Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

AS350B3e, the latest version of Eurocopter’s successful Ecureuil family, to enter the UK market

The AS350B3e, the newest version of Eurocopter’s successful Ecureuil family, is the latest addition to the UK’s important single engine helicopter fleet in Private/Business Aviation Oxford, UK, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — After its entry into service in September 2011, the AS350B3e, … Read the full press release

New University of Nottingham mobile phone app powers better sanitation in developing world

10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A new mobile phone app developed by a University of Nottingham researcher is changing the lives of millions of people in Africa by giving them the power to instantly report problems with poor sanitation. More than a … Read the full press release

The University of Nottingham: Transforming African lives for a second decade

9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As the University of Nottingham’s Developing Solutions scholarship programme enters its second decade, graduates of the scheme continue to make a real impact to the development and prosperity of their home countries. Aimed at nurturing talent for a global … Read the full press release

Sadler’s Wells celebrates the centenary of the Rite of Spring, one of the highlights of dance in London this spring

And the world premiere of Raven Girl comes to the Royal Opera House in May 9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  ‘A String of Rites’, a series of three events commissioned by Sadler’s Wells to mark the 100th anniversary of the premiere … Read the full press release

Researchers at the University of Bristol reveal new insight into the complex neuropathology of Down’s syndrome

9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Researchers at the University of Bristol have revealed new insight into the function of a key protein attributed to impaired learning and memory in Down’s syndrome.  The findings, published online in Nature Cell Biology, offer further molecular insight … Read the full press release

Statement by the European Commission President Barroso on the death of Baroness Thatcher

Brussels, 9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Let me, on behalf of myself and the European Commission, say that I was deeply saddened to hear the news of the death of Baroness Thatcher. She was without doubt a great stateswoman, the first female Prime … Read the full press release

Psychologists at The University of Nottingham discover copying is a social phenomenon

8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mimicking the behaviour of mum and dad has long been considered a vital way in which children learn about the world around them. Now psychologists at The University of Nottingham have shown that copying unnecessary behaviour is more likely … Read the full press release

Students from the University of Bristol transform the outlook for residents at a Clifton care home

8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Staff at Carlton Mansions, on Apsley Road, already had a good relationship with student volunteers and decided to ask the University of Bristol Students’ Union (UBU) for their help in creating a fun scene. The Painting and Decorating Society … Read the full press release

The University of Nottingham secures €6m in funding from the EU to enable post-doctoral researchers in child health

6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The University of Nottingham has secured €6m in funding from the EU to enable post-doctoral researchers in child health to take part in exchanges and collaborations across the globe. The University is leading a consortium of 25 … Read the full press release

Hayley Scanlan, Scottish Young Designer of the Year, invited to preview her latest fashion collection in New York

6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Scottish Young Designer of the Year and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design graduate, Hayley Scanlan has been invited to preview her latest fashion collection in New York, as part of a week long programme … Read the full press release

Academics from Bristol & Dundee Universities demonstrated that a “sonic lasso” can be used to grip microscopic objects, such as cells, and move them about

6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The research by academics at the University of Bristol’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and the University of Dundee’s Institute for Medical Science and Technology is published online in Applied Physics Letters. The researchers have shown experimentally how tiny particles, such as cells, … Read the full press release

The European Commission cleared the creation of Penguin Random House by Bertelsmann and Pearson

Mergers: Commission clears creation of Penguin Random House, combining publishing businesses of Bertelsmann and Pearson Brussels, 6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed creation of Penguin Random House, combining parts of the … Read the full press release

University of Sussex: Cutting-edge cancer drugs could keep patients alive for longer than they do now

4-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A class of cutting-edge cancer drugs could keep patients alive for longer than they do now, following a major new discovery by University of Sussex researchers working with the Institute of Cancer Research. The researchers, who looked … Read the full press release

Scientists at the University of Bristol identified a key molecule responsible for the processes of how memories are written into brain cells

Common fruit fly key to discovery as to how memories are written into brain cells 4-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Scientists have identified a key molecule responsible for triggering the chemical processes in our brain linked to our formation of memories.  The … Read the full press release

Dundee-based jewellers to take part in UK’s largest jewellery trade show following a month-long fundraising campaign

4-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A group of aspiring Dundee-based jewellers will take part in the UK’s largest jewellery trade show later this year following a month-long fundraising campaign saw them smash their target by almost 20 per cent. The nine designers, … Read the full press release

The University of Nottingham: Breakthrough in the search for new drugs to treat schizophrenia

4-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Controlling the symptoms of schizophrenia is the job of antipsychotic drugs which block a set of specific neural signals. But the way these drugs work can lead to a host of severe and debilitating long-term motor side-effects. … Read the full press release

Agneta Brandt – the new head of infrastructure services at the European Medicines Agency

4-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Medicines Agency welcomes Agneta Brandt as the new Head of Infrastructure Services. Agneta Brandt joins the Agency from a position as Managing Director of Arken, a large conference centre in Sweden. She has over 20 … Read the full press release

The University of Nottingham is leading an initiative to boost the UK’s business links with Indonesia

3-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency T M Hamzah Thayeb, was the guest of honour at a special event at the University – one of the UK’s largest recruiters of students from the country. … Read the full press release

Senior EBRD banker assumes new role in Kiev on 1 June

3-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD has named Sevki Acuner as the Bank’s Director for Ukraine. Mr. Acuner, who previously held the position of EBRD Deputy Country Director for Turkey, is replacing Andre Kuusvek, who has been appointed Director of Local … Read the full press release

ЕБРР назначил Шевки Акюнера Директором Банка в Украине

3-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Г-н Акюнер, который ранее занимал должность заместителя Директора ЕБРР в Турции, заменит Андре Куусвека, назначенного Директором по развитию финансирования в национальных валютах и местных рынков капитала в штаб-квартире ЕБРР в Лондоне. Г-н Куусвек занимал должность Директора ЕБРР … Read the full press release