Innovationās core values
Britain needs Fraunhofer centres as well as Catapults if the āinvention revolutionā is to materialise, asserts Tim Holt
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News in brief - 20 March 2014
Research and developmentUKās spend is below EU averageBritainās spending on research and development as a proportion of gross domestic product fell in 2012, according to the latest figures. Data from...
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News in brief - 21 August 2014
Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesChina gains ground on WestChinaās universities are catching up with the West on research strength, but only slowly, according to the Academic Ranking of World...
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UK science to benefit from long-term capital plan
A commitment by government to consult over a long-term plan for science capital investment has been welcomed by the Lords Science and Technology Committee.
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UCU 'U-turn': some members say leaders are backing off showdown
Some members have branded the University and College Unionās decision to hold a series of two-hour strikes a āshamefulā attempt to scale back industrial action over this yearās 1Ā per cent pay offer
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Nerc casts wide net for science funding ideas
Council to seek suggestions from industry and the public on grant award decisions
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Member States dragging their feet on life sciences and biotechnology strategy
Brussels, 26 Apr 2004 A newly published progress report by the European Commission on its life sciences and biotechnology strategy outlines the initiatives that the Commission has implemented over...
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Question time: THE election panel grill the politicians
Higher education figures interrogate the main parties on subjects from policy mistakes to part-time study
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David Willetts quits as universities minister
Departure announced as Prime Minister carries out cabinet reshuffle
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A new industrial policy: creating the conditions for manufacturing to thrive
Brussels, 5 October 2005 In the face of globalisation and intense international competition, the European Commission has today launched a new, more integrated industrial policy to create better...
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Pressed for Time: The Acceleration ofĀ Life in Digital Capitalism, by Judy Wajcman
Itās not machines but rather man that makes us dread the clockās tick, Stina Lyon discovers
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Essex changes tack on strike pay row
V-c acknowledges āagonisingā decision faced by staff over two-hour walkout
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News in brief - 24 July 2014
Student visasLordsā plea for rethink rebuffedThe chair of the Lords Science and Technology Committee has expressed disappointment that the government is unwilling to review its immigration policies....
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Commission Communication: Towards a European strategy for nanotechnology (permanent link)
Brussels, 08 Jun 2004 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Towards a European strategy for nanotechnology Full Text EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Nanosciences and nanotechnologies are new approaches to research and...
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Multidisciplinary departments: do they work?
Tim Hall describes staff and student experiences of interdisciplinary mergers, including an awkward departmental āspeed dateā