Claudio Sassaki and Eduardo Bontemp were announced yesterday as the winners of the 2014 Brazilian Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award during a ceremony at the São Paulo Museum of Art in São Paulo, Brazil. The finalists taking part in … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ‘A peaceful, prosperous and just world in which sports is a unifying and livelihood factor’ is the vision of Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation (TLPF) in Kenya. The organisation was established by Tegla Loroupe, a renowned … Read the full press release
The new investment will radically reform the treatment of children and young people with eating disorders and pave the way for new waiting time standards. LONDON, 2-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The investment, which will be rolled out over 5 years … Read the full press release
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
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
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
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
You can now register for the conference ‘Realising Liveable Cities’, which is hosted by Ramboll and the City of Copenhagen on December 9 in Copenhagen. Olafur Eliasson, the Danish-Icelandic artist, and State Secretary from Hamburg, Holger Lange, are among the … Read the full press release
Over 160 schoolchildren from all over St Asaph have been designing Super Heroes as part of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s campaign ‘Let’s Stop the Block’. WALES, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Junior and infant pupils from Ysgol Esgob Morgan, Ysgol Twm … Read the full press release
Leicester, UK, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ‘The increasing trend towards the adoption of formal procedures has continued so they are now almost ubiquitous but mediation is increasingly being used in disputes’ –Professor Stephen Wood, University of Leicester Study reveals: Adoption of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Professor Stephen Wood, University of Leicester, workplace employment
A new study has shown for the first time that people can be trained to “see” letters of the alphabet as colours in a way that simulates how those with synaesthesia experience their world. BRIGHTON, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged alphabet as colours, Dr Daniel Bor, Dr Nicolas Rothen, synaesthesia, University of Sussex
A linguistic historian has helped to produce the first-ever online dictionary of Louisiana Creole to try to save the language from extinction. BRIGHTON, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Christophe Landry, a native Louisianan and a PhD student in American History at the … Read the full press release
Clichy, 19-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Oréal announced today the launch of its International Awards for Social Responsibility in Dermatology, “Caring to Inspire Skin Confidence”. These prizes reward voluntary dermatological initiatives, coming from individuals, associations or hospitals, favoring patient support and care … Read the full press release
Fife, Scotland, 17-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of St Andrews is to host a major fundraising event at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Tuesday 9 December 2014. Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge … Read the full press release
Fontainebleau (France), Singapore and Abu Dhabi, 14-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Millennials value personal development and work-life balance over money and status. However, they are still ambitious and believe in their own ability to steer their career. Being one finding among many, this … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, France, Management, Science, Society
Tagged INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute, Millennials, Petter Nylander, the HEAD Foundation, Universum study, Vinika D.Rao
VIENNA, 12-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, has announced it will present AED 1.5 million to support the UAE Disabled Sports Federation to raise awareness about … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Chemicals, Management, Society
Tagged Borealis, disabled, H.E. Mohammed M. Fadhel Al Hameli, Mark Garrett, UAE Disabled Sports Federation
A series of harvest events held on the Loughborough University campus in October was a roaring success, with around 300 staff, students and local residents getting involved. Leicestershire, UK, 6-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Part of the award-winning Fruit Routes initiative, the harvest … Read the full press release
One-third of all traffic deaths are youths Annual: 18 road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants worldwide Germany ranks 5th in traffic death rates in the EU MUNICH, 31-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study released by the Allianz Center for Technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Insurance, Society
Tagged Allianz Center for Technology, AZT, youth traffic deaths
VIENNA, 30-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the run-up to the International Day to End Impunity, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on OSCE participating States to take real steps to track down and prosecute those … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, European Union, Government, Media, Society
Tagged Dunja Mijatović, end Impunity, Freedom of the Media, OSCE
Four writers with African connections at the Writers’ Lectureship, 12-27 November Tübingen, Germany, 28-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Tübingen welcomes Taiye Selasi, Priya Basil, Chika Unigwe and Nii Ayikwei Parkes to this year’s Writers’ Lectureship. These authors represent … Read the full press release
Tübingen archaeologists document highest-altitude human habitation in Peruvian Andes – 1,000 years earlier than thought Tübingen, Germany, 28-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the southern Peruvian Andes, an archaeological team led by researchers from the University of Tübingen and the Senckenberg … Read the full press release
OXFORD, 27-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — New letters by William Morris have been found by an Oxford University student on an internship at Kelmscott Manor, the country home of the writer and designer. Thomas Wilson, a history undergraduate, made the discovery … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr David Barnes, Oxford University, Thomas Wilson, William Morris
SOUTHAMPTON, 24-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Research being released this week at the Inside Out Festival in London is set to shed new light on the positive impact multi-sensory environments can have when caring for people living with dementia. Academic experts Dr … Read the full press release
SOUTHAMPTON, 24-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of Southampton are launching a study to improve the compassion and care experienced by older people on hospital wards. The Francis Inquiry reported that many older patients experienced negative and uncaring attitudes … Read the full press release
There is a general correlation between unemployment and suicide among men. But the weaker the unemployment protection in the country, the stronger the connection. These findings are reported in a comparative study covering thirty countries, focusing the impact of the … Read the full press release
The way we interact with our GPs could be transformed thanks to a new £458,000 project exploring whether consultations could viably be conducted via email, text message, telephone or via the internet. BRISTOL, 20-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A group of … Read the full press release
DUBLIN, 16-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A study investigating the impacts of loneliness on older people in Ireland conducted by Professor Brian Lawlor, Connolly Norman Professor of Old Age Psychiatry and Clinical Director, NEIL Programmme at Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, has … Read the full press release
On 9th of December, 6 Nobel Laureates and world-leading experts will participate in Nobel Week Dialogue to share new scientific and cultural perspectives on ageing. One of the highlights in the programme is a conversation about immortality, between Nobel Laureate … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Science, Society, Sweden
Tagged BBC World News, Eric Kandel, immortality, Jeff Koons, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Week Dialogue i, Zeinab Badawi
Bracknell, UK, 13-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (October 8, 2014), Panasonic has released research which reveals that the majority of us (57%) have wanted to bake more thanks to The Great British Bake Off. A whopping 71% of young Brits** are dusting … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Marketing, Retail, Society
Making using the phone easier for people with speech and hearing impairment LONDON, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT has today launched its new Next Generation Text (NGT) service, which will make it much easier for people with hearing and speech … Read the full press release
Posted in Society, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged BT, hearing and speech impairment, Mike Aston, Next Generation Text service
LONDON, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The London Eye Witch Academy will return this October, offering the chance for wicked little witches and wizards to enrol in some frightfully good fun this Halloween. From Saturday 25th October to Saturday 1st November, … Read the full press release
A Loughborough University academic is set to investigate the impact one of Prime Minister David Cameron’s flagship Big Society projects is having on society and young people. Leicestershire, UK, 2-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Sarah Mills will spend three years … Read the full press release
Youth charity The Prince’s Trust and RBS will today launch a new campaign to encourage unemployed young people to start-up in business. EDINBURGH, 1-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The new digital campaign is aiming to engage with young people who have never … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Small Business, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Martina Milburn CBE, RBS, The Prince’s Trust, Thom Kenrick
LONDON, 30-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Retirees should consider a mix of solutions to fund their retirement rather than take a once-only annuity versus income drawdown decision, an investment special report from Aviva recommends. Aviva’s Making Good Retirement Choices report takes … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, retirees, retirement Making Good Retirement Choices report
The Joint Shipping Initiative – made up of Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena and Japanese shipping companies NYK, MOL and “K” Line – today announced it has given $1.5 million of additional funds to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Netherlands, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BP, Dr Grahaeme Henderson, George Conway, Jens Munch Lund-Nielsen, Joint Shipping Initiative, Maersk, MOL, NYK, Shell, Stena, UNDP, United Nations Development Programme, “Alternative Livelihoods to Piracy in Puntland and Central Regions of Somalia” project, “K” Line
BRUSSELS, 26-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will present Erasmus+, the new European programme for education, youth and sport, this Monday (29 September at 10:00) at the conference to be held … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, France, Society, Sports
BRUSSELS, 26-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A room with a seaside view is a luxury for most. But when storms rage and waters rise, the same view can be terrifying. Two EU-funded projects are keeping people and their homes safe with … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Environment, European Union, Management, Real Estate, Society, Technology
Tagged coastal areas, MICORE, Paolo Ciavola, THESEUS
BRUSSELS, 26-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is responding to the continuing major crisis in South Sudan by increasing its life-saving assistance by a further €20 million to help its most vulnerable people. “A human catastrophe of alarming proportions … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Society
Tagged humanitarian assistance, Kristalina Georgieva, The European Commission
Public Launch on October 8, 2014 / Panel Discussion with International Experts in Brussels BERLIN, 25-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A comprehensive, English-language, open access encyclopedia of the “Great War” will be presented and released on October 8, 2014, in Brussels. … Read the full press release
Warwickshire, England, 24-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NFU Sugar, in conjunction with British Sugar, is launching its 2015 Sugar Industry Programme (SIP); an initiative designed to engage younger growers through a dedicated training and development programme. Now in its fifth year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 2015 Sugar Industry Programme, Emma Mundy, NFU Sugar, William Martin
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