EIB President Hoyer: EU must tackle the gap in competitiveness – Investment in innovation is key BERLIN, 26-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Two internationally renowned European scholars in the field of managerial and technological innovation were awarded the EIB Prize for … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Economy, Education, European Union, Financial, Germany, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged EIB Prize for excellence in economic research, Freie Universität Berlin, London School of Economics and Political Science, Professor John Van Reenen, Professor Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University, Werner Hoyer
LONDON, 25-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK has condemned the unprecedented interference of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles in renewable energy projects in England. He has now intervened in 50 wind farm planning applications since … Read the full press release
Edinburgh, Scotland, 25-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cairn is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm out agreement for the sale of a 10% interest in the Catcher development and adjacent acreage in the UK North Sea. With effect … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Cairn, Catcher development, David Litterick, Dyas UK Limited, Patrick Handley, Simon Thomson
Following more than nine years in the role Robin Southwell is to step down from his position as President of Airbus Group UK from end September 2014. Paul Kahn appointed President of Airbus Group UK from 1 October 2014 LONDON, … Read the full press release
Warwickshire, England, 24-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NFU Sugar, in conjunction with British Sugar, is launching its 2015 Sugar Industry Programme (SIP); an initiative designed to engage younger growers through a dedicated training and development programme. Now in its fifth year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 2015 Sugar Industry Programme, Emma Mundy, NFU Sugar, William Martin
Newcastle, UK, 24-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nearly 40% of children with leukaemia whose disease returns after treatment could benefit from a drug designed to treat colon, skin and lung cancer. Clinical trials are planned after scientists at Newcastle University successfully used … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged childhood leukaemia, Dr Julie Irving, Dr Matt Kaiser, Newcastle University, selumetinib
Researchers at Newcastle University have cooked up a new way to teach modern languages. Newcastle, UK, 23-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — They placed the latest digital devices into cooking utensils to create the LanCook project – an unique mix of cookery, technology … Read the full press release
Newcastle, UK, 23-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Future Fund campaign has taken a significant step closer to its goal of establishing a specialist children’s cancer research facility at Newcastle University after receiving a £1 million donation from the Barbour Foundation. Dame … Read the full press release
A state-of-the-art laboratory that will allow researchers to put the electricity grid through its paces – simulating events such as power cuts due to severe weather – is being launched today at Newcastle University. Newcastle, UK, 23-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Funded … Read the full press release
18 new coaches to be introduced on X5 service later this year A further six Scania buses ordered for Cambridgeshire Guided Busway New vehicles represent investment of more than £6.5million PERTH, SCOTLAND, 23-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Stagecoach Group today (22 … Read the full press release
Coventry, UK, 22-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at WMG, University of Warwick, used 3D scanning and visualisation technology to help Dr Irving Finkel, the world’s foremost expert on ancient Babylonian languages, decipher a 4000-year-old tablet that sheds new light on the … Read the full press release
Coventry, UK, 22-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Warwick has been declared University of the Year by the Times and Sunday Times newspapers. Warwick also rises two places to eighth in the UK in the two newspapers’ overall University league table, … Read the full press release
LONDON, 22-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered today launched its China SME Confidence Index (SMEI). Initially launched in October 2011 as the first confidence index targeting SMEs developed by an international bank in China, SMEI has been substantially revamped in … Read the full press release
Over 80 events in 20 venues will take place in York on 26 September as part of the annual EU-funded European Researchers’ Night. YORK, 22-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ‘YorNight’ is part of a European initiative that will showcase research in … Read the full press release
YORK, 22-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The UK’s nuclear physics research capability will be strengthened significantly with the establishment of a new nuclear physics theory group at the University of York. A special funding award from the Science and Technology Facilities … Read the full press release
Sussex, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Creating unmown areas in an urban park can significantly increase flowers and pollinating insects while also leading to a greater enjoyment of the space by people, according to a University of Sussex study. Researchers at the … Read the full press release
BRISTOL, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Talking taxidermy that brings to life the brutal history of the ‘plume boom’; a magical object to connect speaker and listener via sound, light and touch; and a storyteller to help pupils learn about the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Internet & Online, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Internet of things' prototypes, Curpanion, Dr Kirsten Cater, Dr Merle Patchett, Dr Victoria Bates, InTouch, London Design Festival, Professor Alex Bentley, Professor Mark Horton, REACT, Reflector, University of Bristol
BRISTOL, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Bristol has been ranked 29th in the QS World University Rankings today, up from its previous position as 30th and placing Bristol 7th of UK higher education institutions named in the top … Read the full press release
The University of Bristol will be welcoming over 20,000 students to the city next week as the new academic year begins. BRISTOL, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — From Saturday 20 September, students from across the world will start moving into accommodation … Read the full press release
Researchers have found evidence that genetic factors may contribute to the development of language during infancy. BRISTOL, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol worked with colleagues around … Read the full press release
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