Funding of expensive research equipment is in the process of changing in Sweden. To ensure that Chalmers researchers have access to the best conceivable equipment in light of the transition now under way, Chalmers has put forward a plan of action.

ETH Zurich and EPFL are jointly entering into a new research partnership with Microsoft Research. Over five years, Microsoft Research will provide five million Swiss francs of funding to support IT research projects. Microsoft researchers will also work closely with the scientists at the two universities.

Scientists at UCL have successfully extracted stem cells from the back of the eye and transplanted them into completely blind rats; partially restoring their vision.

The Monash-Warwick Alliance is celebrating a double funding win for two new joint medical studies, one on the use of aspirin to treat leg ulcers and a second on the reporting of back pain.

Three Imperial academics have been presented with Wolfson Research Merit Awards in recognition of their outstanding scientific achievement.

The Imperial College - Huawei Data Science Innovation Laboratory will bring together experts from across Imperial College with Huawei researchers to work on applications of big data in fields such as smart cities and healthcare

A new long-range wireless tag detection system, with potential applications in health care, environmental protection and goods tracking, can pinpoint items with near 100 per cent accuracy over a much wider range than current systems.

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Gurdon Institute in Cambridge, United Kingdom have identified a novel mechanism that allows pluripotent stem cells to maintain their genome in an unpacked state, and thereby maintain their unique property to give raise to all types of specialized cells in the body. The findings are presented in the journal Nature.

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology is, “the university that built Norway”. Upholding this tradition calls for cooperation with institutions worldwide, links with industry, and home-based facilities that are centres of gravity for international researchers, says the Rector Gunnar Bovim

The EU’s main climate innovation initiative, Climate-KIC, will open a new Nordic centre next month, in Denmark. Chalmers University of Technology is among the partners of the new centre.