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University Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute research demonstrates that cell division is very ordered

COPENHAGEN, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NATURE’S INGENIOUS SYSTEMS: A layer of cells called endothelial cells lines the interior of blood vessels. When blood flows through the vessels, such cells only divide to replace dead cells. However, if there is a blood clot … Read the full press release

Japan to host Nobel Prize Dialogue 2015

STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nobel Prize Dialogue is a whole-day conference inspired by Nobel Week Dialogue, which has been taking place in Sweden since 2012 on the day before the Nobel Prize Ceremony. Held outside Sweden for the first … Read the full press release

South West Grid for Learning selected BT to help transform the use of technology in schools

LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) has selected BT to help transform the use of technology in schools. BT will deliver education cloud services via a new framework, offering schools an innovative way to purchase … Read the full press release

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives launch web-based toolkit to try and eradicate bullying and undermining behaviour in the workplace

Joint RCOG/RCM release LONDON, 1-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have joined forces to try and eradicate bullying and undermining behaviour in the workplace through a new … Read the full press release

KTH Royal Institute of Technology develops mobile app to conduct public opinion polls

Soon anyone can conduct public opinion polls to drive issues that are important to them, using a new open source tool being developed at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology. STOCKHOLM, 1-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researcher Konrad Tollmar and his … Read the full press release

Loughborough University announces the appointment of John Steele as the new Executive Director of Sport

Loughborough University has today announced the appointment of John Steele as the new Executive Director of Sport. Leicestershire, UK, 27-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Described by former Loughborough student Lord Coe, as ‘an exceptional sports leader’, John is one of the biggest … Read the full press release

Loughborough University invited to work with some of the world’s leading companies to deliver new Degree Apprenticeships

Loughborough is one of eight UK universities that has been invited to work with some of the world’s leading companies to deliver new Degree Apprenticeships, due to be announced today by the Digital Economy Minister, Ed Vaizey. Leicestershire, UK, 27-11-2014 — … Read the full press release

Loughborough University to host world record attempt to break the winter woolly world record on 10 December part of the national Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day fundraiser

If you’re starting to get into the festive spirit, why not don your Christmas jumper and come along to Loughborough University on 10 December to join the hundreds who’ll be gathering to break the winter woolly world record? Leicestershire, UK, 27-11-2014 … Read the full press release

Loughborough University’s Dr Karen Lumsden co-edited new book exploring criminals and deviants

Research with criminals and deviants is explored in a new book co-edited by Dr Karen Lumsden from the Department of Social Sciences at Loughborough University. Leicestershire, UK, 27-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The book: Reflexivity in Criminological Research: Experiences with the Powerful … Read the full press release

Destatis: 2.7 million students enrolled at German institutions of higher education in 2014/2015 winter semester, more than ever before

WIESBADEN, Germany, 26-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the winter semester of 2014/2015, the number of students who enrolled at German institutions of higher education has been higher than ever before. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports on the basis of first … Read the full press release

Newcastle University selected as one of the eight leading academic centres for primary care research in England and invited to join the NIHR School for Primary Care Research

Newcastle, UK, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Newcastle University has been selected as one of the nine leading academic centres for primary care research in England and invited to join the National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR … Read the full press release

University of Leeds research: Modern hand dryers can spread bacteria in public toilets

LEEDS, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs, according to new University of Leeds research. Scientists from the University of Leeds have found that high-powered ‘jet-air’ and warm … Read the full press release

Dr Gerhard Schwehm, initiator and until recently the Rosetta Mission manager to give lecture at the University of Twente on 24 November

On 24 November, Dr Gerhard Schwehm will be talking about the mission’s latest developments and about his life’s work Enschede, Netherlands, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Gerhard Schwehm, initiator and until recently the Rosetta Mission manager, will be giving a lecture … Read the full press release

LMU Physicists developed new algorithm that is capable of solving the Boltzmann equation for systems of self-propelled particles

Physicists at LMU have developed a new algorithm that is capable of solving the Boltzmann equation for systems of self-propelled particles. The new method also reveals previously unknown patterns of collective motion in such systems. MUNICH, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

UCL and Arup report reveals that UK city authorities spend £23 million a year each on IT

A new report by UCL and Arup reveals that UK city authorities spend an average of £23 million a year each on IT, which is 6% of their total expenditure. LONDON, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The study, ‘Delivering the Smart … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool scientists found that outbreaks of plague in Madagascar are linked to naturally occurring climate event in the tropical Pacific

LIVERPOOL, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that outbreaks of plague in Madagascar are linked to a naturally occurring climate event in the tropical Pacific. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an ocean-atmosphere … Read the full press release

University of Warwick-led study shows that markets of ethnically diverse traders are much less likely to suffer bubbles

Coventry, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In diverse company, people think more deeply, make better decisions, study finds From The Great Depression through the dot-com boom of the 1990s to the recent financial crisis, stock market bubbles are a constant malaise. … Read the full press release

Arts and Historic Collections head at Chatsworth Matthew Hirst to give the 2nd biennial Yorkshire Country House Partnership lecture at the University of York on 26 November 2014

Matthew Hirst, Head of Arts and Historic Collections at Chatsworth, will give the second biennial Yorkshire Country House Partnership lecture on 26 November at the University of York. YORK, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The lecture, The Past Informs the Future: … Read the full press release

The York Festival of Ideas to launch Holbeck Trust-funded Innovation Fund for development of activities for the 2015 programme

The York Festival of Ideas will launch a new Innovation Fund providing support for organisations and individuals wishing to develop activities for the 2015 programme, funded by the Holbeck Trust. YORK, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The festival committee is inviting … Read the full press release

Fight for Sight–Nystagmus Network Small Grant Award to fund University of Leicester project to understand how nystagmus affect balance and posture in people who had it since childhood

Dr Frank Proudlock involved in study Leicester, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This year’s Fight for Sight–Nystagmus Network Small Grant Award will fund a research project that aims to understand how involuntary eye movements – a condition known as nystagmus – … Read the full press release