Fred Inglis on the way we think now
Thirty years after Clifford Geertz assessed the state of thinking in the academy, the duty of academics to render the unspeakable unspeakable is imperative
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Innovation’s core values
Britain needs Fraunhofer centres as well as Catapults if the ‘invention revolution’ is to materialise, asserts Tim Holt
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Fraunhofer head predicts expansion of model in UK
Fraunhofer UK plans to create up to four research centres in its first five years, according to the head of the country’s first centre in Glasgow
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Potocnik seeks industry support for EU research debate
Brussels, 31 May 2005 Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik has called on Europe's private sector to support the EU's bid to become the world's most competitive knowledge-based economy...
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News in brief - 20 March 2014
Research and developmentUK’s spend is below EU averageBritain’s 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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UCU 'U-turn': some members say leaders are backing off showdown
Some members have branded the University and College Union’s decision to hold a series of two-hour strikes a “shameful” attempt to scale back industrial action over this year’s 1 per cent pay offer
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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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News in brief - 21 August 2014
Academic Ranking of World UniversitiesChina gains ground on WestChina’s universities are catching up with the West on research strength, but only slowly, according to the Academic Ranking of World...
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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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Industry prefers slower reform
Responses to Learning to Succeed, the white paper on 16 to 19-year-olds Captains of industry have fired a broadside at the government's plans for an overhaul of post-16 education and training....
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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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Industrial biotechnology: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 18 December 2003 Verbatim report of proceedings on 17 December 2003, Part 2 Question no 45 by John Purvis (H-0726/03) Subject: Industrial biotechnology Would the Commission indicate its...
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Industrial biotechnology: Commission answers parliamentary question
Strasbourg, 18 December 2003 Verbatim report of proceedings on 17 December 2003, Part 2 Question no 45 by John Purvis (H-0726/03) Subject: Industrial biotechnology Would the Commission indicate its...
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Commissioner Kyprianou: Towards a new Community animal health strategy 2007-13
08/11/2006 Animal Health Conference Brussels, 7 November 2006 Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen May I first express my appreciation to the Finnish Presidency for organizing today’s event. This...
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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