All entries for July 2009
July 03, 2009
Racing car powered by chocolate and steered by carrots takes to the track at Goodwood
Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/racing_car_powered/
A racing car created from potatoes and carrots and powered by chocolate will be put through its paces this weekend at the world’s largest celebration of motorsport.
Warwick involved in £3 million project to boost health research in Africa
Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/warwick_involved_in/
The University of Warwick will play a lead role in a £3 million initiative to develop promising young medical scientists to take the lead in tackling Africa’s deadliest diseases, including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis
National Pensions Savings Scheme could lead to 200,000 job losses and hit small firms hardest
Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/national_pensions_savings/
New research by the University of Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research reveals that the UK’s new National Pensions Savings Scheme (NPSS) could lead to the loss of up to 200,000 jobs, the vast majority of which would be in small firms.
July 02, 2009
Lack of sleep could be more dangerous for women than men
Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/lack_of_sleep/
Women who get less than the recommended eight hours sleep a night are at higher risk of heart disease and heart-related problems than men with the same sleeping patterns.
Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters
Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/vegetarians_less_likely/
Vegetarians are 12 per cent less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer.