Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

The University of Dundee’s Continuing Education programme launched Graduate Certificate in Management

Posted on 2, August 2013 by

02-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Dundee’s Continuing Education programme has launched a new management course that enables people looking to enhance their career prospects to do so by combining work and study. The Graduate Certificate in Management will be … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Management, United Kingdom

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The Co-operative’s Charity of the Year hits £2.5 million milestone in support of unpaid young adult carers

Posted on 2, August 2013 by

02-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fun is delivering much needed funds to support a generation of unpaid young adult carers as staff at The Co-operative hit the £2.5 million milestone for its Charity of the Year, Carers Trust. There are now an estimated 500,000 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Financial, Non Profit, Retail, United Kingdom

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Britain’s national drink is celebrated in London this August

Posted on 31, July 2013 by

The Great British Beer Festival returns with hundreds of ales, ciders, perries and beers, reports LondonTown.com London, 31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Around 55,000 people are expected to flock to the Great British Beer Festival this August to celebrate Britain’s national drink. Running … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, News, Society, Travel, United Kingdom

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West Side Story regresa al Sadler’s Wells Theatre de Londres

Posted on 31, July 2013 by

Londres, 31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — El célebre musical de Leonard Bernstein volverá a los escenarios de Londres el 7 de agosto, concretamente al del Sadler’s Wells Theatre, de la mano del coreógrafo y director Joey McKneely. Inspirada en Romeo y Julieta de … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Internet & Online, News, Travel, United Kingdom

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EIB, Barclays PLC to provide £55M for academic and campus development to the University of Leicester

Posted on 31, July 2013 by

Record Inward investment for Leicester to: Build one of the most energy efficient buildings in the UK Improve the iconic Grade 2* Listed landmark Stirling-Gowan Engineering Building Fund several new academic research centres Enhance sports facilities Develop a campus to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Education, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, United Kingdom

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Zumtobel Group’s latest annual report designed by the prominent British architect David Chipperfield and John Morgan studio graphic designers

Posted on 30, July 2013 by

Dornbirn, Austria, 30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest edition of the Zumtobel Group’s artistic annual report has been designed by the prominent British architect David Chipperfield in collaboration with graphic designers from John Morgan studio. The report, which was presented at … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Austria, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Industrial, Management, United Kingdom

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Global mobile satellite communications company Inmarsat confirmed successful launch of the largest satellite Alphasat on Ariane 5 ECA launcher

Posted on 30, July 2013 by

30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has confirmed the successful launch of Alphasat, the largest satellite, designated I-4A F4. Alphasat was launched on an Ariane 5 ECA, the latest version of the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Science, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom

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Ukrainian agribusiness company CJSC Ecoprod takes seven-year EBRD loan to develop 1.5MW biogas plant

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Ukraine’s Donbass mining region, which started developing in the late 19th century and became the industrial heart of the Soviet Union, is famous for its ruthless managers running gigantic plants and more recently the entire country. So it … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, United Kingdom

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HM Treasury announced Her Majesty The Queen agreed on the appointment of Sir Jon Cunliffe as Deputy Governor of Bank of England for Financial Stability

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — HM Treasury has today announced that Her Majesty The Queen has agreed, on the recommendation of the Chancellor and Prime Minister, to appoint Sir Jon Cunliffe as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England with responsibility for … Read the full press release →

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Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker named Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s M-RCBG in Cambridge and Harvard Business School’s Finance Unit in Boston

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Business School and the Bank of England are today announcing that Paul Tucker, currently Deputy Governor for Financial Stability and member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England, … Read the full press release →

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University of St Andrews marine biologists demonstrate wild bottlenose dolphins can respond to individual names

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of St Andrews have shown that bottlenose dolphins can use copying of signature whistles as a way of addressing or labelling animals on an individual basis. The research was carried out by marine … Read the full press release →

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University of Nottingham’s breakthrough discovery to enable crops to take nitrogen from the air instead of from expensive and environmentally damaging fertilisers

Posted on 29, July 2013 by

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A major new technology has been developed by The University of Nottingham, which enables all of the world’s crops to take nitrogen from the air rather than expensive and environmentally damaging fertilisers. Nitrogen fixation, the process by which … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Education, Science, United Kingdom

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Manchester-based cloud firm UKFast named finalist in four categories at UK’s most prestigious business awards

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Manchester-based cloud and colocation firm UKFast has been named as a finalist in four categories at the UK’s most prestigious business awards. The £20m turnover firm has been shortlisted in the Blackberry Business Enabler of the Year, … Read the full press release →

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Swedish-Danish company AAK to buy Unilever’s Unipro bakery and industrial oils business in Turkey

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

London/Rotterdam, 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today announced that it has signed an agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to sell its Unipro bakery & industrial oils business to AAK, one of the world’s leading producers of high value-added speciality vegetable fats, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

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Unilever’s Audit Committee invites leading accountancy firms to tender for its statutory audit contract

Posted on 26, July 2013 by

London/ Rotterdam, 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today announced that its Audit Committee will invite leading accountancy firms to tender for its statutory audit contract. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ appointment will expire upon completion of their audit of the accounts for the year ending … Read the full press release →

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Britain’s largest high street WiFi provider The Cloud launched location-based vouchers to its WiFi app FastConnect

Posted on 25, July 2013 by

Krispy Kreme, Orchid Pub Group and Spirit Pub Group amongst first brands to run offers through The Cloud’s WiFi app, FastConnect 25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Cloud, Britain’s largest high street WiFi provider and part of BSkyB, has added location-based voucher … Read the full press release →

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Pearson’s outsourced training solutions business TQ Education and Training awarded 5-year contract to develop and operate 3 vocational colleges in Saudi Arabia

Posted on 25, July 2013 by

25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — TQ Education and Training, a Pearson business that provides outsourced training solutions, has been awarded a five-year contract to develop and operate three vocational colleges in Saudi Arabia, providing high quality vocational skills and qualifications for more … Read the full press release →

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Cornell University, INSEAD and WIPO released the Global Innovation Index 2013 as Switzerland ranks #1

Posted on 25, July 2013 by

Geneva, 25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The United States rejoined the five most-innovative nations and the United Kingdom moved up to the third spot while Switzerland retained its place atop the rankings in the Global Innovation Index 2013, published by Cornell University, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Denmark, Education, Finland, France, Investment, Ireland, Netherlands, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom

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Rusatom Overseas announced it joined the UK’s trade association for the civil nuclear industry the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA)

Posted on 25, July 2013 by

25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rusatom Overseas has joined the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), the trade association for the UK’s civil nuclear industry. The NIA represents more than 260 companies across the UK’s civil nuclear supply chain. It has two key roles: … Read the full press release →

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HP Autonomy and Workforce Management Software Group, Inc. partner to integrate first-class workforce management into Autonomy Qfiniti platform

Posted on 25, July 2013 by

PALO ALTO, Calif., 25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — HP Autonomy today announced it has partnered with the Workforce Management Software Group, Inc., (WFMSG), developer and provider of the Community workforce management solution, to help HP Autonomy Qfiniti customers improve contact center efficiency and performance … Read the full press release →

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