HONG KONG, 10-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays today announces the appointment of Matt Pecot as Head of Equities Asia Pacific. Mr. Pecot is based in Hong Kong and is responsible for leading the Equities franchise in Asia Pacific, a region that … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Asia-Pacific, Barclays, EFS_Solutions, equities, Equity_Financing, leadership, Management, Matt Pecot, Stephen Dainton
BAE Systems demonstrated a new, cost-effective optical seeker for precision-guided munitions Farnborough, United Kingdom, 08-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, has awarded BAE Systems a $13.1 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Industrial, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged BAE Systems, DARPA, Mark Meisner, munitions, optical_seeker, Sensors, WEAPON
Body-worn sensors used at home and in clinic by people with mild Alzheimer’s to assess walking could offer a cost-effective way to detect early disease and monitor progression of the illness. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 04-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alzheimer's, dementia, Lynn Rochester, Sensors, wearable devices, wearables
Researchers from UEA have helped provide fresh insight into how huge volcanic ash plumes, which can critically disrupt aviation and cause major impact on the ground, are transported in the atmosphere. NORWICH, 04-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2010, the eruption of … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Education, Environment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviation, Dr Alex Poulidis, Dr Jeremy Phillips, Eyjafjallaj, flights, forecast volcanic ash dispersal, Prof Ian Renfrew, Prof Jenni Barclay, Prof Richard Robertson, travel, UEA, volcanic eruptions, volcanic_ash, volcano
LEEDS, 03-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first UK study examining the relationship between diet and the start of the menopause, researchers have found certain food groups could affect the age at which the menopause begins. Research by the University of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged diet, FOOD, food groups, menopause, Professor Janet Cade, University of Leed, WOMEN
LEEDS, 03-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — New drugs in the early stages of development by pharmaceutical companies could have an extra benefit – the ability to cancel out HPV virus, which can cause cervical cancer and skin conditions. Scientists at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Cancer, Dr Andrew Macdonald, Ethan Morgan, HPV, Human Papilloma Virus, Papilloma, proteins, STAT3, University of Birmingham, University of Leeds
LONDON, 03-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the leading provider of specialist and corporate insurance, has appointed Anna McNamara as group chief operating officer (COO) with effect from 26 April. As Group COO Anna will lead the strategy and … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Anna McNamara, appointment, Charles Franks, COO, corporate_insurance, insurance, leadership, Management, TMK, Tokio Marine Kiln
SOUTHAMPTON, 03-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — What do you get when you place over 40 academic experts in five public venues in Southampton over three consecutive nights? That’s the recipe for this year’s instalment of the ever-popular Pint of Science (PoS) festival, hosted by … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Pint of Science (PoS) festival, Sophie Arthur PhD, University of Southampton
COVENTRY, 02-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Improved care for patients undergoing cancer surgery is the focus of a pioneering worldwide study. Doctors say the initiative will enable them to gauge surgery quality across the globe and highlight ways to improve patient … Read the full press release
Intelligent vehicles and smart devices could gain more accurate location awareness by ‘fusing’ Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and WiFi signals – and a test for this is the focus of an Innovate UK project led by Spirent Communications and … Read the full press release
Innovative collaborations involving LEGO, dance, storytelling and photography set to help prepare Coventry for City of Culture 2021 Universities of Warwick and Coventry to collaborate on the 13 projects during Spring/Summer 2018 All collaborations will actively invite local residents to … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged art, CityofCulture2021, Coventry, Coventry City Council, coventry2021, CULTURE, Dr Alan Richards, Dr Glenn Miles, LEGO Architecture, LEGO Mindstorms, Professor John Latham, UK City of Culture 2021, Universities of Warwick
LONDON, 02-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered is launching a global campaign that takes its ‘Here for good’ brand promise and poses a new tougher challenge: ‘Good enough will never change the world’. Launched in 2010, ‘Here for good’ showed how … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Marketing, Media, United Kingdom
Tagged advertising, bank, brand, brand campaign, Emma Sheller, hereforgood, marketing, Olympic champion, Standard Chartered, Usain Bolt
BRIGHTON, 01-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of Sussex student has devised a way of transforming eye-shadows into eye-catching paints which could stop millions of tons of beauty products from going to landfill. Ameenah Begum, 23, has developed a method for … Read the full press release
BRIGHTON, 01-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Sussex researchers investigating how bees get a buzz out of Brighton’s balconies and courtyards have thanked the public after shoppers’ votes bagged them a funding boost. The Buzzing Balconies project has received £4,000 after … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bees, Buzzing Balconies, Dr Claire Harkin, Dr Ellen Rotheray, funding, pollinating, Tesco, Tesco Bags of Help, University of Sussex
Dundee, Scotland, UK, 27-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Professionals helping refugees from around the world to settle in Scotland will meet at the University of Dundee next week to discuss how they can better support families adjusting to life in their new … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Dundee, Professor Ian Barron, refugees, Scotland, University of Dundee
Dundee, UK, 26-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Dundee has been ranked top in the United Kingdom for Forensic Science in the 2019 edition of the Complete University Guide league tables. Dundee also ranked 6th in the UK and top … Read the full press release
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, 25-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The win comes in the Special, Visual & Graphic Effects category for grading the season four episode ‘Metalhead’ of the acclaimed Netflix anthology series. In winning the award, Soret says Black Mirror team recognizes the greater impact … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Entertainment, Media, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, Award, BAFTA, BAFTA Television Craft Award, BAFTATV, Graphic Effects, Jean-Clément Soret, Metalhead, robotic_dogs, Technicolor London, tv
Fife, Scotland, 25-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Changes in the circulation of the North Pacific Ocean about 15,000 years ago released large amounts of CO2 to the atmosphere, helping warm the planet and end the last Ice Age, according to research by … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr James Rae, Dr Will Gray, Ice Age, Nature Geoscience, University of St Andrews
Fife, Scotland, 25-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of St Andrews is top in Scotland and one of the five leading universities in the UK, according to a new league table to be published today (Wednesday 25 April 2018). The Complete … Read the full press release
NOTTINGHAM, 25-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A new group has been launched to help unite and empower survivors of human trafficking and slavery around the world. The Survivor Alliance launches online today (23 April), and is led by Minh Dang, a … Read the full press release
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