New Johnnie Walker global brand attraction & distillery upgrades to grow appeal of scotch LONDON, 18-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Diageo announces a £150 million investment over three years to transform its Scotch whisky visitor experiences in the biggest concerted programme … Read the full press release
The shortlisted finalists for the 2018 BBSRC Innovator of the Year competition have been announced (see box below for full list). LONDON, 18-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Twelve finalists will compete to be named Innovator of the Year 2018 at The Mermaid … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2018 BBSRC Innovator of the Year competition, bioscience, INNOVATION, IoY18
LONDON, 18-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The diet and health of both parents can have profound implications for the growth, development, and long-term health of their children before their conception, according to a series of papers published in The Lancet. These findings have substantial societal … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged dietary, folate, iron, preconception, pregnancy, Professor Janice Rymer, RCOG, WOMEN
HELSINKI, 17-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Consumers rank Valio as the most sustainable brand in Finland. The dairy and food company received the recognition for the fifth consecutive year in the Nordic’s largest brand study on sustainability. Issues of particular importance to … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Food & Beverage, Society
Tagged brand, dairy, FOOD, Kristiina Kiviharju, sustainability, Valio
Leicestershire, UK, 17-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The on-going debate over whether ‘health obesity’ exists is diverting attention away from effective medical research as academics continue to use the confusing classification. The concept – which relates to people with high BMI but … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged biology, BMI, Diabetes, Dr Will Johnson, healthy, healthy obesity, hypertension, Loughborough University, Obesity
On 23-24 March, to mark the 11th year of its partnership with Sidaction, Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance helped the charity to raise €100,396 in pledges to help it in the fight against AIDS. Montrouge, France, 13-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Healthcare, Society
Tagged AIDS, charity, Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance, donation, Sidaction, Stéphane Priami, volunteers
https://youtu.be/Rpxr3wewQQA Ride Sunday will see motorcyclists unite and ride while raising funds for charity AMSTERDAM, 09-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A GLOBAL MOVEMENT. The date for Ride Sunday 2018, the international day of riding for a cause, has been confirmed for … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Denmark, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Society, Sports
Tagged Bike, charity, donations, fundraisers, fundraising, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, international day of riding, Mark Hawwa, Motorcycle, motorcycling community, motorcyclists, peer-to-peer fundraising platform, REV’IT!, Ride Sunday 2018, riding, riding for a cause, Royal Enfield, Stephen Broholm, Triumph Motorcycles
CAMBRIDGE, 04-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A joint research team from the University of Cambridge and Dartmouth College has developed a system for using infrared light tags to monitor face-to-face interactions. The technique could lead to a more precise understanding of … Read the full press release
GENEVA, 04-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As the crisis in Yemen continues to worsen, the European Union has pledged €107.5 million in new funding for 2018 to help civilians most in need across the country. The announcement was made at the High Level … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Society
Tagged Christos Stylianides, conflict, crisis, EU, European Union, funding, humanitarian crisis, Neven Mimica, Yemen
Highlevel conference 9:30 – 12:45 (EP, Room PHS1A002) and press-conference 13:30 – 14:00 (EP, press room) AMERSFOORT, 02-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — WIth this high level conference, we would like to present to Europe and European decision makers, politicians and media … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Defence, European Union, Government, International Trade, Media, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Politics, Religion, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Society
Tagged A FUTURE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SYRIA, Afrin, autonomous region, Branislav Skripek, Christians, Conference, DAESH, decision makers, democratic Federation of Northern Syria, DFNS, ethnic tolerance, European Parliament, gender equality, high-level conference, ISIS, Johannes de Jong, Kurdish, Mr. Sanahrib Barsom, Northern Syria, politicians, reconciliation, reconstruction, refugees, religious tolerance, Rojava, SDF, SECURITY, self-defence, speakers, sustainable ecology, SYRIA, Syrian Democratic Forces, Terrorism, Turkey, Yezidi
Economic leadership and technological leadership are often closely linked. Efficient organisations make investment decisions based on market forces. Less efficient organisations allow other factors to influence their decisions. The Portuguese and Dutch merchant shipping empires of the 16th and 17th century demonstrate … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, International Trade, Netherlands, Portugal, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Claudia Rei, economy, history, leadership, ships, trade, University of Warwick
Leading human rights campaigner and Shadow Attorney General, Shami Chakrabarti, will take part in the York Festival of Ideas 2018, discussing why women still need equality in the 21st century. YORK, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Shami was the Director of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged gender equality, human rights, Joan Concannon, Shami Chakrabarti, York Festival of Ideas 2018, york ideas
BRIGHTON, 28-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of Sussex scientist has returned to her homeland to inspire a new generation to follow in her footsteps. Dr Marie-Fabrice Gasasira Uwamahoro, a research technician at the University’s world-renowned Genome Damage and Stability Centre, organised a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged DNA, Dr Marie-Fabrice Gasasira Uwamahoro, genome, Rwanda, school, science, science festival, University of Sussex
Utrecht, Netherlands, 13-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Most female farmers don’t grow cash crops. Instead, they focus on food crops to meet the needs of their families. The reason many women are not able to expand their farming activities is due … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Management, Netherlands, Non Profit, Society
Tagged Africa, agriculture, farmers, female farmers, Solidaridad
The 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) begins today in New York. This year’s session will focus on achieving gender equality and the economic empowerment of women and girls in rural areas. Switzerland will … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Society, Switzerland
Tagged CSW62, gender equality, Markus Seiler, rural areas, Sylvie Durrer, WOMEN
EXETER, 12-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Opium use by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is said to have inspired the fantastical Asiatic landscape in his epic poem Kubla Khan. Thomas De Quincy described his drug-induced visions in Confessions of an English Opium Eater. In … Read the full press release
KENT, 12-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University’s latest entry (Biological Sciences) to the annual QS World University Rankings by Subject has increased its total number of ranked subjects from 16 to 17 of the 48 areas covered. Kent has three subjects … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged EDU, Psychology, QS World University Rankings, QSWUR, Social Policy, Social Policy & Administration, theology, University of Kent
The lucky participants will be in Ljubljana, Slovenia showing a worldwide audience the wonders of the City, while enjoying hands on involvement with the ZAVOD POVOD Institution, from March 01st to March 11th, 2018. LISBON, Portugal , 28-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Czech Republic, News, Non Profit, Portugal, Slovenia, Society, Travel
Tagged accommodation, adventures, civil society, cultural diversity, destinations, different approach to travel, donations, Europe, explorer, Filipa Dias, intercultural dialogue, leisure activities, Lisbon, Ljubljana, meals, new way of travelling, NGO, NGOs, Prague, social business enterprises, social diversity, social responsibility, South America, travel, volunteer, volunteer work, WLE, world, World Life Experience, Zavod Povod Institution
CAMBRIDGE, 21-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A thousand-year-old tooth has provided genetic evidence that the so-called “Taíno”, the first indigenous Americans to feel the full impact of European colonisation after Columbus arrived in the New World, still have Researchers were able to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged ancient, Bahamians, Caribbean, DNA, Dr Hannes Schroeder, Genetic, genome, indigenous “Taíno”, Jorge Estévez, Professor Corinne Hofman, Professor Eske Willerslev, Puerto Ricans, Taíno
A new experiment, launching today (20 Feb 2018) online, aims to help ‘inoculate’ against disinformation by providing a small dose of perspective from a “fake news tycoon”. A pilot study has shown some early success in building resistance to fake … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Media, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged disinformation, Dr Sander van der Linden, fake news, game, propagandist, teenagers
LONDON, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Thoughtful gifts were secretly hidden around the Humber ports this week to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day on Saturday, 17th February. The four day campaign ends on a high as staff working on quaysides or … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Society, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged gifts, Humber ports, Kindness, ports, Random Acts of Kindness Day, Simon Bird
Study authors call for more research that could guide EU pollution regulations Sophia Antipolis, France, 19-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rapid increases in pollution may be as harmful to the heart as sustained high levels, according to research published today in the European … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, France, Healthcare, Society
Tagged air pollutants, diesel, Dr Florian Rakers, ESC, heart attack, nitric oxide, nitric oxides, pollution
MADRID, 16-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Garanti Bank is recognized internationally with its practices in gender equality and once again included in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index. Through its numerous practices and initiatives for ensuring gender equality within its human resources as well … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Society, Spain, Turkey
Tagged bank, BBVA, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, equality, Garanti Bank, Gender, gender equality, Turkey
The Swiss writer Federica de Cesco will give a series of four lectures as part of the public programme of the University of St.Gallen. She will talk about the desire for freedom, which has determined the author’s life and is … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Federica de Cesco, Freedom, lecture, Swiss writer, the University of St.Gallen, writer
THE HAGUE, 13-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Her Majesty Queen Máxima will hold a speech on Monday 12 March at the Royal Institute for the Tropics in Amsterdam (KIT) in the Symposium ‘ Power of Partnerships – making finance work for women … Read the full press release
ABERDEEN, 05-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A renowned theologian is set to deliver a series of lectures that will propose a re-examination of history to help us better understand the nature of Christianity and its mission in the modern world. Professor NT … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Religion, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Christianity, Gifford Lectures 2018, Professor NT Wright, theologian, theology, University of Aberdeen
SOUTHAMPTON, 02-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of Southampton have won more than £900,000 in funding for a project to improve access to artificial limbs in lower and middle income countries (LMICs). The ambitious three-year project will see two … Read the full press release
UCL has been named as one of the UK’s best employers for lesbian, gay, bi and trans staff in the Stonewall 2018 Top 100 Employers Index. UCL ranked 98th out of 434 participating organisations. LONDON, 01-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The inclusion … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged employers for LGBT, LGBT, LGBTQ+, Stonewall 2018 Top 100 Employers Index, UCL
Leicester Students’ Union launches online resource to help students prepare for ‘adulting’ in the real world The online resource can be accessed at: https://www.leicesterunion.com/howtoadult LEICESTER, 31-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — An online resource designed to help students learn ‘How to Adult’ has … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged adulting, Iain Greig, online resource, skills, University of Leicester, wellbeing, ‘How to Adult’
LEICESTER, 31-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Leicester is ranked 44th in the country in Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers list, which showcases the most inclusive employers for lesbian, gay, bi and trans staff The University of Leicester has been ranked as one … Read the full press release
BRISTOL, 30-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The realities of implementing alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations, such as telephone, email, online and video consultations, mean that hoped-for reductions in GP workload and increases in available appointments for patients might not be realised. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Helen Atherton, GP, Healthcare, NHS, patient, Professor Chris Salisbury, University of Bristol
Ghent, Belgium, 29-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Human rights are a vital cornerstone of Ghent University’s social and international engagement. For this reason the board recently approved a human rights charter, which includes a checklist (impact assessment) for prospective supervisors to assess whether … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Law, Society
Tagged Eva Brems, Ghent University, human rights charter, humanrights, university
2018 is a ‘critical year’ for delivering a technology revolution across the UK’s education sector, according to a panel of experts gathered to examine emerging tech trends at an event at hosting firm UKFast. MANCHESTER, 29-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — While augmented … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Internet & Online, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amanda Newman, Cloud, coding, edtech, Education, event, Gender, Gill Escolme, Kelly White, kids, Paul Lee, SCHOOLS, skills, technology revolution, UKFast, UK’s education sector
Denmark becomes the first European country to enter into a partnership with the World Economic Forum Agreement is a framework covering a number of areas, including green growth, technology and innovation, trade and investment, and education, gender and work The … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Science, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Børge Brende, Denmark, Education, Gender, green, GROWTH, INNOVATION, investment, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, SDG Strategies, trade, World Economic Forum
Demand for meat and protein set to double by 2050 with 9 billion people and a growing middle class Widespread provision of safe, affordable and sustainable protein is critical to human nutrition and economic development New white paper Meat: The Future outlines … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Economy, Food & Beverage, Government, Management, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged agricultural industry, Dominic Waughray, food industry, initiative, meat and food technology companies, meat and protein production, Meat: The Future, protein options, sustainable meat, Tom Hayes, World Economic Forum
Penny Mordaunt hails the incredible power of technology to deliver aid in new ways on her first official visit to Kenya. LONDON, 22-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Penny Mordaunt has hailed the “incredible power of technology to deliver aid in new ways” on … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged drought #climate, emergencies, humanitarian, humanitarian emergencies, Kenya, Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, UNICEF
In today’s symposium, academics, athletes and business representatives discussed ‘Commitment to equality’ The event was inaugurated by the Constitutional Law professor and director, Manuel Aragón; Iberdrola’s Director of Compliance, María Dolores Herrera; the general deputy director of Women and Sports … Read the full press release
Scientific European® (a popular science magazine) launched Tadworth, Surrey, United Kingdom, 20-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Education Consultancy Services Ltd announced that the premiere issue of Scientific European® (a popular science magazine) is released today on 19 January 2018. Abbreviated … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Healthcare, Media, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Rajeev Soni, eISSN 2514-9542, Jasmita Gill, magazine, online magazine, pISSN 2515-9534, popular science, popular science magazine, print magazine, science magazine, scientific advances, Scientific European, SCIEU®, UK Education Consultancy Services Ltd, Umesh Prasad
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 19-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Mit einer Spende in Höhe von insgesamt 120.000 Euro unterstützt der Helaba-Konzern karitative Organisationen in seinen Kernregionen Hessen, Thüringen und Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die Empfänger der Helaba-Spende in Nordrhein-Westfalen sind die „Jugendhilfe Euskirchen“, der Verein „TrauBe … Read the full press release
Follow the real life heroes from veteran-led disaster relief organization Team Rubicon as they work to assist those stricken by the effects of Hurricane Harvey in the U.S. state of Texas. Supporting their efforts, not just in this instance, but … Read the full press release
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