LIVERPOOL, 4-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have, for the first time, characterised a genetic mutation that can increase the risk of two major degenerative diseases, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer’s disease. AMD and Alzheimer’s … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool are working to decode DNA modifications, known as ‘epigenetic marks’, in the wheat genome to understand its impact on crop variation. Leading an international consortium of scientists from Cold Spring … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that the most complete giant sauropod dinosaur skeleton, Dreadnoughtus, discovered by palaeontologists in South America in 2014, was not as large during its lifetime as previously thought. Found in … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Karl Bates, Dreadnoughtus dinosaur, Patagonia, University of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Josie Billington, from the Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy (HEA). The award recognises her contribution to the student learning experience and her pioneering work … Read the full press release
A company, founded by University of Liverpool scientist, Professor Anthony Hollander, has been awarded £2 million to develop stem cell technologies that have shown potential in repairing damaged tissue in the knee. LIVERPOOL, 18-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The team at … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Azellon, Innovate UK and Cell Therapy Catapult, meniscal cartilage, NHS Blood and Transplant, Professor Anthony Hollander, stem cell technologies, treatment of damaged fibrous tissues in the knee, University of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, 17-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Novelist and broadcaster, Jeanette Winterson, will join the University of Liverpool’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Janet Beer, at a public event to launch a new research group dedicated to exploring the social, cultural, and personal dimensions of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Eleanor Longden, Dr Helen Sharp, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Institute of Psychology Health and Society, Jeanette Winterson, mental health, Professor Janet Beer, Professor Rhiannon Corcoran, understanding mental health, University of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, 17-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Recidivism rates amongst Victorian young offenders were significantly lower than today, revealing the value of providing “skills and stability”, say University of Liverpool researchers. The After Care project, conducted by Department of Sociology, Social Policy … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Department of Sociology Social Policy and Criminology, Dr Zoe Alker, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor Barry Godfrey, Recidivism, Recidivism rates, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, Victorian young criminals
LIVERPOOL, 8-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Images created by Uruguayan artist, Brian Mackern, during a residency in Liverpool will be disseminated on social media throughout April in the next stage of a Latin American Cyberculture Project. Brian said that his work, … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Internet & Online, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Brian Mackern, Dr Jordana Blejmar, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Latin American Cyberculture Project, Professor Claire Taylor, School of Histories Languages and Cultures, University of Liverpool, Uruguayan artist
LIVERPOOL, 11-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Universityof Liverpool researcher, Dr Eleanor Longden, attended the Deputy Prime Minister’s Mental Health Heroes Awards which recognise individuals who have helped, supported, or inspired those with mental health difficulties. Dr Longden. from the Institute of Psychology, Health and … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 11-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new training facility has opened at Daresbury Laboratory, aimed at giving University of Liverpool trainee medical physicists hands-on experience of medical scanners. The new Medical Training and Research Laboratory (MTRL) will house a SPECT/CT scanner that will … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 11-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr Jonathan Hogg, senior lecturer in the History Department, has raised more than £5,000 for a research project run at Liverpool Women’s Hospital. In 2014 Jonathan’s son, Arlo Dutton Hogg, was stillborn at full term. … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 16-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of Liverpool are using the latest technologies to identify the genes reponsible for glaucoma. The research, co-funded by Fight for Sight and The International Glaucoma Association, aims to uncover what role … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, genes responsible for glaucoma, glaucoma, health, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, microRNAs, Professor Colin Willoughby, The International Glaucoma Association, University of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, 20-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that outbreaks of plague in Madagascar are linked to a naturally occurring climate event in the tropical Pacific. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an ocean-atmosphere … Read the full press release
LONDON, 22-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University’s has launched a new course, Understanding Northern Ireland, at its campus in London. The new intensive one-day course explains the historical background to the conflict in Northern Ireland within the wider British-Irish and international … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A study from the University of Liverpool has recommended investing in dog owner education and facilities as a strategy to target physical inactivity and problems such as obesity in both people and their pets. In a review … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The first comprehensive study of captive black rhino reproduction in Europe highlights how hormone analysis could improve the success of breeding programmes. Researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester, in partnership with Chester Zoo, carried out … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the University of Liverpool have demonstrated the effectiveness of a fibre-based dietary ingredient that makes people feel less hungry and consume less food. Hunger is a major barrier to successful weight control and consumers need … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A lecturer who put together and supervised a team of students to assist lawyers at the fresh inquests into the deaths of 96 football fans at Hillsborough, has won a prestigious award for her work. Christine … Read the full press release
DUBLIN, 11-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Trinity College Dublin and the University of Liverpool, have agreed a strategic partnership that will facilitate student mobility programmes between both universities as well as with the University of Liverpool’s partner institution in China, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University … Read the full press release
The new laboratory will utilise expertise that already exists in the University’s Centre for Genomic Research and Institute of Integrative Biology Liverpool, 7-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have been awarded £2M to build a state-of-the-art DNA synthesis … Read the full press release
Liverpool, UK, 13-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A public health expert from the University of Liverpool has published a study analysing the impacts of Margaret Thatcher’s government policies on the health of Britain. Dr Alex Scott-Samuel and colleagues from the Universities of Durham, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Government, Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged damaging housing policies, Dr Alex Scott-Samuel, economic catastrophe, health of Britain, loss of well-being, study on Margaret Thatcher’s government policies, UK poverty, University of Liverpool, unjust premature death, unnecessary unemployment, welfare cuts
The collaboration will address issues of health inequalities through improvements in public health and chronic disease interventions 15-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of Liverpool in partnership with the Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have been awarded £9 million, as part … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged chronic disease interventions, CLAHRCs, health inequalities, Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, Lord Howe, National Institute for Health Research, Professor Ian Greer, Professor Mark Gabbay, Psychology Health and Society, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool researchers
21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Data from more than 180 research papers suggests fish oils could minimise the effects that junk food can have on the brain, a review by researchers at the University of Liverpool has shown. The team at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Brain, Dr Pickavance, Fish oil, high-fat diets, high-saturated fats, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, junk food, macronutrients, meal patterns, nutrients, Obesity, omega-3, refined sugars, researchers, saturated fats, University of Liverpool
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