The chance of winning a research grant is stuck between 12% and 14%, with many excellent proposals being rejected, Robert-Jan Smits told MEPs this week
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.
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'
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
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
The University of Basel, the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich will together launch a new course of study in medicine. Participants would study at ETH Zurich for their bachelor’s degrees and go on to complete a master’s degree at one of the partner universities
The sinking of Nokia prompted the innovation and technology agency Tekes to move its chips onto video-gaming. The sector now accounts for 10% of the country’s IT output
SciCom – Making Sense of Science and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences have decided to jointly facilitate 12 international science journalists from 12 countries to attend WSF 2015
Political leaders of Romania, Latvia and Bulgaria, the poor performers in Europe’s innovation stakes, have all made commitments to support research and innovation, but progress has been poor
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