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University rankings: European universities up in latest league table

ETH Zurich continues its fine rise across all major league tables, while US universities fall down a bit

01 Oct 2015

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Leaving the EU a threat to funding and quality of research in the UK

Brexit would cut research funding and undermine the UK’s standing in science. But more than the money, EU collaboration is needed to address global problems like climate change and ageing, says Cambridge vice chancellor Leszek Borysiewicz

01 Oct 2015

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Aalto University receives visit from Commissioner Bieńkowska

The programme included a visit to Design Factory and Startup Sauna

30 Sep 2015

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King's awarded RCUK public engagement funding

King's College London is one of 10 universities that has been awarded funding from Research Councils UK (RCUK) as part of the new Public Engagement with Research Catalyst Seed Fund (CSF).

30 Sep 2015

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The Horizon 2020 report card: good in parts

Research lobbyists gathered in Brussels to tell the European Commission what they like and what is niggling them about the €77B research programme to date

30 Sep 2015

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First patient treated with new human embryonic stem cell treatment

The London Project to Cure Blindness reported completion of the first procedure to implant a patch seeded with retinal cells derived from an embryo. The treatment is for macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss

30 Sep 2015

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Escaping the money trap: New ideas for financing SMEs

29 Sep 2015

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Europe’s leading life sciences clusters light the way in healthcare innovation

A new Science|Business analysis puts the spotlight on the most innovative clusters in Europe, uncovering what it takes to translate research from bench to bedside and highlighting the crucial need for policy support, innovation pull, and access to finance

24 Sep 2015

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The Tallinn University of Technology sets out its ‘Nordic ambition’

Not content with helping his country throw off Soviet shackles and lay the ground for the tech revolution dubbed ‘E-stonia’, Jaak Aaviksoo is returning to school to help steer a new generation into doing it all over again

24 Sep 2015

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Warwick to provide 20 scholarships for refugees

The University of Warwick will offer 20 scholarships for refugees over the next two years

23 Sep 2015

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Karolinska Institutet creates a new professorship in innovation and entrepreneurship

Karolinska Institutet (KI) invites applicants to a new professorship, "The Endre A. Balazs Professorship in Innovation and Entrepreneurship"

23 Sep 2015

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Rectors of European universities of technology met in Otaniemi

The theme of the conference was to encourage universities to boldly cross borders between different fields of science, sectors, and ways of thinking

23 Sep 2015

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The leading life sciences clusters in Europe

This study offers an overview of the leading life sciences innovation hubs across Europe – some of which are also world leaders. It can form the basis for setting out a strategy for systematic engagement with Europe’s leading scientists, to enrich discovery research and generate innovation.

22 Sep 2015

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Innovation Valley: Which European life sciences clusters are in the lead?

22 Sep 2015

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Opening of the Brussels Offices of NTNU, University of Bergen and SINTEF

19 Sep 2015

Brussels

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Research routinely fails to account for sex and gender differences

A new report throws light on the damaging outcomes when scientists ignore gender in their research

17 Sep 2015

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Why Hawaii is an important staging-post to a successful Mars mission

German physicist Christiane Heinicke is spending one year as a pretend-astronaut in a Mars simulation. She talks to Science|Business about her motivation for helping to prepare humans mentally for an historic journey to the red planet

17 Sep 2015

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Exclusive: EIT network CEOs protest new agency policies

Joint letter in August reveals European Institute of Innovation and Technology chiefs disagree with proposed changes to how their innovation clusters would operate. EIT says it's 'finalising the agreements'

17 Sep 2015

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Swiss universities rise up world rankings, while UK slips down

The annual QS league table shows Asian institutes are making big gains. Meanwhile, Reuters launches its inaugural rankings, where universities with particular emphasis on science and technology score high

17 Sep 2015

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New partnership encourages businesses to develop CERN tech

The latest Business Incubation Centre of CERN technologies (BIC) agreement was signed today in conjunction with the Helsinki Institute of Physics (link is external) and Tampere University of Technology

17 Sep 2015

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University rankings: European universities up in latest league table

Leaving the EU a threat to funding and quality of research in the UK

Aalto University receives visit from Commissioner Bieńkowska

King's awarded RCUK public engagement funding

The Horizon 2020 report card: good in parts

First patient treated with new human embryonic stem cell treatment

Escaping the money trap: New ideas for financing SMEs

Europe’s leading life sciences clusters light the way in healthcare innovation

The Tallinn University of Technology sets out its ‘Nordic ambition’

Warwick to provide 20 scholarships for refugees

Karolinska Institutet creates a new professorship in innovation and entrepreneurship

Rectors of European universities of technology met in Otaniemi

The leading life sciences clusters in Europe

Innovation Valley: Which European life sciences clusters are in the lead?

Opening of the Brussels Offices of NTNU, University of Bergen and SINTEF

Research routinely fails to account for sex and gender differences

Why Hawaii is an important staging-post to a successful Mars mission

Exclusive: EIT network CEOs protest new agency policies

Swiss universities rise up world rankings, while UK slips down

New partnership encourages businesses to develop CERN tech

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