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).
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
One of the best features of Horizon 2020 risks becoming its fatal flaw. Open-ended competitions have resulted in a flood of doomed applications, some 80 pages in length. Proposals should be shorter, and call topics tightened
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
UK pharma company jumps on the open access R&D bandwagon, offering access to data on over 50 of its drugs, with the aim of inspiring new combination therapies for cancer
On 17 September 2015, the President and Director of the COST Association had a first meeting with the Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, discussing COST’s role in promoting open science and open innovation across Europe
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
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