group’s R&D organization, has been appointed … Read the full press release
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