Category Archives: United Kingdom

Press Releases & News from United Kingdom distributed via EuropaWire

A postgraduate student from the University of Bristol’s Department of Engineering Mathematics has been awarded ‘best presentation’ at the annual Airbus PhD Day

Chris Howcroft receiving his award from Michael Schoenwetter, Head of Research and Technology Partnerships at Airbus Image by courtesy of Airbus

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Chris Howcroft was one of four students who presented at the day, which has run since 2008.  The event is an opportunity for Airbus-sponsored PhD students from across Europe – France, Germany, Spain and the UK – to … Read the full press release

BP Confirms Winning Bids for Nova Scotia Deepwater Exploration Blocks

Map of Nova Scotia blocks

Calgary, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BP was today notified that it was the successful bidder for four deepwater exploration blocks offshore Nova Scotia, Canada.The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) announced that BP was the successful bidder for blocks five, six, seven and … Read the full press release

£1.1 million boost for synthetic biology research in Bristol

A Russula species of fungus

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Scientists from the University of Bristol have been awarded a £1.1 million share of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)’s strategic Longer and Larger Awards in Synthetic Biology, announced today. The award for an ambitious programme … Read the full press release

University’s baby monitor technology gets a Royal viewing

University's baby monitor technology gets a Royal viewing - Photo shows, right-to-left Professor John Crowe, Dr Don Sharkey, Barrie Hayes Gill, Prince Philip

19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A hands-free heart rate monitor for babies, which was developed by a team of engineers and clinicians at The University of Nottingham, was viewed by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh at a special reception at Buckingham … Read the full press release

BP Announces Resolution of All Criminal and Securities Claims by U.S. Government Against Company Relating to Deepwater Horizon Accident

Resolution of all criminal claims with Department of Justice includes $4 billion paid in installments over a period of five years Resolution of all securities claims with Securities and Exchange Commission includes $525 million paid in installments over a period … Read the full press release

Statement About Proposed Resolutions of US Federal Government Criminal and SEC Claims Against BP in Connection with the Deepwater Horizon Incident

16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BP confirms that it is in advanced discussions with the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding proposed resolutions of all US federal government criminal and SEC claims against BP in … Read the full press release

.eu engages aspiring businesses in London

Brussels, 16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The .eu registry EURid is engaging with small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by exhibiting at London’s Business Start-up Show from 22-23 November 2012. .eu enables companies to express the fact that they are open for business in … Read the full press release

Report offers new guidance on family involvement of child abuse case reviews

16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Child protection professionals are to be offered new guidance on how best to involve families in the case reviews that follow the death or serious injury of a child as a result of abuse or neglect. A report … Read the full press release

BP and AAR Settle All Outstanding Disputes

16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BP and AAR, joint shareholders in TNK-BP, today announced that they have reached a comprehensive agreement to settle all outstanding disputes between them, including the current arbitrations brought by each against the other.The agreement includes an immediate waiver … Read the full press release

Study will help our genetic understanding of dangerous new viruses

16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Scientists studying the genes and proteins of human cells infected with a common cold virus have identified a new gene identification technique that could increase the genetic information we hold on animals by around 70 to 80 per … Read the full press release

Understanding antibiotic resistance using crystallography and computation

Two structural 'snapshots' showing the carbapenem antibiotic meropenem bound to the SFC-1 enzyme. Top panel shows intact antibiotic; bottom panel shows an intermediate step in breakdown of the drug. The position of the antibiotic is indicated by the green mesh. Image by Dr Jim Spencer

15-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Scientists at the University of Bristol, together with collaborators at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, have solved the structure of an enzyme that breaks down carbapenems , antibiotics ‘of last resort’ which, until recently, were kept in reserve … Read the full press release

Airbus A380 wins prestigious UK award

Noise Abatement Society award recognises Airbus A380 for reduced noise. Blagnac,  14-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The UK’s national noise reduction charity, the Noise Abatement Society, presented the Airbus A380 a top award at their annual award ceremony last night recognising the aircraft’s … Read the full press release

A new way of making glass

Making glass by changing the structure of a liquid. Left: normal liquid alloy of nickel (silver) and phosphorous (orange) atoms. Encouraging atoms to form bicapped square antiprisms (inset) turned the liquid into a solid glass (right) where the nickel (turquoise) and phosphorous (green) atoms in antiprisms are drawn larger

A new way to make glass has been discovered by a collaboration of researchers at the Universities of Düsseldorf and Bristol using a method that controls how the atoms within a substance are arranged around each other. The research is … Read the full press release

Young geographers from across Bristol team up with scientists to lobby Prime Minister

13-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Aspiring geographers from across Bristol will be joined by some of the country’s leading scientists to learn about one of the most important and pressing challenges of our time — climate change. The Great Environment Debate 2012, hosted … Read the full press release

Sanofi and Regeneron Announce Patient Enrollment in Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial with Antibody to PCSK9 for Hypercholesterolemia

18,000 patient Phase 3 outcomes study will evaluate the impact of antibody to PCSK9 on cardiovascular events Paris, France and Tarrytown, N.Y., 13-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that the ODYSSEY … Read the full press release

When colour came to Britain

Professor Street's latest book is the first study to trace the history of colour films, their styles and technologies in Britain during a half-century when colour films were far from the norm

New book explores arrival of colour in British films 12-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Professor Sarah Street of the Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television will give a talk on her new book Colour Films in Britain: The Negotiation of Innovation, 1900-55 at the BFI … Read the full press release

Investing for a job-rich recovery in Europe

László ANDOR — European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion University of Edinburgh / Edinburgh, 12-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the invitation to the Edinburgh University. I am very pleased to have been given the opportunity to … Read the full press release

University of Bristol International intern scholarships awarded

Scholarship winners (l-r): Samuel Lai, Ngoc Minh Nguyen, Professor Andy Nix (Head of Electrical & Electronic Engineering), Pengchuan Wang, Professor Nishan Canagarajah (Dean of Engineering), Dr Adam Crewe (Head of Civil Engineering), Sheik Abdul Malik, Lionel Goh and Ashutosh Rai.

Nine international students who have undertaken internships of outstanding significance to their academic study and career development have been awarded scholarships by Professor Nishan Canagarajah, Dean of Engineering. 12-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The students who have received the award are: Lionel Goh … Read the full press release

BP Awards First Contracts for Project 20K™

12-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BP announced today it has awarded the first contracts for Project 20K™, a multi-year initiative to develop next-generation systems and tools to help unlock the next frontier of deepwater oil and gas resources, currently beyond the reach of … Read the full press release

BP Donates $800,000 in Humanitarian Supplies to New York and New Jersey Salvation Army

10-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — In support of Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts and in response to the storm that hit the U.S. Northeast this week, BP has donated a large stockpile of humanitarian assistance supplies from past hurricane recovery efforts along the Gulf … Read the full press release