(IN BRIEF) Apprentices from EDF’s Heysham power stations have completed a two-week community engineering project at Cinderbarrow Miniature Railway near Carnforth, applying first-year apprenticeship skills to support improvements at the volunteer-run heritage attraction. The project, part of EDF’s four-year apprenticeship … Read the full press release
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Tagged 27 August 2026, Anthony Livingstone, Apprentice Express, April to October, Bridgwater & Taunton College, C&I, Carnforth, charities, Cinderbarrow Miniature Railway, Cinderbarrow Miniature Railway Benefits From EDF Heysham Apprentice Project, Cole Harvey, community engineering project, community groups, construction, control and instrumentation, EDF, EDF apprenticeship programme, EDF Partnership Gives Power Station Apprentices Real-World Engineering Experience, electrical engineering, electronic signalling systems, engineering apprentices, fault finding, first-year apprentices, five-inch gauge Class 25 locomotive, four-year apprenticeship programme, heritage railway, Heysham, Heysham 1, Heysham Apprentices Apply Nuclear Industry Training to Community Railway Project, Heysham power stations, heyshamcommunity@edf-energy.com, installation, Justin Woodhouse, Kate Stewart, local community, Lottie Horner, maintenance, maintenance departments, Mark Brown, mechanical engineering, miniature railway, nuclear industry, point pneumatics, power station apprentices, practical engineering skills, problem-solving, raised five-inch track circuit, SCHOOLS, signalling cables, solenoids, station operations, Sundays and Bank Holidays, testing, track refurbishment, United Kingdom, volunteer-run registered charity
(IN BRIEF) Fresenius Medical Care has announced the publication of a large multinational real-world evidence study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) reporting that hemodiafiltration (HDF) was associated with a 28% lower relative risk of all-cause … Read the full press release
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Tagged 16-month median follow-up, 19, 2014 to 2019, 23 litres per session, 27 August 2026, 28% lower relative risk, 33% lower relative risk, 539 patients, adult dialysis patients, all-cause mortality, American Society of Nephrology, Bad Homburg, BEACON-US, Charles Hugh-Jones, convection volume, conventional hemodialysis, CONVINCE trial, Diabetes, dialysis care, dialysis clinics, dialysis machines, dialyzers, Dr Giovanni Tripepi, eight European countries, European Renal Association, FME, FMS, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Fresenius Medical Care, Fresenius Medical Care Highlights Real-World Evidence Supporting High-Volume Hemodiafiltration, Fresenius Medical Care Study Adds Evidence for HVHDF in Modern Kidney Care, Germany, HDF, Helen Giza, hemodiafiltration, Hemodiafiltration versus High-flux Hemodialysis and Risk of Mortality, high-flux hemodialysis, high-volume hemodiafiltration, HVHDF, hypertension, inflammation, JASN, JASN Publishes International Study on Hemodiafiltration Outcomes in Dialysis Patients, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, kidney disease, kidney failure, middle molecules, mortality risk, multinational study, New England Journal of Medicine, New York Stock Exchange, Professor Bernard Canaud, Professor Carmine Zoccali, Professor Germaine Wong, Professor Giovanni Strippoli, real-world evidence, renal disease, Renal Research Institute, target trial emulation, University of Sydney
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London have developed a new fluorescent genetic reporter that allows scientists to observe activation of the immune sensor cGAS in individual cells, revealing fresh insights into how the body’s anti-cancer immune … Read the full press release
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Tagged 27 August 2026, anti-cancer immune response, anti-cancer immunity, biomedical research, cancer cells, Cancer Research UK, Cancer Therapies, cancer treatment strategies, cell biology, cell division, cGAMP, cGAS, chemotherapy, chromosome bridges, chromosome instability, damaged cancer cells, DNA damage, Dr Christian Zierhut, Dr Vivianne Lebrec, fluorescent genetic reporter, genetic reporter, genome stability, Genome Stability and Innate Immunity Group, ICR, ICR Researchers Reveal How Key Anti-Cancer Immune Pathway Is Activated After DNA Damage, immune activation, immune sensor, immune signalling, immune-stimulating effects, individual cells, innate immune pathway, Institute of Cancer Research Study Sheds Light on cGAS Activation After DNA Damage, London, METABOLISM, micronuclei, microscopy, Molecular Biology, Nature Cell Biology, New Genetic Reporter Challenges Assumptions About Cancer Cell Immune Detection, nucleic acid structures, patient outcomes, R-loops, radiotherapy, replication, The Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) B-Human, the joint humanoid robotics team of the University of Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), has won two Humanoid Soccer League titles at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The Bremen team … Read the full press release
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Tagged 10-minute halves, 15-minute halves, 22 by 14 metre playing field, 27 August 2026, Alumni der Universität Bremen e.V., artificial intelligence, Aurora, autonomous robot systems, Autonomous systems, B-Human, B-Human Claims RCAP Beijing Masters and World Humanoid Robot Games Titles, Badger Bots, Beijing, Bremen, Bremen Robotics Team B-Human Wins Two International Humanoid Soccer Competitions, CAU Mountain&Sea, cellumation, Chinese robotics teams, CONTACT Software, Cyber-Physical Systems, deep learning, DFKI, digital transformation, double victory, Dr. Thomas Röfer, Dr. Tim Laue, dynamic robot play, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany, HTWK Robots, humanoid robots, humanoid soccer, Humanoid Soccer League, HyperYe, Inha-United, international robotics competition, JUST ADD AI, Machine Learning, product development processes, Professor Dr. Rolf Drechsler, RCAP Beijing Masters, RoboCup, RoboCup Asia-Pacific Beijing Masters, RoboCup German Open, RoboCup World Championship, robot football, robotics, robotics awards, Starkit, Ubica Robotics, University of Bremen, University of Bremen and DFKI Team Wins Two Humanoid Soccer Titles in Beijing, whIRLwind Amsterdam, WHRG, World Humanoid Robot Games
(IN BRIEF) Experian has launched the Experian Credit Cards app on ChatGPT, bringing its credit card marketplace into a conversational AI experience that allows consumers to discover and compare relevant card offers from Experian’s partner network without leaving the conversation. … Read the full press release
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Tagged 200 employees, 25, 27 August 2026, 33 countries, AI-powered financial services, annual fees, cash back card, ChatGPT, consumer AI strategy, consumer choice, Consumer Finance, Conversational AI, Costa Mesa, credit card comparison, Credit Card Comparison Comes to ChatGPT Through New Experian App, credit card marketplace, credit card offers, credit cards, credit check, Credit One Bank, credit profile matching, credit scores, Debbie Hsu, digital financial experience, Dublin, Experian, Experian Consumer Services, Experian Credit Cards app, Experian credit profile, Experian Introduces Conversational Credit Card Discovery Experience, Experian marks, EXPN, FICO Score 8, financial decisions, financial goals, financial marketplaces, FTSE 100 Index, insurance, introductory APR, introductory bonuses, Ireland, lender eligibility requirements, lender participation, loans, London Stock Exchange, low introductory APR, Michael Coleman, New Experian Credit Cards App Helps Consumers Compare Offers Through AI, no annual fee, No Ding Decline, ongoing APR ranges, personalised credit card experiences, pre-approved offers, rewards rates, transparency, travel rewards card, trusted partner network
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €9.2 billion in new financing to support European competitiveness, energy autonomy and global partnerships. Nearly half of the package, €4.3 billion, will go to companies in Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, … Read the full press release
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Tagged 27 August 2026, agriculture sector, battery storage, Brazil, CROATIA, Czech Republic, district heating, EGYPT, EIB, EIB Approves €9.2 Billion in Financing to Support European Businesses and Energy Autonomy, EIB Board of Directors, EIB Group, electricity grids, electricity networks, energy autonomy, energy sector, energy transition, European competitiveness, European Investment Bank, European Union, fossil fuel dependence, France, Germany, Global Gateway, global partnerships, Greece, heating infrastructure, hospitals, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Kosovo, Lithuania, local banks, medical equipment, Nadia Calviño, partner countries, Poland, rail link, renewable energy, Romania, Rwanda, security and defence, Slovakia, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, solar energy, space sector, Spain, strategic partnerships, sustainable economic partnerships, Tanzania, Uganda, women smallholder farmers, €4.3 billion company financing, €9.2 Billion EIB Package to Strengthen Europe’s Economy and Energy Resilience, €9.2 billion financing
(IN BRIEF) Sener has been ranked as Spain’s leading international design engineering firm in the 2026 Engineering News-Record (ENR) rankings, rising to 36th place in the “Top 225 International Design Firms” list, which ranks firms by revenue from projects outside … Read the full press release
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Tagged 104th place, 2025 sales, 27 August 2026, 36th place, 38th place, 88% international sales, 9.2% growth, 94th place, artificial intelligence, complex programmes, construction management, data centres, design engineering services, diversification, energy transition, engineering and technology group, Engineering News-Record, engineering services, ENR, fifth worldwide, global engineering rankings, Global Growth, industrial facilities, infrastructure demand, integrated project management, international design engineering, international markets, international projects, international revenue, major projects, manufacturing category, manufacturing facilities, multidisciplinary engineering, program management, SENER, Sener Ranked Spain’s Top International Design Engineering Firm in ENR 2026, Sener Rises to 36th Place in ENR Top 225 International Design Firms Ranking, Sener Strengthens Global Engineering Position in ENR 2026 Rankings, seventh among non-US firms, Spain, Spanish engineering firm, technological innovation, Top 150 Global Design Firms, Top 225 International Design Firms, Top 250 International Contractors, USD 97.6 billion international revenue
(IN BRIEF) A new analysis to be presented at ESC Congress 2026 in Munich shows that patients who do not take blood pressure-lowering medicines as prescribed may miss out on important cardiovascular benefits. The meta-analysis, conducted within the Blood Pressure … Read the full press release
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Tagged 27 August 2026, 339 participants, 80% adherence threshold, 91, antihypertensive medication, Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration, blood pressure-lowering medicines, BPLTTC, British Heart Foundation, cardiovascular benefits, cardiovascular events, cardiovascular medicine, China Oxford Scholarship Fund, China Scholarship Council-University of Oxford Scholarships, ESC, ESC Communication Committee, ESC Congress 2026, European Society of Cardiology, Felix Mahfoud, Germany, Global Burden of Disease, heart failure, High blood pressure, higher adherence, hospitalisation, hypertension, hypertension management, ischaemic heart disease, Kazem Rahimi, less-intensive regimen, long-acting agents, lower adherence, major cardiovascular disease, medication adherence, medication burden, Messe München GmbH, meta-analysis, Milad Nazarzadeh, Munich, myocardial infarction, New Analysis Shows Adherence Is Critical to Hypertension Treatment Success, nine trials, non-adherence, patient education, patient-level data, Patients Missing Blood Pressure Medicine Doses May Lose Key Heart Benefits, placebo, press release, Qianqian Yang, randomised controlled trials, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, single-pill combinations, stroke, systolic blood pressure, treatment regimen, University of Oxford, University of Oxford-Led Study Links High Adherence to Lower Cardiovascular Events, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has priced a USD 1.0 billion no-grow three-year global benchmark bond, its second USD benchmark transaction of 2026, at SOFR mid-swaps +22 basis points, equivalent to a US Treasury spread of +3.8 basis points. … Read the full press release
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Tagged 26 August 2026, 27 August 2026, AAA rating, Alexander Ruf, Angela Brusas, annual funding strategy, Asif Sherani, asset managers, banks, basis points, central bank policy uncertainty, central banks, coupon, CT spread, Daiwa, Daiwa Capital Markets, Denmark, Deutsche Bank, environmental benefit, Estonia, EUR 8.5 billion to EUR 9.5 billion, Finland, funding programme, funding target, geopolitical developments, global benchmark bond, Helsinki, HSBC, Iceland, Investor Demand, issue price, issue yield, James Taunton, Jenny-Lale Petersen, Jens Hellerup, Jez Walsh, joint bookrunners, joint lead managers, Latvia, Lithuania, maturity date, Moody’s, NIB, NIB Draws Global Investor Demand for Three-Year Benchmark Bond, NIB Strengthens USD Market Presence With New Three-Year Benchmark, no-grow transaction, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, Norway, official institutions, orderbook, private placements, productivity, RBC Capital Markets, Riga, S&P Global Ratings, SEC-registered bond, senior unsecured bond, settlement date, smaller currency markets, SOFR mid-swaps, SSA market, stable outlook, Sweden, three-year benchmark bond, US Treasury spread, USD 1 billion issue, USD 1 Billion Transaction Supports NIB’s 2026 Funding Programme, USD benchmark bond
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