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How energy flows from hot molecule into surrounding liquid revealed by University of Bristol scientists

The most detailed exploration to date of how energy flows from a hot molecule into a surrounding liquid has been undertaken by a team of scientists at the University of Bristol. BRISTOL, 11-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Led by Professors Mike Ashfold … Read the full press release

Intershop sponsor of omni-channel commerce roundtable, 11 October 2016 at the Novotel West, London

LONDON, 11-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Intershop will sponsor an omni-channel commerce roundtable discussion at the eDelivery Conference, held on 11 October 2016 at the Novotel West, London. Chaired by Intershop’s order management expert and enterprise architect Nils Breitmann, the interactive roundtable … Read the full press release

Upper Austrian Regional Government delegates on a visit to University of Birmingham’s Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Materials Processing

A group of government research experts from Austria visited the University of Birmingham today to learn more about its hi-tech engineering expertise. BIRMINGHAM, 10-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Delegates from  the Upper Austrian Regional Government learned more about the University’s expertise in … Read the full press release

OMV sold its 30 percent interest in UK offshore oil and gas project Rosebank to Suncor Energy

VIENNA, 10-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, October 6, 2016, OMV, the international integrated oil and gas company based in Vienna, closed the sale of a 30 percent interest in the UK offshore oil and gas project Rosebank to Suncor Energy (“Suncor”). … Read the full press release

Students from six schools around the world attended international study event at University of London’s Senate House

LONDON, 10-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 100 students from six schools around the world have attended an international study event at Senate House – the heart of the University of London. The event, held over two days on the 28th and … Read the full press release

University of Dundee commissioned human genome artwork on display at the UK home of the Human Genome Project

DUNDEE, 07-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A unique artwork commissioned by the University of Dundee that explores the human genome has gone on display at the UK home of the Human Genome Project for the first time. Stutterer, created by renowned visual … Read the full press release

Cancer Research UK awarded £1.35million to Dr Constance Alabert for cancer research in University of Dundee

DUNDEE, 07-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A talented international scientist has been awarded £1.35million from Cancer Research UK to bring her ground breaking research into how tumours develop to the University of Dundee. Dr Constance Alabert is one of only three researchers … Read the full press release

Pöyry Capital acted as financial adviser to PEMCO for the sale of Peterson Packaging to VPK

LONDON, 07-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — PEMCO AS has completed the sale of Peterson Packaging, the largest independent corrugated packaging provider in Scandinavia, to VPK. Pöyry Capital acted as financial adviser to PEMCO. Peterson Packaging manufactures corrugated packaging, Point-of-Sale solutions and corrugated … Read the full press release

Fokker and ACLAS Global Ltd enter into exchange, repair and maintenance agreement covering ATR leading edges

Redditch, UK, 06-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Singapore GKN Aerospace’s business unit Fokker and ACLAS Global Ltd have entered into an exchange, repair and maintenance agreement covering ATR leading edges. This agreement will enable ACLAS Global and Fokker Services Asia to provide … Read the full press release

University of St Andrews Dr Kathryn Rudy discovered 15th century book owners were early “upcyclers”

FIFE, Scotland, 05-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Upcycling may be viewed as a new “green” trend, but an Art Historian at the University of St Andrews has discovered 15th century book owners were way ahead of their time. In a new book … Read the full press release

Tech giant UKFast and Cheshire ERP specialist Percipient announce new partnership

MANCHESTER, 04-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Businesses are set to gain easier access to their payroll, procurement and HR systems thanks to a new partnership between tech giant UKFast and Cheshire ERP specialist Percipient. Percipient has offered supported and licenced Enterprise Resource … Read the full press release

Experian’s new ID Fraud Tracker reveals current account fraud is now nearly triple what it was two years ago

’Generation rent’ urged to take action as they continue to top the chart of fraud victims LONDON, 04-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian has warned that current accounts can be a ‘front door for fraudsters’, as the company’s new ID Fraud Tracker … Read the full press release

Study: BAME patients underrepresented or excluded in clinical trials for diabetes treatments

NOTTINGHAM, 04-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Failure to assess people’s language skills when recruiting patients to clinical trials for diabetes treatments may be leading to black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) patients being underrepresented or excluded, says a new study. BAME patients … Read the full press release

Black History Month: The University of Nottingham to host events highlighting Black and Minority Ethnic culture, history and people this October

NOTTINGHAM, 04-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Nottingham is celebrating Black History Month with music, public lectures, open discussion and much more. Throughout October, the University will run a diverse range of events focussing on Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce hosted exclusive Surrealist Dinner to celebrate premiere of Charles Kaisin’s origami installation in London

Rolls-Royce hosted an exclusive Surrealist Dinner in London last Thursday to celebrate the Art Programme’s collaboration with Belgian designer Charles Kaisin. The event coincided with the premiere of his origami installation, inspired by the Spirit of Ecstasy, the iconic symbol … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars inaugurated new showroom in Busan, South Korea

Busan, South Korea, 03-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today unveiled the marque’s new showroom in Busan, South Korea. Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, presided at the official inauguration ceremony, alongside officials from Dongsung Motors, the … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars supported servicemen and women and their families at Mission Motorsport’s annual invitational track day

DERBY, 03-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce Motor Cars supported Mission Motorsport at the charity’s annual invitational track day, held this year at the Goodwood Motor Circuit. Mission Motorsport was set up to aid in the recovery and rehabilitation of those affected … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars opens new Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Studio in South Korea

New Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Studio to open in Incheon, South Korea on 1 November 2016 The only Rolls-Royce facility in the world to offer closed-course test drives by trained Rolls-Royce instructors Third facility for Rolls-Royce in South Korea following the … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to further expand network in Japan with plans to open sixth dealership in Hiroshima

New showrooms in Nagoya and Fukuoka opened in 2016 Hiroshima dealership in 2017 set to bring the total number of showrooms to six Future vision to strengthen aftersales and service network for growing customer base Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO expresses … Read the full press release

Samaritans’ and rail industry’s suicide prevention programme chosen as the CSR Project of the Year at the Charity Times Awards

SURREY, 30-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Samaritans, Network Rail, British Transport Police and the Rail Industry Suicide Stakeholder Group have won the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) award in last night’s prestigious Charity Times Awards. Their suicide prevention programme has been chosen as the … Read the full press release