Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

Hans Adlkofer, Infineon Automotive Systems Group Vice President To Deliver Keynote Address at DVCon Europe 2015

Speech to Include Vision for the Future of Self-Driving Cars and Automotive Semiconductors GRENOBLE, 6-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) & Exhibition Europe 2015 has announced that Hans Adlkofer, the Vice President of the Automotive Systems Group … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce to support Trent 500 engines for 3 AerCap Airbus A340s operated by South African Airways

DERBY, 6-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for TotalCare Flex agreements with AerCap and South African Airways. The agreements mark a new milestone for TotalCare Flex, designed for owners and operators of mature engines and … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce to increase investment in R&D and further efficiencies of its Marine business

DERBY, 6-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has today announced plans to continue the transformation of its Marine business through a programme of increased investment in research and development and further efficiencies, as it positions the business for the future, following … Read the full press release

Bentley Motors welcomed 139 graduates, apprentices and industrial placement students; it’s highest intake in history

Over 135 trainees begin Bentley career this week The largest number of graduates, apprentices and industrial placements in Bentley’s history Investment in future talent supports Bentley’s skills development programme Crewe, UK, 5-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bentley Motors has welcomed 139 … Read the full press release

Bentley Motors named as the European Industrial Excellence Champion by a panel of Europe’s leading academic institutions

Crowned European Industrial Excellence Award Champion Praised for colleague engagement and continued business success First British winner to be announced Crewe, UK, 5-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bentley Motors has been recognised for its commitment to excellence in manufacturing, after being named … Read the full press release

Vattenfall starts recruitment for board members for the Wales’s largest community energy fund

Wales’s largest wind farm community fund starts board member recruitment Pen y Cymoedd wind farm Community Fund gearing up for first payments in 2016 CARDIFF, 30-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, has started recruitment for board members who will … Read the full press release

Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr): Bank of England won’t raise interest rates until the middle of next year

Cebr pushes back rate rise forecast until middle of next year New forecasts show the Bank of England will keep rates on hold until the middle of 2016. Previous forecasts predicted a February rate rise. Concerns about the global economy … Read the full press release

New £23 million facility for virus research officially open at the University of Glasgow

GLASGOW, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new £23 million facility for virus research has been officially opened at the University of Glasgow by Professor Sir Mark Walport FRS, Chief Scientific Adviser, HM Government. The Sir Michael Stoker Building is home to … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow’s Professor Douglas Paul among leading researchers to share £12 million investment from EPSRC

GLASGOW, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Glasgow’s Professor Douglas Paul has been announced as one of a series of leading researchers who will share in a £12 million investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow saves the world’s oldest surviving transmission recording made by television pioneer John Logie Baird

GLASGOW, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s oldest surviving transmission recording made by television pioneer John Logie Baird has been saved by the University of Glasgow. The phonovision shellac disc, dating back to 20 September 1927, is the world’s oldest surviving … Read the full press release

National Farmers Union of England and Wales: The amount of British lamb on the shelves in Tesco stores has fallen dramatically

Warwickshire, England, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — New figures that show the amount of British lamb on the shelves in Tesco stores has fallen dramatically, is another kick in the teeth for sheep farmers in this country, according to NFU livestock board … Read the full press release

National Farmers Union of England and Wales (NFU) welcomes EU farming support package but more action needed to keep struggling British dairy farmers’ businesses afloat

Warwickshire, England, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Defra’s allocation of the EU farming support package will provide a welcome cash boost but more action needs to be taken in order to make a long term difference to many British dairy farmers who … Read the full press release

National Farmers Union of England and Wales (NFU) begins its search for new Director General to support English and Welsh farmers and growers

Warwickshire, England, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  The NFU has begun its search for a new Director General to play a leading role in supporting English and Welsh farmers and growers. An advert will be placed in the print edition of the … Read the full press release

ESET acquires data encryption company DESlock from its former management and Shackleton Ventures Investment Company

After years of successful partnership within the ESET Technology Alliance, UK-based company joins ESET to provide its solution as part of ESET’s broad portfolio to business customers. Bratislava, 28-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ESET®, a global leader in IT security for more than … Read the full press release

University of Aberdeen: Dr Alan Jamieson’s deep sea book nominated by the Royal Society of Biology in its Postgraduate Textbook Prize category

A book written by a University of Aberdeen deep sea explorer, and endorsed by Holywood film director and fellow explorer James Cameron has been nominated for a major award. ABERDEEN, 28-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Hadal Zone: Life in the Deepest … Read the full press release

Leading historians will discuss Europe’s ‘forgotten union’ between Poland and Lithuania at a special event in Edinburgh

A panel of leading historians will discuss Europe’s ‘forgotten union’ at a special event to launch a new book by an Aberdeen academic. ABERDEEN, 25-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Robert Frost’s work, The Making of the Polish-Lithuanian Union 1385-1569, is the … Read the full press release

DVCon Europe 2015 announces its Preliminary Technical Program

Registration discount through October 1st, 2015 GRENOBLE, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WHO/WHAT: The Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) & Exhibition Europe is the leading European event covering the application of languages, tools and intellectual property for the design and verification … Read the full press release

University of Oxford to lead the design and build of the HARMONI spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope

University of Oxford researchers will lead the design and build of the HARMONI spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), as part of a contract signed today by the European Southern Observatory. OXFORD, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The HARMONI … Read the full press release

Oxford University, Karlsruhe, Munster and Exeter developed the world’s first entirely light-based memory chip to store data permanently

OXFORD, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s first entirely light-based memory chip to store data permanently has been developed by material scientists at Oxford University in collaboration with scientists at Karlsruhe, Munster and Exeter. The device, which makes use of … Read the full press release