LIVERPOOL, 12-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from the University of Liverpool, working with colleagues from Oxford and international partners, have improved the understanding of the processes that can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes. The research, published in Nature Genetics, shows … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged DNA sequence, Nature Genetics, Professor Mark McCarthy, type 2 diabetes, University of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, 12-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the University of Liverpool and Queen’s University Belfast, as part of an international team, have made the first porous liquids which could create new industrial applications. The new liquid dissolves unusually large amounts of gas, … Read the full press release
Coventry, UK, 10-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Prisoners’ lives can be significantly improved – and sometimes even saved – for the price of a stamp. A prison pen pal scheme, currently operating in 52 prisons in England and Wales, is contributing … Read the full press release
Coventry, UK, 10-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Just as building work on a second WMG Academy for Young Engineers in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull enters an exciting new phase; a £1.1m grant has been confirmed from Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise … Read the full press release
The newly published Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guideline on health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences is a strong argument for focusing on prevention and good governance, says the British Safety Council LONDON, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The British Safety Council … Read the full press release
OTE Group’s terrestrial satellite station will serve as a gateway between space and ground ATHENS, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has selected OTE Group and Greece for the location of the … Read the full press release
Sunderland, UK, 6-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Arriva has welcomed the decision of an independent board set up by the government to assess proposals for the first bus franchising scheme outside London. The Quality Contract Scheme Board ruled that Nexus’s proposals for a Quality … Read the full press release
Brighton, UK, 4-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following approval in July for the University of Sussex’s campus masterplan, architects are working up potential designs for a new building for the School of Life Sciences. The new £60 million building complex will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Education, United Kingdom
Tagged architects, Professor Michael Davies, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex
BIRMINGHAM, 3-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The British government is today being urged to take the lead on developing new clean-cold technologies amid concerns that worldwide demand for cooling and refrigeration will overtake heating by 2060. Experts from the University of … Read the full press release
Three quarters don’t know how much a stamp costs LONDON, 2-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study released today has highlighted tumbling interest in writing amongst teenagers, sparking concerns for the future of handwriting across the UK and ROI. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Society, United Kingdom
Tagged BIC study, Jonathan Skyrme, Melanie Harwood, writing
BIC Launches #JustWrite Day to Get Britain Writing LONDON, 2-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday 29th October pen manufacturer, BIC, is launching #JustWrite Day, an annual day to both reinvigorate Britain’s enthusiasm for writing and reintroduce the simple pleasure of … Read the full press release
Posted in Society, United Kingdom
Tagged #JustWrite Day, BIC, Jonathan Skyrme, Pen manufacturer
BRISTOL, 02-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the lasting impacts of Bristol’s year as European Green Capital could be up to 10,000 new jobs, a collective saving of nearly £1million a day in the city’s energy bills and achieving a … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Bristol, JOBS, save millions in energy bills
BRISTOL, 02-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bristol could lead the way in becoming a ‘child-friendly’ city thanks to a project that will see young people involved in developing a child-informed vision for planners and city councils to use when designing new … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Thinking Futures festival, University of Bristol, ‘child-friendly’ city
Dundee, 30-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Dundee-based charity PAMIS is inviting members of the public to flush away exclusion by spending a penny to support people with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and their families. The ‘Spend a Penny … Read the full press release
Dundee, 30-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Two researchers from the University of Dundee have been recognised as rising stars in European sciences after being named EMBO Young Investigators. Dr Yogesh Kulathu and Dr Robert Ryan, both based in the School of Life Sciences … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged EMBO Young Investigators, Gerlind Wallon, University of Dundee
Bank Boardrooms Lack Technology Experience, Accenture Global Research Finds Only 6% of board directors and 3% of CEOs of leading banks have professional technology experience; More than two-fifths of banks have no board members with professional technology experience LONDON, 30-10-2015 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Accenture report, lack of technology experience, Richard Lumb
NOTTINGHAM, 27-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Nottingham has purchased an important and fascinating typescript of D.H. Lawrence’s Pansies – his best known collection of poems. This was the last book of poems Lawrence saw published in his lifetime. The typescript … Read the full press release
NOTTINGHAM, 27-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new and important genetic discovery, which sheds light on how prostate cancers develop and spread, has been made by an international research team led by scientists at The University of Nottingham. Prostate cancer is one … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged genetic discovery, Oncotarget, prostate cancers, University of Nottingham
Sixth annual awards announced during the 2015 FinCon Expo financial conference Costa Mesa, Calif., 27-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Experian®, the leading global information services company, was honored with the Plutus Award for Best Use of Social Media by a Brand for … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Internet & Online, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged Experian, Luke Landes, Michael Delgado, ocial Media, Plutus Award
North East London town home to the most fast-growing companies, while the ‘incubation belt’ from Bradford to Northampton has a strong start-up rate but sales lag Nottingham, UK, 27-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Romford’s companies are leading the way in Britain, showing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Experian, London Stock Exchange, Max Firth, Romford
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