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Société Générale Albania and EBRD partner to support local farmers and agribusiness companies in Albania

Local farmers and agribusiness companies to benefit from fresh funds LONDON, 12-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Société Générale Albania and EBRD are joining forces to increase local farmers’ and agribusiness companies’ access to finance, especially in remote regions of the country. The … Read the full press release

EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti initiates high level discussions with private philanthropic organisations in United States

Sir Suma Chakrabarti has meetings in Washington and New York LONDON, 12-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, has concluded a visit to the United States to initiate high level discussions … Read the full press release

EBRD releases latest episode of the Pocket Economics podcast

New episode of the EBRD podcast available for download LONDON, 12-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest episode of the Pocket Economics podcast looks at the correlation between economic growth and the increase in life satisfaction across the EBRD regions. It explains … Read the full press release

UK Live Music Census on March 9: a world first that will measure live music’s cultural and economic value

GLASGOW, 11-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A volunteer army of music lovers is being recruited to take part in the UK’s first live music census. For one night in March organisers aim to track performances in cities across the country, from lone … Read the full press release

Cairn announces the appointment of Nicoletta Giadrossi as an independent non-executive director

EDINBURGH, 11-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Cairn is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicoletta Giadrossi as an independent non-executive director with effect from 10 January 2017. Nicoletta will also become a member of the Company’s remuneration committee. Nicoletta Giadrossi Nicoletta Giadrossi … Read the full press release

SENA LAUNCHES GROUNDBREAKING SMARTPHONE APP TO CONNECT RIDERS WORLDWIDE

The RideConnected App is the first of many free added benefits exclusively for Sena Bluetooth users IRVINE, California. U.S. 11-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Sena Technologies, Inc., the global leader in Bluetooth innovation for the motorsports, action sports and outdoor sports … Read the full press release

Hiab receives order for HIAB L-HiPro 145 cranes from Wincanton Plc

HELSINKI, 10-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Hiab, part of Cargotec, has received an order for several HIAB L-HiPro 145 cranes from Wincanton Plc, a leading third-party logistics and supply chain solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. The value of the order … Read the full press release

£34.7 million scheme to create better outcomes for patients with blood disorders

A new project involving Newcastle University experts aims to create better outcomes for patients with blood disorders. NEWCASTLE, 10-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The £34.7 million scheme, involving scientists from the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, will pull together anonymous patient data … Read the full press release

Newcastle University’s Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Chris Day joins the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation’s Board of Trustees

NEWCASTLE, 10-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A liver disease expert, Professor Day brings with him a vast wealth of experience and knowledge and is a strong addition to Sir Bobby’s team. Professor Day was brought up in North Tyneside and studied … Read the full press release

University of Oxford research shows that moderate alcohol consumption with friends may be linked to improved wellbeing

OXFORD, 10-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — New research, which shows that moderate alcohol consumption with friends at a local pub may be linked to improved wellbeing, has been published in the journal Adaptive Human Behaviour and Physiology. While most studies warn of … Read the full press release

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors partners with Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to establish real estate lifecycle certification programme

RICS training and assessment programme designed with Lloyds Bank as early adopters Lloyds Bank will be the first organisation to put 120 colleagues through the RICS certification and receive specialist training Trainees will develop understanding of the often complex functions … Read the full press release

JanUary: University of Liverpool research shows that eating prunes as part of a healthy life-style diet can improve weight loss

LIVERPOOL, 09-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (Monday, 9 January) sees the beginning of the national ‘JanUary’ campaign (formerly known as National Obesity Awareness Week) which runs until Sunday, 15 January. JanUary, with a strapline of ‘do something good for U’, is … Read the full press release

University of Warwick: WMG appoints cyberpsychologist Professor Monica Whitty as Professor of Human Factors in Cyber Security

Coventry, UK, 09-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — WMG at the University of Warwick is delighted to announce the appointment of cyberpsychologist Professor Monica Whitty, who joins the Cyber Security research team from the University of Leicester, as Professor of Human Factors in … Read the full press release

Research: Ash trees which can resist the killer dieback fungus may be more vulnerable to attacks by insects

Coventry, UK, 09-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ash trees which can resist the killer dieback fungus may be more vulnerable to attacks by insects, according to new research. Scientists from the universities of Exeter and Warwick examined trees which are resistant to … Read the full press release

University of Warwick’s Professor Ian Stewart receives the MAA Euler Book Prize for an outstanding book about mathematics

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

Research: Molecules 10,000 times narrower than width of human hair could hold the key to making possible wooden skyscrapers

Coventry, UK, 09-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Molecules 10,000 times narrower than the width of a human hair could hold the key to making possible wooden skyscrapers and more energy-efficient paper production, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications. … Read the full press release

University of Warwick research: deadly parasitic disease Gambian sleeping sickness could be eliminated in six years

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

Scientists correct ‘cold bias’ and confirm oceans warmed 0.12 degrees Celsius per decade since 1997

Scientists have solved a puzzling break in continuity of ocean warming records that sparked much controversy after climate data was published in the journal Science in 2015. YORK, 06-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest research from the Universities of York, … Read the full press release

University of York to lead new research project on how food manufacturing systems can be improved to reduce waste

The University of York is to lead a new research project examining how food manufacturing systems can be improved to reduce waste. YORK, 06-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The project, which received £800,000 funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research … Read the full press release

University of York to host a day of short talks on world-leading research next week

YORK, 06-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — York Talks is a day of free, 15 minute talks showcasing innovative research happening at York – from using maths to promote fertility and thinking of new methods to tackle food waste, to the biological life … Read the full press release