Medical research

Is medical research worth the money? The UK Medical Research Council has commissioned to find out the answer.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has donated €13.4 million to a new centre for protein research at the University of Copenhagen.

Responses to the pre-budget statement offer grudging praise and a few suggestions.

Three reports, two commissioned by possible next premier Gordon Brown and one inspired by him provide a glimpse of the future shape of UK innovation policy.