Ideas gap spurs DTI to act
The "knowledge gap" between companies and academics means that businesses in the United Kingdom are missing out on up to 5,000 potentially lucrative ideas, according to the Department of Trade and...
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Cereals and oilseeds research
Deadline: 31/12/2049
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Surrey seeks escape from state control
Surrey University could become Britain's first public university to opt out of government control and rely on independent funding. In 2000-01, the university was among the institutions that received...
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Commission raises profile of researchers to stop the brain drain
Brussels, 24 March 2003 In order to achieve the objective of raising Europe's investment in research to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), as decided at the Barcelona European Council meeting in...
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Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU (link)
Brussels, 15 April 2004 What are GMOs and GMMs? Genetic modification, genetic engineering or recombinant-DNA technology, first applied in the 1970s is one of the newest methods to introduce novel...
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On the move
Chris Humphries , director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce and former chairman of the National Skills Taskforce, has been appointed director-general of awarding body City and Guilds . He...
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Local centres key to wealth
Innovation centres based in world-class universities and college-based technology institutes were unveiled this week as part of the government's white paper on enterprise, skills and innovation. Both...
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Measures: Building the knowledge-based economy (Extract from Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council, 20-21 March)
Bruxelles, le 21 mars 2003 Medium-term growth performance in Europe depends on tapping new sources of growth. Efficient and increasing public and private investment in all areas of the knowledge...
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Union puts boot into 'celebrity' culture
Phil Baty reports from the AUT's annual conference in Scarborough A football-style transfer market of "superstar" academics is damaging university research by creating a lower league of underpaid and...
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Scientific pressure group warns against over concentration of research infrastructure
Brussels, 6 January 2003 In its response to a UK government consultation paper on higher education, the 'save British science society' (SBS), a UK based pressure group, has warned against excessive...
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Romano Prodi: European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform General Assembly, Brussels, 20 January 2004
Brussels, 20 January 2004 Dear Minister Carvahlo, Distinguished speakers and guests, ladies and gentlemen, Today marks a milestone for hydrogen and fuel-cell stakeholders in Europe. I am pleased to...
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Romano Prodi: European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform General Assembly, Brussels, 20 January 2004
Brussels, 20 January 2004 Dear Minister Carvahlo, Distinguished speakers and guests, ladies and gentlemen, Today marks a milestone for hydrogen and fuel-cell stakeholders in Europe. I am pleased to...
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UWE bid to develop media hub
An innovative "ideas space" and a rent-a-desk scheme will form part of a business incubation unit for digital media and e-commerce start-ups in Bristol. The unit is being built by the University of...
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Germany joins battle for Nobels
The THES examines how countries are turning brain drain into brain gain. The cosmopolitan US is proving a hard act for Germany to follow, Jennie Brookman writes. The German scientific community was...
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Sainsbury ups game in play for extra cash
Science minister Lord Sainsbury has promised to put in an "ambitious" bid for cash to the next comprehensive spending review despite economic circumstances being more difficult than for the last...