Europe: News and Commentary
Agencia Sinc: Anti-intellectualism and Covid-19
Spanish news. The researcher at the University of Warwick (UK) Eric Jensen believes that the attitude of the population has become more positive towards science and claims to see no evidence that there is a "growing sector" of people with an anti-intellectualist mentality.
SciencePost: If there is life around a white dwarf, it evolved after the star died
French science news. In a recent study, researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) asked themselves the following two questions: How will the intensity of the solar wind change over the next five billion years, when our star will turn into red orb? And could the Earth's magnetosphere survive this cosmic assault? See also ABC (Spanish); ML Actu (French); Notize Scientifische (Italian)
RTBF: Why contaminations exploded in the Netherlands, France, Spain
Belgian news. “If you look at the data from the Netherlands, it's pretty clear that it was this nightclub environment that fueled this rate of infection,” said Lawrence Young, a virologist at Warwick Medical School to CNBC.
La Mezia in Strada: vaccinated tourists are not accepted by the European Union
Ivo Vlov, a professor at the University of Warwick in the UK who advises the government on behavioural science during COVID-19, acknowledged that Western countries' refusal to recognize vaccines used in poorer countries could lead to distrust. See also Regiao (Portuguese)
GP One: for Norton, the future is competition and electric
Italian moto news. Last month, a group of 13 students from WMG at the University of Warwick, along with leading academics, engineers and researchers, developed a new state-of-the-art electric motorcycle, based on a modified Norton chassis.
Grande Consumo: New “Mixed Buyers” Needs May Change Retail Forever
Portuguese news. To help brands adapt to this new context, DS Smith has teamed up with behavioral scientist Ivo Vlaev, from Warwick Business School (UK), who believes that “people's expectations of brands have not changed. However, as we move to a blended shopping model, retailers who want to maintain brand loyalty need to ensure that no matter how you shop, you get the same experience. See also Retail Actual (Spanish); ZePros (French); Portal Spozywczy (Polish); Neue Verpackung (German); Supply Chain Magazine (Portuguese); La Repubblica (Italian); ITR Games (French)
Sobre Ruedas SAE: Ángel Marco, the young Spanish engineer leading the Warwick Racing project
Spanish news. The University of Warwick has created an electric car that will compete with 100 cars from as many universities in the world in the Silverstone World Final to be played between 21 and 25 July. The Warwick University car, created by a multinational, multiracial team led by newly graduated 23-year-old Spanish engineer Angel Marco, is the perfect example of the future of battery-powered automobiles.
Info Salus: Breathing efforts in COVID-19 patients could lead to lung injuries
Spanish health news. Researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) have studied the impact of high respiratory efforts on the lungs of patients suffering from acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 and have evaluated the likelihood of lung injury. See also Il Fatto Nisseno (Italian); Galileu (Portuguese); Pourquoi Docteur? (French); Salerno Notize (Italian)
Economico: which vaccines protect against Delta variant most?
Greek news. "The research was done by scientists at the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and it shows that the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines are much more effective against the Delta mutation than the AstraZeneca formulation."
Politica Exterior: Doing good with the vote in Africa
Spanish news. One may think: why then hold elections if they do not generate change? Despite all the problems associated with elections in many sub-Saharan countries, the book The Moral Economy of Elections in Africa convinces that elections are necessary in sub-Saharan Africa for state building. Authors include British researcher Gabrielle Lynch (University of Warwick).