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Le CEA et Symbio FCell développent une nouvelle génération de piles à combustible à hydrogène

Le CEA-Liten en collaboration avec Symbio FCell, le spécialiste français des systèmes de piles à hydrogène pour la mobilité durable, ont développé une nouvelle génération de plaques bipolaires, élément indispensable au fonctionnement des piles à combustible. Elles sont destinées aux … Read the full press release

University of York academic awarded Future Research Leader grant by UK’s ESRC to study EU welfare law

York, UK, 27-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A lecturer at the University of York has been awarded a Future Research Leader grant by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to study the obstacles faced by welfare claimants either moving to or … Read the full press release

Breakthrough in greater understanding of DNA repair processes made by University of Sussex scientists

Brighton, UK, 25-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A five-year programme of research led by a team of scientists at the University of Sussex has resulted in significant breakthroughs in our understanding of how enzymes that make DNA help to replicate damaged genomes. In … Read the full press release

Drei Freiburger Nachwuchsforscher erhalten eine Förderung im Juniorprofessoren-Programm des Landes Baden-Württemberg

Drei Freiburger Nachwuchsforscher erhalten eine Förderung im Juniorprofessoren-Programm des Landes Baden-Württemberg Freiburg,  Deutschland, 22-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Erfolg für drei Freiburger Anträge im Juniorprofessoren-Programm des Landes Baden-Württemberg: Die Juniorprofessorin Dr. Jennifer Andexer sowie die Juniorprofessoren Dr. Tim Epkenhans und Dr. Winfried Römer erhalten in den kommenden drei Jahren … Read the full press release

Karolinska Institutet appointed Professor Bo Angelin head of Integrated Cardio Metabolic Centre (ICMC)

Karolinska Institutet has appointed Professor Bo Angelin to lead the Integrated Cardio Metabolic Centre (ICMC), a joint initiative with AstraZeneca. Now it is a matter of recruiting scientists to the centre. Stockholm, Sweden, 21-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bo Angelin is a Professor … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham professor Michal Overduin talks about the language of cancer in BBC World Service documentary

Birmingham, UK, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of Birmingham professor tackles a different aspect of cancer today, as he features in a BBC World Service documentary about the language used to describe the disease. Prof Michal Overduin is one of the interviewees … Read the full press release

Lancement d’OCÉAN, un portail international pour les MOOCs francophones ou FLOTs (Formations en Ligne Ouvertes à Tous)

Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — L’École normale supérieure, l’École normale supérieure de Lyon, l’École polytechnique, l’École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, l’Université catholique de Louvain et l’Université de Montréal avec ses deux écoles associées, HEC Montréal et Polytechnique Montréal, lancent aujourd’hui le portail OCÉAN (http://www.ocean-flots.org). … Read the full press release

Finnischer Minister für europäische Angelegenheiten und Außenhandel fordert an der Humboldt-Universität, gegen ein unliberales Europa anzutreten

“EU-Wahlen sind wichtiger als Bundestagswahlen” Berlin, Deutschland, 18-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnischer Minister für europäische Angelegenheiten und Außenhandel fordert an der Humboldt-Universität, gegen ein unliberales Europa anzutreten Alexander Stubb hat bei seiner Rede im Rahmen der Reihe „Forum Constitutionis Europae“ aufgefordert, im … Read the full press release

Public lecture at University of Dundee about ‘Anglo-Scottish (mis)understandings and the Future of the Union’ on Wednesday 20th November

Dundee, Scotland, 18-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The growing political importance of how the Scots and the English perceive each other’s national identity will be explored at a public lecture at the University of Dundee this week. Professor Michael Kenny, of Queen Mary … Read the full press release

Atos e-payment subsidiary Worldline and University College London partner over developing Mobile APP Ecosystem

Paris, France, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — UCL and Worldline, Atos subsidiary in e-payment and transactional services, have agreed to work together researching and developing new digital enterprises and apps. This is the first collaboration of its kind between the university and the … Read the full press release

Zurich and Basel universities study reveals 1 in 7 Swiss students use “smart” drugs to enhance their cognitive performance

Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — One in seven Swiss students has already tried to enhance his or her performance with prescription medication or drugs. Besides psychostimulants like Ritalin, students also consume sedatives, alcohol or cannabis. These substances are mostly … Read the full press release

Persuitnodiging: Belgisch cannabisbeleid onder de loep

Gent, België, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bijna twintig jaar na de aanbevelingen van de parlementaire werkgroep rond drugs concluderen criminoloog Tom Decorte, econoom Paul De Grauwe en toxicoloog Jan Tytgat dat het Belgisch cannabisbeleid zijn doelstellingen niet waar maakt. Op 18 november … Read the full press release

Unicaja renueva un año más su apoyo al Consorcio Universitario del Centro Asociado a la UNED “Andrés de Vandelvira” en la provincia de Jaén

Málaga, Spain, 14-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Unicaja ha renovado su colaboración con el Consorcio Universitario del Centro Asociado a la UNED “Andrés de Vandelvira” en la provincia de Jaén para colaborar en la continuidad de las actividades de este Centro en esta … Read the full press release

Trinity College Dublin & Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing report finds ‘sandwich generation’ women in Ireland support elderly parents, children and grandchildren

New report by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing highlights contributions of women with living parents and dependent children. Dublin, Ireland, 14-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — One third of women aged 50-69 in Ireland today are in the ‘sandwich generation’ with the majority … Read the full press release

UN Human Rights Council’s Independent Expert Dr Gustavo Gallón to speak at the University of St Andrews on Thursday 14 November

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A United Nations expert on human rights will speak at the University of St Andrews on the crisis in Colombia. Dr Gustavo Gallón, a lawyer who has represented victims of human rights violations before … Read the full press release

University of Nottingham study reveals polymers can disrupt the way in which bacteria communicate with each other

Nottingham, UK, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Artificial materials based on simple synthetic polymers can disrupt the way in which bacteria communicate with each other, a study led by scientists at The University of Nottingham has shown. The findings, published in the journal Nature … Read the full press release

University of Copenhagen researchers characterized genetic aberration on group of colorectal cancer patients

Researchers from Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, have characterized a genetic aberration on a group of colorectal cancer patients. The discovery gives hope for a new and efficient treatment of colorectal cancer, which is a frequent … Read the full press release

University of Copenhagen historian Dino Knudsen first researcher to get access to the Trilateral Commission’s own archives

Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the 1970s, a network of businessmen, politicians, and academics from the US, Europe, and Japan, also known as the Trilateral Commission, changed the way international politics was conducted. Informal links between Commission members, governments, and … Read the full press release

Stamcellsforskaren Jonas Frisén tilldelas Torsten Söderbergs akademiprofessur i medicin 2013

Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien har beslutat tilldela Jonas Frisén, Karolinska Institutet, Torsten Söderbergs akademiprofessur i medicin 2013. Professuren, som är finansierad av Torsten Söderbergs Stiftelse, ska främja internationellt ledande forskning inom medicin på heltid i 5 år. Anslaget uppgår till sammanlagt 10 … Read the full press release

Janet and The Cloud partner to deliver public access WiFi to Further and Higher Education sector

The Cloud approved as a public WiFi partner for the Further and Higher Education sector St Albans, UK, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Janet, part of the Jisc group, the UK’s expert on digital technologies for research and education, has partnered with The … Read the full press release