Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti is in Taipei to further strengthen the growing EBRD-Taiwanese cooperation and sign MoU with Eximbank

LONDON, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti is visiting Taipei on 18 and 19 March where he is meeting the President Ma Ying-jeou, Minister of Foreign Affairs David L. Y. Lin, President and CEO of the Taiwan External Trade … Read the full press release

Foundation Scotland: Vattenfall’s Clashindarroch Community Wind Farm Fund calls on local residents and groups to apply for grants

EDINBURGH, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, the owner of Clashindarroch wind farm, is calling on local residents and groups to apply for grants from a major, new investment fund. The Clashindarroch Community Wind Farm Fund, will benefit the four areas served … Read the full press release

The University of Aberdeen secures £1.5million grant from Cancer Research UK to study how tumours develop

The University of Aberdeen has secured a grant of up to £1.5million from Cancer Research UK to study how tumours develop. ABERDEEN, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The grant will fund a five-year programme of research led by Professor Anne Donaldson … Read the full press release

The University of Aberdeen hosts free events as part of British Science Week which runs from 13-22 March 2015

The University of Aberdeen is hosting and supporting an exciting and diverse programme of free events as part of British Science Week which runs from 13-22 March 2015. ABERDEEN, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Tonight, Monday 16 March, Dr Neil Basu, … Read the full press release

Aberdeen University Students’ Association (AUSA) and University of Aberdeen plan an ambitious £8 million renovation of the existing Butchart Centre

Students at the University of Aberdeen and the Students’ Association are set to benefit from an £8 million redevelopment of its student union building in the heart of the Old Aberdeen campus. ABERDEEN, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Working closely with … Read the full press release

University of East Anglia: International research team to use a method employed by heart surgeons to reveal the pulse of planet Earth

The University of East Anglia is part of an international research team to use a method, normally employed by heart surgeons, to reveal the pulse of planet Earth. NORWICH, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The statistical method is called ‘multi-scale entropy analysis’ … Read the full press release

Newcastle University Dr Suzanne Moffatt research shows people affected by the bedroom tax are finding it impossible to manage ever-decreasing incomes

NEWCASTLE, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Communities are being pulled apart by the bedroom tax as people struggle to ‘survive’ its effects, says a leading academic at Newcastle University. Dr Suzanne Moffatt says a new study undermines Government claims that implementing … Read the full press release

Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi presented the Company’s 2015-2018 Strategic Plan to the financial community

LONDON, 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Claudio Descalzi, Eni’s CEO, presents today the Company’s 2015-2018 Strategic Plan to the financial community. Main targets •  E&P: continued production growth supported by significant discoveries Production CAGR 3.5% 2 bln boe of new resources expected … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland: UK oil & gas industry survey reveals 92% of companies are planning to grow over the next two years

EDINBURGH, 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The UK oil and gas sector is resilient and has plans for future investment and growth, despite the challenges of significantly lower commodity prices and rising production costs. A survey of a broad cross section of … Read the full press release

Leeds Festival of Science celebrates its 10th birthday in 2015

LEEDS, 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Have you ever looked through a telescope? Do you know what to do in the event of a zombie outbreak? Have you ever been to a science slam or a science ceilidh? The interactive, educational … Read the full press release

Study suggests potential rise in measles cases of 100,000 across the three countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

SOUTHAMPTON, 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — An international study involving the University of Southampton suggests there could be a rise in measles cases of 100,000 across the three countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa due to health system … Read the full press release

University of Warwick study calls for more UK compulsory regulation of devices used in hip replacements to reduce the need for further traumatic and expensive surgery

COVENTRY, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study from the University of Warwick is calling for more UK compulsory regulation of devices used in hip replacements to reduce the need for further traumatic and expensive surgery. In a paper published … Read the full press release

Warwick Business School retains its place as first in the UK and second in the world in the Financial Times global ranking of Distance Learning MBAs

COVENTRY, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the Financial Times global ranking of Distance Learning MBAs Warwick Business School retains its place as first in the UK and second in the world. Only accredited business schools are invited to participate, with … Read the full press release

British Safety Council: €570bn from Europe’s GDP lost in 2014 because occupational risks were not properly managed

€570bn from Europe’s GDP was lost in 2014 because occupational risks were not properly managed – be that from healthcare costs, lost productivity or lost earnings, according to two new videos released by the British Safety Council. LONDON, 12-3-2015 — … Read the full press release

The British Safety Council will be presenting two special individual awards alongside the International Safety Awards at the Gala Dinner

The British Safety Council, recognising the valuable role individuals can play in keeping workers and workplaces healthy and safe every day, will be presenting two special individual awards alongside the International Safety Awards at the Gala Dinner. LONDON, 12-3-2015 — … Read the full press release

Standard Chartered Renminbi Globalisation Index rose to 2,137 in January, up 2.3% from the previous month

HONG KONG, 12-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered today announced that the Standard Chartered Renminbi Globalisation Index (Bloomberg: SCGRRGI <index>), or the RGI, rose to 2,137 in January, up 2.3% from the previous month, the fastest gain in eight months. … Read the full press release

University of York PhD student won bronze medal for chemistry at the SET for Britain poster competition in Westminster

A University of York PhD student has won a bronze medal for chemistry at the SET for Britain poster competition in Westminster. YORK, 12-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ryan Gorman, a final year chemistry PhD student, was awarded the medal for … Read the full press release

University of Leicester: The Grey Friars Research Team to publish book about the story behind the identification of Richard III, England’s last medieval king

The Grey Friars research team with Professor Lin Foxhall and Maev Kennedy to publish book exploring for the first time the complete story behind the identification of Richard III THE BONES OF A KING: RICHARD III REDISCOVERED By the Grey … Read the full press release

Former University of Leicester historian David Baldwin explores Henry VIII’s secret love in new book

Historian suggests that Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk, who married Henry VIII’s close friend Charles Brandon, became close to Henry both before and after Charles’s death Theory of seventh wife to-be explored in new book ‘Henry VIII’s Last Love: The … Read the full press release

University of Leicester marks the first day of British Science Week 2015 with classic science experiment on March 13

University of Leicester project to replicate the Doppler Effect on Friday 13 March for British Science Week Leicester, UK, 11-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Schoolchildren from the East Midlands will be jumping on board a steam train on Friday 13 March to … Read the full press release