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 city council recently asked for help in thwarting bike thieves and eradicating potholes, turning traditional procurement on its head and encouraging innovation
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.
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.
UCL Business and partners Healthbox, Numbers4Good, Trafford Housing Trust and Janssen Healthcare Innovation, have launched their search for early-stage social ventures to benefit from the Health Social Innovators’ Programme
Imperial Innovations Group plc (AIM: IVO or 'the Group' 'Innovations') notes that Abzena plc ('Abzena') has today announced the pricing of its initial public offering, prior to seeking Admission of its shares to AIM.
The initiative is based on the production of KUDURA energy hubs. Thanks to agreements reached by RVE.SOL, this technology has already been introduced in Uganda, Nigeria, Mozambique and Angola
Sir Keith O’Nions, a British scientist and outgoing President and Rector of Imperial College London, has been named as the new Chairman of Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge.
The big guns of European science have hit back at calls for the position of chief scientist to be scrapped. Jean-Claude Juncker, President-elect of the European Commission, hints the role may be restructured
Investment from angels is on the rise, but they need help to invest wisely. It’s time to professionalise angel investing, says Herwig Rollett, co-founder of the Business Angel Institute in Vienna
Imperial Innovations Group plc (AIM: IVO or 'the Group' 'Innovations') notes that Abzena plc ('Abzena') has today announced the pricing of its initial public offering, prior to seeking Admission of its shares to AIM.
The increasing importance of Brazil as an emerging key global player in education, research and innovation is to be underlined with the opening of a new UK university office in São Paulo this week.
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