Science|Business Reporting

A consortium of manufacturers is to support construction of a facility for recycling aluminium used in food and drink packaging

After five years at the helm, Teri Willey is leaving Cambridge and returning to the US to take up a new position in New York on 1 June 2011.

Sanofi secures investment for the construction of new labs to promote development of its former Romainville site as a science park

There is an increasing appreciation for science in the UK, but people feel less informed about it, the latest government survey finds

With the administration of EU research projects widely acknowledged to be a significant burden for universities, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is making concrete suggestions for how the rules can be simplified.

The body representing young researchers, the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc) has published its views on the Future of EU Research and Innovation Funding.

Commitments to existing projects mean the EU will increase R&D spending in 2012, despite calls to match national austerity measures.

The EU’s proposal for a research project on Active and Healthy Ageing has struck a chord, with over 500 responses to the public consultation on what shape it should take and how it should be funded

Over 75% of UK cleantech companies plan to expand their workforce in the next 12 months, but small firms say lack of finance is an obstacle to growth

As GlaxoSmithKline backs off, the UK Medical Research Council and three universities take on responsibility for centre