LONDON, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — UCL can confirm that Sir Tim Hunt FRS has today resigned from his position as Honorary Professor with the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences, following comments he made about women in science at the World … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Sir Tim Hunt FRS, UCL, University College London
LIVERPOOL, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool are working to decode DNA modifications, known as ‘epigenetic marks’, in the wheat genome to understand its impact on crop variation. Leading an international consortium of scientists from Cold Spring … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that the most complete giant sauropod dinosaur skeleton, Dreadnoughtus, discovered by palaeontologists in South America in 2014, was not as large during its lifetime as previously thought. Found in … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Karl Bates, Dreadnoughtus dinosaur, Patagonia, University of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Josie Billington, from the Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy (HEA). The award recognises her contribution to the student learning experience and her pioneering work … Read the full press release
Hannah Sugrue, originally from Coventry and a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Warwick, is being celebrated as the 50,000th competitor of the world’s largest student motorsport event, Formula Student. COVENTRY, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Formula Student, run by … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Marketing, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged Formula Student, Hannah Sugrue, student motorsport event, University of Warwick
82 percent of commuters in London and 79 percent of commuters in New York use travel-related apps to plan their commute more efficiently Commuters who use smartphones perceive the public transport industry to be lagging behind and have high expectations … Read the full press release
Average single now spends £120 per date – over £1,304 each year Dating’s contribution to UK economy tops £4 billion for first time Brits’ spending on dating increases by 20 per cent between 2013-2014 £175 million was spent on gifts … Read the full press release
A series of defensive ditches designed to protect St Mary’s Church, Berkeley, that span nearly a millennium, have been uncovered by University of Bristol archaeologists digging at Berkeley Castle. There are five ditches in total, all running north-south to the … Read the full press release
Fossils found in a quarry in Gloucestershire have been identified by a student and her supervisors at the University of Bristol as a new small species of reptile with self-sharpening blade-like teeth that lived 205 million years ago. Part of … Read the full press release
SURREY, 3-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Samaritans’ volunteers responded to 5.3 million calls for help last year, an increase of more than 100,000 compared with 2013. Figures released today, to coincide with the start of Volunteers’ Week, show that 21,007 volunteers … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Jenni McCartney, Mary Noble, Samaritans
OXFORD, 3-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2014, leading public and regulated services provider Amey and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) began a pioneering partnership to support 12,735 DofE centres across the UK – strengthening the 13 year relationship between … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey, DofE, future job prospects in the UK, Mel Ewell, Peter Cheese
Risk expertise adds value to one of the largest oil discoveries ever made on the Norwegian Continental Shelf LONDON, 3-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A framework agreement awarded to Lloyd’s Register Consulting will provide risk management support to companies involved in … Read the full press release
LONDON, 3-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The London property developer, Manhattan Loft Corporation, has selected Bouygues UK, the British subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, for the construction of Manhattan Loft Gardens, a 143-metre landmark tower in Stratford, East London. The project represents … Read the full press release
BT’s networked IT services to help ABB employees to work more collaboratively and more securely in more than 100 countries LONDON, 1-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BT today announced it is supporting ABB in the transformation and management of its global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ABB, Andy Tidd, BT, global communications infrastructure, Luis Alvarez
European offering expands on ForexClear’s US client clearing model Four banks signed up as clearing brokers Variety of account structures provide end users with increased protection and asset segregation LONDON, 28-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — LCH.Clearnet Limited (“LCH.Clearnet”), the global clearing … Read the full press release
Full power output has been achieved at the Westermost Rough offshore wind, a major renewable energy project located off the UK’s east coast. Fredericia, Denmark, 26-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Westermost Rough is capable of generating up to 210 megawatts (MW) of … Read the full press release
Teddington, UK, 26-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT Isis (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced that it will provide safety and environmental support for JFD’s five-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the provision of the NATO Submarine … Read the full press release
Wentworth, 25-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — South Korea’s Byeong-Hun An produced one of the finest performances in the history of the European Tour’s flagship event as he cruised to victory today at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, just outside London. An, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Marketing, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged BMW PGA Championship, Byeong-Hun An, Dr. Ian Robertson, Martin Kaymer, Max Kieffer, Players’ Flagship”
Also, one in six will retire in 2015 with expected income below the minimum income standard for a single pensioner A retired couple reliant on the State Pension alone will get by just above the ‘poverty line’ The State Pension … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged no pension savings, Prudential, retire, retirees, State Pension, Vince Smith-Hughes
Following the award of a £7 million contract, BAE Systems are on task to upgrade four Watchman radars, continuing the critical support provided to the UK Ministry of Defence for surveillance and Air Traffic Control (ATC). LONDON, 25-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged Aquila, BAE Systems, Les Gregory, UK Ministry of Defence, Watchman radars
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