Research Commissioner tells Science|Business conference there should be EU-level support for researchers navigating the precarious early stages of building an academic career
Bring on the science superstars: In an age when schoolchildren are obsessed with celebrity, they need to see science creates heroes too, writes Dave Madden.
With an estimated 40 per cent of the EU population lacking computer skills, it’s no wonder that the European Commission is launching a series of initiatives to promote digital literacy.
Basic science remains of central importance, John Denham, UK Secretary of State for Innovation reassured the UK’s leading scientists in a speech last month.
Director Leon Sandler talks about how MIT’s Deshpande Center is attracting a combination of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and managers to jump start new ideas in science and technology.
Big changes are in store for one of Britain’s most prestigious universities if, as expected, University College London signs off on a modernising green paper from Provost Malcolm Grant.
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