Science|Business Reporting

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has released a paper setting out its vision for doctoral education beyond 2010.

Redesigning PhD and masters programmes to attract the best researchers are at the centre of new proposals for maintaining the UK’s standing in scientific research.

A new study shows that the costs associated with a single new crop pest or disease agent have increased by 68.4 per cent in the past decade.

The top 1000 UK companies invested more than £26 billion on developing new products, services and improving productivity in 2008.

The Administrative Council of the European Patent Office has elected Benoît Battistelli as its new President.

After 7 years of deliberation, the European Commission is to authorise the Amflora genetically modified potato to be cultivated for industrial purposes.