BAE Systems has appointed Claire Divver as Group Communications Director. She will join the group early in the new year and will be a member of the BAE Systems Executive Committee, reporting to Chief Executive Ian King. London, UK, 20-12-2013 — … Read the full press release
BAE Systems has signed a $120 million (SEK 800m) contract to supply an additional 102 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to Sweden. London, UK, 20-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The new sale is the result of an extended contract option taken out when the … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Science, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 102 BvS10, all-terrain vehicles, ambulance, armored vehicles, BAE Systems, BAE Systems Hägglunds, command vehicle, logistic carrier, Sweden, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, troop carrier
London, UK, 19-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva announces that it is making an immediate allocation of £500 million to invest in UK infrastructure projects. This commitment is a direct result of the recent agreement on Solvency II, the European wide insurance regulation, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, debt financing, European wide insurance regulation, hospitals, infrastructure, infrastructure assets, infrastructure investments, insurers, INVEST, Mark Wilson, Sajid Javid MP, SCHOOLS, Solvency II, TRANSPORT, UK infrastructure projects, utilities
Cheshunt, UK, 19-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — It will be a case of old school versus new school in the battle for this year’s Christmas toy market. New versions of 90’s favourites Furby and Teksta will be up against kids’ tablets LeapPad Ultra … Read the full press release
London, UK, 18-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and the London Metal Exchange (LME) are pleased to announce the formation of the Board of LME Clear, the LME’s self-clearing platform currently in development. LME Clear is on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, Financial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Gerald Greiner, HKEx, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, John Harrison, LME, LME Clear, LME Clear Board, LME’s self-clearing platform, London Metal Exchange, Marco Strimer, Marye Humphery, Nat le Roux, Richard Thornhill, Trevor Spanner
London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Borough funding is protected through Transport for London’s savings and efficiencies programme. Unprecedented levels of investment as part of wider Transport for London (TfL) funding for roads and cycling. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Boris Johnson, cycling, funding, Local Implementation Fund, London, London Highways Alliance Contracts, roads, Sir Peter Hendy CBE, The Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL)
BBC Book of the Year 2013 awards presented in partnership with the Cultural Programme of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Kiev, Ukraine, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “The Remote Space” by Yaroslav Melnyk, and “Who Will Make the Snow” by … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Media, Society, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged "The Remote Space", "Who Will Make the Snow", Artyom Liss, BBC Book of the Year 2013 awards, BBC Children’s Book of the Year 2013, book awards, EBRD Cultural Programme, Maryana and Taras Prokhasko, Nina Kuryata, Olha Herasymyuk, Svitlana Pyrkalo, Taras Fedyuk, Vira Ageyeva, Yaroslav Melnyk, Далекий простір, Хто зробить сніг
Osman’s series, produced for BBC Radio 4, is the BBC’s biggest production on the Arab world’s modern history London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Tarek Osman, the EBRD’s Principal Political Counsellor for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, authored and presented a four-part … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Media, Politics, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged academics, activists, Arab Islamist movement, Arab liberal age, Arab nationalism, Arab uprising, Arab world, artists, BBC Radio 4, documentary, EBRD, historians, modern history, modern history of the Arab world, ordinary people, radio series, senior politicians, Tarek Osman
London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank, Europe’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide up to GBP 500 million to Transport for London (TfL) under a new corporate facility to support the latest step in Crossrail’s development. The … Read the full press release
Luxembourg, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Byletter dated 12 November 2013, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland nominated, Ms Anna Wechsberg (Head of Europe Department, DFID) for appointment as an Alternate Member of the Board of Directors of the EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Alternate Member, Anna Wechsberg, appointment, Board of Directors, EIB, nomination
The brand marks its 20th anniversary by opening a three storey flagship, reports LondonTown.com London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Last week saw the opening of Cath Kidston’s brand new flagship store, launching in London’s Piccadilly just in time for … Read the full press release
Guildford, UK / Munich, Germany, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Capture Power Limited, the consortium of Alstom, Drax and BOC, today welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that it has been awarded a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its planned, state-of-the-art … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged Alstom, Biomass, BOC, Capture Power, carbon capture and storage, carbon dioxide storage, carbon dioxide transportation, CCS power plant, coal, consortium, Drax, Edward Davey, FEED contract award, Leigh Hackett, National Grid Carbon Limited, North Yorkshire, Peter Boreham, Selby, The Linde Group, UK Government, White Rose CCS Project, Yorkshire Humber CCS Trunkline
A group of medical students at the University of Aberdeen have formed what is believed to be Europe’s first undergraduate medical society for the promotion of geriatric medicine and quality care for older people. Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, 10-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Restructuring plan presented to EADS European Works Council Concentration of sites across Group’s four “home countries” and consolidation of legal entities Reduction of 5,800 positions at future “Airbus Defence and Space” Division and Corporate functions Toulouse, France / Leiden, Netherlands, 10-12-2013 … Read the full press release
Norwich, UK, 10-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Findings published today in the journal Oikos show how some monkeys consume their ‘five a day’ within a single hour and consume as many as 50 portions of fruit in a single day. The research focuses … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Central America, Dr Joseph Hawes, howler, insect-munching tamarins, leaf-loving howler monkeys, most thorough review, neotropical forests, Oikos, primate dietary studies, primate eating habits, primates, Prof Carlos Peres, RESEARCH, researchers, saki monkeys, South America, University of East Anglia, woolly spider
Newcastle, UK, 10-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A study by Newcastle University researchers into the effects of sugars on our oral health recommends cutting down on the sweet additive as part of a global initiative to reduce tooth decay. Since 1990 the World … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged cutting down on sweet additive, dental caries, dental cavities, free sugars, Journal of Dental Research, Newcastle University, Nutrition, oral health, Professor Paula Moynihan, reduce tooth decay, study, sugars, sweet additive, tooth decay
London, UK, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Do you ever look at all those stickers covering the plug of your office’s kettle and wonder what all that testing’s about? Well so do the experts. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimate that unnecessary appliance … Read the full press release
Oxford, UK, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The youngest pair of stars to emerge from a supernova, dancing around each other as the neutron star cannibalises its partner, has been identified by an international collaboration involving Professor Rob Fender of Oxford University. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Circinus X-1, Dr Sebastian Heinz, giant stars, incredibly rare scenario, NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory, neutron star, Oxford University, Oxford University's Department of Physics, Professor Rob Fender, supergiant, supernova, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Leeds, UK, 07-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers have identified a resistance protein that allows bacteria to survive chlorhexidine, an antiseptic commonly used in wipes, cleansers and mouthwashes in hospitals. A study led jointly by the University of Leeds and Macquarie University … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Acinetobacter baumannii, bacteria, chlorhexidine, cleansers, hospitals, Leeds University, Macquarie University, mouthwashes, Professor Ian Paulsen, Professor Peter Henderson, resistance protein, Sally Davies, study, wipes
Southampton, UK, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Southampton is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Judith Petts as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise). Professor Petts became Dean of the University’s Faculty of Social and Human Sciences in October 2010 following her role … Read the full press release
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