Press Cuttings October 20 October 26
Press Cuttings – October 20 – October 26
International
Bloomberg - Michael Orton, Economics, has found the poorest 20 % of UK households pay 5.6% of income on council tax, three times more than the wealthiest 20%
China Daily - Article on business and university partnerships, mentioning Warwick's link up with Rover in the 80s
EFY Times - Professor Tim Jones, Chemistry, and Molecular Solar have developed flexible, low-cost solar cells which could be used on mobile electronic devices
El Siglo (Mexico) - A Warwick study found people are happier married than single
Guatemala Times - Comment piece by Lord Skidelsky, Economics, on why governments are turning away from GDP and towards national happiness
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JoongAng Daily
Kids Prefer Cheese, , English Caijing
Indian Express - Professor Chris James, WMG, has delivered a lecture on brain-computer interface
International Herald Tribune - Chancellor Sir Richard Lambert comments on the euro zone crisis
LKCN - Article on MBAs, naming WBS as a top school
Montrose24 Blog - Chancellor Sir Richard Lambert chaired a recent workshop in London for headteachers and academics
Post and Courier - Professor Franco Cappuccio and Michelle Miller, WMS, comment on new sleep research which has found lack of sleep disturbs the ability of fat cells to respond to insulin efficiently
Wall Street Journal - Dr Sue Bridgewater, WBS, comments in an article about football managers
National
BBC - Professor James Mitchell, WBS, comments on the latest GDP figures
Also in Business Desk
Daily Telegraph
Cosmetics International - Professor Robin Ball, Physics, has won the Ig Nobel prize for his research into ponytails
Daily Mail - Professor Nick Crafts, Economics, is mentioned in an comment piece about austerity
Also in Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph - WBS estimate living costs of between £9,000 and £13,500 on top of course fees in excess of £20,000 for students
Daily Telegraph - A spokesperson for WBS comments on distance learning MBAs
Engineer -WMG and Bosch Healthcare have created the IDL Learning Lab to research digital healthcare technology
Also in Birmingham Post
Coventry Telegraph
eHealth Insider
Mobi Health News
Engineer - Don Pollacco, Physics, is leading the CHEOPS project in the UK
Green Car Website - Warwick is to host a new £92 million National Automotive Innovation Campus following an announcement from Chancellor George Osborne
Green Futures - Andrew Marsh, Chemistry, is leading the Cold Water Cleaning Initiative, which has found nanodiamonds are effective in helping rid clothes of stains
Healthy Food Guide - Dr Stefan Bon, Chemistry, has found a way of replacing half the content of fat in chocolate with fruit juice
House Magazine - Lloyds Banking Group is working with WMG to create a training programme for bank managers
Independent - Professor Andrew Oswald, Economics, and Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown, WMS, have found the mental health and wellbeing is highest in people who eat seven portions of fruit and veg a day
Independent - Paul Dorfman, WBS, comments on government plans to pay for new nuclear plants in the UK
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North Wales Daily
Western Press
ITS International - WMG is to house the new UK Energy Storage R&D Centre
Jewish Chronicle - MRC has digitised documents written in Yiddish
Journal - William O'Brian, Law, comments on the row between the NUS and George Galloway
Mail on Sunday Monica Giulietti, WBS, comments on government proposals to force energy companies to offer customers the cheapest tariffs
New Statesman - Warwick students have held the Warwick International Development Summit
Scotsman - Review of Professor Andrew Williams, Law, new book A Very British Killing - The Death of Baha Mousa
Superbike - Feature on 3D printing and the work being done at WMG
Superbike - Dave Cooper, WMG, contributes to a feature on materials science and 3D printing
THE - Report on a speech by David Willetts made at Warwick on business schools
THE - Professor Steve Fuller, Sociology, writes a review on a new academic book on religion
THE - Feature on legislation to open India to foreign universities still unforthcoming. Mentioning WMGs link up with IIT
University Caterer - Warwick has been ranked the top digital savvy university in the UK
Local
Aberdeen Journal =- A Warwick scientist has helped out Food Unwrapped, Channel 4, for a feature on Mayonnaise
Brentwood Gazette - Student Megan Blunt was invited to the Women of the Year Lunch in recognition of her charity work
Bury Times - A Warwick study has found families that own a dog have less days off school and work
Coventry Telegraph - Iggy has officially launched its website
Coventry Telegraph - Professor Louise Campbell, History of Art, is to give a talk on Sir Basil Spence, Coventry Cathedral's architect
Coventry Telegraph - Letter to the editor about students cycling around Warwick
Coventry Telegraph - Christopher Andrew, Keith Jeffery and Chris Moran, Politics, are to take part in a debate about the world of 'spooks'
Coventry Telegraph - Feature on the postponed badger cull, mentioning Professor Matt Keeling and Professor Graham Medley's opposition to the cull
Coventry Telegraph - Students at Warwick have taken part in organising a charity dinner
Kenilworth Weekly News - A new cycle route is being opened, linking Kenilworth and Warwick
Lancashire Post - Deputy Registrar Nicola Owen to joining Lancaster University as Chief Administrative Officer
Leamington Courier - Letter to the editor about plans o reignite this story - WBS students worked on a project last year to examine what benefits there would be to Kenilworth if the Castle mere was flooded
Yorkshire Post - Professor Tobias Preis, WBS, has finished a study which found having a diverse portfolio of shares is bad during a downtown