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WMG, at the University of Warwick, has announced the creation of a new Advanced Steel Research Centre. The new Centre complements Tata Steel’s announcement today, Tuesday 23rd September 2014, of the creation of their new international research centre to be based at the University of Warwick.

Sighs of relief in Switzerland, as the EU accepts its scientists back into a handful of research programmes

With small business nervous about delays in getting paid for EU contracts, failure to find a solution “would seriously put into question the reputation of the EU as a reliable funder of research,” says Máire Geoghegan-Quinn

The lack of innovation portfolios at the top of the new European Commission has a simple solution: name science and innovation advisors to each Vice President

The new Commission goes down well with industry, but environmentalists are less keen

The Aalto University Board has appointed three new vice presidents, to commence their work on 1 October 2014. The current vice presidents' term ends on 30 September 2014.

The objective of the EBGC team is to combine the talents of entrepreneurs with the knowledge of Europe’s leading business schools

Advocates for cross-sectoral R&D support fear a downgrade in the new Commission – but in individual areas such as energy, digital technologies, and pharmaceuticals, a stronger emphasis on growth and investment is good news for many

Moedas, the negotiator who helped Portugal exit its bailout programme and a surprise pick for the job, will return to his first love – pending approval from the European Parliament

ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich are pooling their expertise in biomedical imaging technologies. Their new competence centre EXCITE Zurich aims to efficiently translate new ideas from basic research into clinical practice. The centre will be inaugurated on Saturday.

Bacteria have been genetically engineered to produce propane. Now there is a challenge to scale-up the process

On Thursday, the Finnish Government appointed Aalto University Dean Risto Nieminen as a member of Board of the Academy of Finland.

Independence will leave Scotland better-placed to support its universities and enable the country to attract more private R&D funding, says Professor Bryan MacGregor, Vice Principal and Head of the College of Physical Sciences at Aberdeen University

The Finnish government decided yesterday to propose to Parliament that the financing granted for the founding of Aalto University should be reduced by EUR 11.7 million in 2015.

ETH Zurich formalizes collaboration with Stellenbosch University in South Africa to advance science and technology for the benefit of society in the areas of sustainable production systems, human nutrition, and conservation ecology among other areas of mutual interest.

Professor Edward Byrne AC is the new Principal and President of King’s College London.

WMG at the University of Warwick have partnered with A*STAR (Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research to create first Engineering Doctorate (EngD) scholarship in Singapore The new scholarship programme is designed to encourage highly-skilled engineering professionals to help accelerate economic growth in the manufacturing industry.

Partnerships across geographic and disciplinary boundaries will be a top priority for Imperial's new President as she begins her tenure today.

As the 18 September referendum looms closer, Jim Gallacher, emeritus professor at Glasgow Caledonian University, calls for a ‘No’ vote against Scottish independence, saying universities and research will be stronger if Scotland remains part of the UK

It started as a military technology, but now the drone is starting to find commercial uses. In support, the EU is setting out a legal framework to promote this new sector, allowing drones to fly across European airspace