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Very few of Europe’s universities are taking philanthropic fundraising seriously, and even fewer use this source to fund research

The EU is to offer 75% grants for projects that help economically important manufacturing companies tread the line between growth of the business and reduction of greenhouse gases

Under pressure from the EU Court of Justice, the Commission issued proposals scaling back ambitions for the single patent court, while Spain and Italy launched a legal appeal

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture has issued a call for tenders for the design and testing of a global ranking system for universities.

The EU's flagships for industry/academic collaboration risk putting off researchers because the European Union won't fund more than 20 percent of overhead costs say research organisations.

Top EU official Françoise Le Bail pushes new innovation policies as a route to economic recovery.

Europe’s high-tech clusters are failing to reach their full potential. We need encourage more cooperation, says the Commission.

Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre is to coordinate an EU project on methods for producing pharmaceutical compounds in plant cells.

Europe’s answer to the innovation powerhouse of MIT finally gets off the ground. Now it needs corporate support, says Barroso.