Coventry, UK, 09-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A prize for the year’s best books in mathematics has been awarded by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) to Emeritus Professor Ian Stewart from the University of Warwick. Professor Stewart received the MAA Euler … Read the full press release
Gambian sleeping sickness could be eliminated in 6 years thanks to University of Warwick research Combination of active screening and tsetse fly traps the key to quick elimination Without changing current strategy, elimination isn’t predicted until the next century Coventry, … Read the full press release
BIRMINGHAM, 04-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — University alumnus and British Heart Foundation Director Professor Peter Weissberg received a CBE while academic and world-leading linguist Professor Susan Hunston; Honorary Professor in End of Life Care, Keri Thomas and; University Council member Martin Devenish … Read the full press release
On 23rd January Professor Helen Cowie will speak about how aspects of xenophobia and xenophilia have played out following the Brexit referendum vote in Brexit Britain. BERLIN, 03-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Cowie, the Brexit campaign was highly divisive and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Brexit, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, lecture, Professor Helen Cowie, Xenophilia, xenophobia
NEW YORK, 31-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As the Iraq War’s official end on December 18, 2011 marks its fifth anniversary, many questions remain on its fallouts. New York’s French-American community is one of them, as it remembers its blacklisting when … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, France, Government, Healthcare, Law, News, Politics, Small Business, Society
Tagged 102194/2012, 12 Civ. 3417, 13-465cv, French-American businesses, Gérard Sunnen, HHS 1:13-cv-1242, Iraq, Iraq War, mental health, New York state, New York State Department of Health, New York’s French boycotts, New York’s French-American community, NTSB No. DCA96MA070, NYSDHR No. 10181422, NYSDOH, self-destructive depressions, shock and awe, stress reactions, war
COLOGNE, 29-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On no other day in the year are the fire service and emergency services in demand as much as they are on New Year’s Eve. Careless use of fireworks is frequently the cause of fires and … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged EU, New Year's Eve fireworks, tested fireworks, TÜV Rheinland
Poor white boys do worse in schools but black and Asian Muslim young people, girls especially, do worse for jobs. LONDON, 28-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In response to new research launched today, the Rt Hon Alan Milburn, chair of the Social … Read the full press release
PHE’s One You campaign is helping middle age people live more healthily by asking ‘How are you?’ and providing free support and tools. LONDON, 28-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Eight out of 10 of the middle aged either weigh too much, drink … Read the full press release
Fun and games in the maths class Pioneering numeracy scheme helps pupils … Read the full press release
1,200 people with invisible impairments took part in the successful six-week trial across TfL’s network LONDON, 22-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — TfL is pleased to announce that a blue badge for those less able to stand on public transport will be introduced … Read the full press release
Children teach their parents how to use home entertainment technology Parents think that their tech-savvy kids outshine them at exactly nine years and 10 months old Two thirds (65%) of parents have asked their children to help them with technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Kerris Bright, Virgin Media
LONDON, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Virgin Media has today signed the Young Women’s Trust pledge to help more young women into apprenticeships – making it the first Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) company to do so. Young Women’s Trust, which … Read the full press release
Nearly one in five Brits think stores should open on Christmas Day Boredom and last minute shopping top reasons for wanting shops open Nearly a third have ‘popped to the corner shop’ on Christmas Day for food and drink SWINDON, … Read the full press release
Posted in Retail, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Brits, Christmas, Nationwide, Shopaholic Brits
OXFORD, 14-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Two new studies led by scientists at Oxford University have highlighted the threat posed to lions by human activity – including trophy hunting. The first paper, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, analysed the deaths … Read the full press release
Students from the University’s Department of English Language & Linguistics (ELL) are teaching English to refugees to help them settle into local communities. KENT, 09-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The refugees, who are aged between 16-18 years old, arrived in the UK … Read the full press release
Creative achievement can provide a buffer against being anxious about death, research from psychologists at the University shows. KENT, 09-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Creative people, such as newly-announced Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bob Dylan , are often thought to be … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Bob Dylan, Creative people, Dr Arnaud Wisman, dying, Rotem Perach, University of Kent
Charitable donations worth more than £1m are at their highest level since 2008 after £1.83bn was donated through 355 gifts to charitable causes or foundations in 2015, according to the latest Coutts Report which launched this week. LONDON, 09-Dec-2016 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Coutts Million Pound Donors Report, donations in UK, Dr Beth Breeze, RBS
WIESBADEN, 08-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The number of persons killed in road traffic accidents is expected to decline for the first time in three years and to reach a new all-time low in 2016. According to estimates of the Federal Statistical … Read the full press release
Millennials (18-34 year olds) eat 10 takeaways per month – five times as many as the over 55s Fish and chips tops the nation’s takeaway list – but millennials prefer pizza Almost half (48%) of UK adults are overweight or … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Insurance, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva’s Health Check, Dr Doug Wright, overweight, UK adults
Report is a unique barometer of people’s hopes, fears and aspirations in over 30 countries LONDON, 06-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 13 December, the EBRD will publish its latest Life in Transition Survey (LiTS), a unique series of reports that lay … Read the full press release
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