Europe: News and Commentary
France Inter: COVID vaccines effective from the first dose, reveals Scottish study
French article makes reference to University of Warwick modelling used by the UK government during the pandemic. (Feb21)
Grenzecho: Boris Johnson's billion dollar project
Belgian article about a transport link between Britain and Ireland: "It would greatly stimulate the construction sector in Great Britain and research into innovative materials and construction methods," wrote Wanda Lewis, professor emeritus of civil engineering at Warwick University. (Feb 21)
FredZone: when astronomers compare white dwarfs to serial killers
French news website. Using information from the Gaia Space Observatory, scientists at the University of Warwick (England) were able to identify the atmospheric constituents of 4 white dwarfs. (Feb 21)
ForoCochesEléctricos: This is how lithium-rich cathodes store the charge at high voltages
A new X-ray study led by WMG, University of Warwick, has solved how metals and oxygen facilitate the storage of charge at high voltages. (Feb 21)
El Confidencial: Tricks to speed up the metabolism and lose weight
On the Spanish news website, Dr Thomas Barber from Warwick Medical School comments on metabolism in our bodies. (Feb 21)
Politico: UK universities plead to keep EU cash post-Brexit
Prof Seán Hand, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Europe) at the University of Warwick, talks about being a full member of the EUTOPIA network. He says alliances are vital to stop universities developing “an isolationist perspective” on research and education.
Nius Diario: The advancement of vaccination in the UK
Spanish Nius Diario. Mike Tildesley, an epidemiologist at the University of Warwick and also a member of the SPI-M, told the Financial Times that he believes group immunity may work. “It all comes down to what we as a society are willing to accept . We see waves of seasonal flu and we don't close every winter, we accept a level of risk,” he said. (Feb 2021)
Futura Sciences: Remnants of disintegrated planets discovered around white dwarfs
French science website covers the latest research news from Warwick's Astrophysics team (Feb 2021). See also Media Inaf, Planeta Strega, Tech Focus , PIEUVRE, Clarin Internacional, 45 Secondes
Covid-19 & EUTOPIA: Future targets for treatments rapidly identified with new computer
Researchers have detailed a mechanism in the distinctive corona of Covid-19 that could help scientists to rapidly find new treatments for the virus, and quickly test whether existing treatments are likely to work with mutated versions as they develop.
Swiss Info: Johnson and Biden
Professor Wyn Grant comments on the bilateral relationship between Biden's USA and Johnson's UK in the Swiss news media. (January 2021)