The vultures descend on the UK's science budget The Department of Trade and Industry has just "liberated" £60 million from the UK's science budget. 21 Feb 2007 News
Oxford and Cambridge fight new battles The light and dark blues have found new competitive pursuit that doesn't involve rowing down The Thames, or fighting in the Twickenham mud -- innovation. 19 Feb 2007 News
Tax relief strains belief Free money does not appeal to the large number of businesses in the UK that fail to apply for R&D tax relief. 14 Feb 2007 News
Reading list – Governments should be innovative in their spending With £125 billion a year to throw around, shouldn't the UK government think "innovation" a bit more when it opens the public purse? NESTA thinks so. 10 Feb 2007 News
Reading list - Swiss rolled by OECD A new report from the OECD makes uncomfortable reading for anyone in Switzerland involved in educational R&D. 01 Feb 2007 News
The research logic behind plastic electronics Check out the research grants to get some insights into what it will take to commercialise polymer electronics. 11 Jan 2007 News
IBM whips up patent lather The company may top the US's patents league, but IBM still thinks the system is broken. 11 Jan 2007 News
Reading list – Science from the land of Borat The locals may not like him, but were it not for Borat who would pay any attention to a report on Science and Technology in Kazakhstan? 05 Jan 2007 News