Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

EU Member States to select new host city for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 20 November 2017

Close collaboration with new host country as of day one key for successful move LONDON, 09-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — With less than two weeks to go before EU Member States select a new host city for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) … Read the full press release

University of Aberdeen launches new Masters programme in Petroleum Data Management

ABERDEEN, 09-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Aberdeen officially launched its new Masters programme in Petroleum Data Management at a special event yesterday at the Sir Duncan Rice Library (Tuesday, November 7). The MSc programme has been set up through … Read the full press release

Sir Tony Robinson and composer Professor Paul Mealor will raise funds for cancer and dementia research at the University of Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, 09-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Actor and presenter Sir Tony Robinson has joined forces with renowned composer Professor Paul Mealor to create a Christmas concert that will raise funds for cancer and dementia research at the University of Aberdeen. The fourth … Read the full press release

Southampton Professor Dame Wendy Hall: we now need to act in order to realise the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI)

SOUTHAMPTON, 08-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Just weeks after the publication of the UK government’s review of the country’s capabilities in artificial intelligence, Southampton Professor Dame Wendy Hall, co-chair of the review, says the time is right to capitalise while the time … Read the full press release

Newcastle University lecturer Paul Stott: focusing entirely on naval ships and ignoring the commercial sector is a mistake

Newcastle upon Tyne, 07-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Experts call on the Government to put the past behind us and invest in an industry that could have positive economic and societal benefit in the 21st century. Thatcher not to blame for the … Read the full press release

Stagecoach Group supports the Royal British Legion’s 2017 Poppy Appeal

 Decorative poppies fitted to Stagecoach buses  Poppies to be displayed on all megabus.com vehicles across the UK  PERTH, Scotland, 07-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Stagecoach Group’s bus and rail companies are helping to support the Royal British Legion’s 2017 Poppy Appeal. During … Read the full press release

Warwick Luxury & Innovation Hub: iPhone X represents Apple’s second attempt at the ‘new luxury’ market

COVENTRY, 06-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Qing Wang, Professor of Marketing & Innovation and Co-Director of the Warwick Luxury & Innovation Hub, believes Apple’s new £1,000 phone is its second attempt at moving into the ‘new luxury’ market and is likely to … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool researchers to lead a multinational complex clinical challenges project on tuberculosis

LIVERPOOL, 06-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from the University of Liverpool have been awarded approximately £1.8m to lead a multinational research consortium seeking to define the best and safest treatments for patients who require treatment for tuberculosis (TB) whilst receiving second-line antiretroviral therapy … Read the full press release

Bestselling science fiction authors Philip Reeve and Alastair Reynolds at University of Leicester’s annual Literary Leicester festival

This year’s Literary Leicester to host two bestselling science fiction authors at the National Space Centre on 18 November LEICESTER, 06-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — This year’s Literary Leicester plans to take audiences where no-one has gone before – but might do, … Read the full press release

Public event on mental health and the media at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 21 November

Free public event at University of Leicester on 21 November LEICESTER, 06-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Mental health issues and their depiction on film and TV will be discussed at a public event at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 21 November. … Read the full press release

Free public lecture on Jewish survivors of the Holocaust at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 7 November

Annual Aubrey Newman Lecture at the University of Leicester to take place on Tuesday 7 November LEICESTER, 06-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Jewish survivors of the Holocaust and their rescuers are the focus of a free public lecture taking place at the … Read the full press release

University of Sussex-led study on the ways horses perceive human body language

BRIGHTON, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Horses can tell the difference between dominant and submissive body postures in humans, even when the humans are not familiar to them, according to a new University of Sussex-led study. The findings enhance our understanding of … Read the full press release

Conference debating misogyny and gender hate online at University of Sussex

BRIGHTON, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Experts are gathering at the University of Sussex this week for a two-day conference debating misogyny and gender hate online. María Rún Bjarnadóttir, Doctoral Researcher in Law at the University of Sussex, says: “Misogynistic speech is not a … Read the full press release

University of Bristol Prof Mike Benton: we should stick to the orthodox Saurischia–Ornithischia dinosaurs split

The classification of the dinosaurs might seem to be too obscure to excite anyone but the specialists. BRISTOL, 02-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — However, this is not at all the case. Recently, Matthew Baron and colleagues from the University of Cambridge proposed … Read the full press release

University of Bristol: Dr Emily Henderson recognized for her research into Parkinson’s

BRISTOL, 02-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Emily Henderson, a University of Bristol Honorary Consultant Senior Lecturer, and Consultant at the Royal United Hospitals in Bath, met the Prime Minister Theresa May at a Downing Street reception yesterday [30 October] in recognition … Read the full press release

University of Dundee researchers swap the lab for the kitchen to cook with chemistry

DUNDEE, 02-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Bubbling beverages, insect cookies and ice cream frozen by liquid nitrogen are on offer this week as researchers at the University of Dundee swap the lab for the kitchen to cook with chemistry. Featuring tasty treats … Read the full press release

Professor Daan van Aalten appointed guest professor at Xiangya Hospital at Central South University in Changsha, China

DUNDEE, 02-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Dundee has formed a new link with China, with Professor Daan van Aalten from the School of Life Sciences being appointed a guest professor at Xiangya Hospital at Central South University in Changsha, … Read the full press release

University of Nottingham and Nottingham City Council partnership sees more students contributing to their local community

NOTTINGHAM, 01-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — From roads and rail to Robin Hood energy, students and graduates are lending a fresh perspective to Nottingham’s public policy. The growth of a partnership with Nottingham City Council has seen more students contributing to … Read the full press release

University of Nottingham developed new early warning system to alert farmers to the risk of disease among their young cattle stock

NOTTINGHAM, 01-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A new early warning system to alert farmers to the risk of disease among their young cattle stock is being developed by experts at The University of Nottingham. The innovation, dubbed Y-Ware, could save the UK … Read the full press release

Equistone: Concept Life Sciences acquires Edinburgh-based Aquila BioMedical

LONDON, 31-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Concept Life Sciences (Concept), the integrated drug discovery, development and analytical services company backed by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), has acquired Edinburgh-based Aquila BioMedical (Aquila), to bolster its discovery capabilities. Aquila is an innovative pre-clinical contract … Read the full press release