Calls from the European Parliament for the full costs of research to be met in Horizon 2020 fall on deaf ears, as EU Research Ministers confirm existing flat-rate reimbursement model will stay
The ACES, now in their fifth year, are the only pan-European awards for enterprise in university and public research institutes. They give public recognition to those researchers, engineers, professors, students and government officials in Europe who have done the most to foster a culture of enterprise on campus.
Research, innovation and entrepreneurship are vital to reshape economies and deliver on the promise of the Arab Spring, say Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat
Negotiations over IP are acknowledged as one of the biggest bottlenecks in university/industry collaborations. A number of piecemeal schemes aim to overcome this, but a systematic approach is required to create more liquid markets for research outputs
Traditional tech transfer makes it hard for industry to realise commercial potential, and for universities to maximise the value, of IP. A new approach pioneered by the University of Manitoba aims to change this, using IP to underpin collaboration, explains Digvir Jayas
The architects of Horizon 2020 have worked long and hard to simplify things for researchers and SMEs. But bureaucratic barriers remain and there is still no proper system in place for tracking research outputs
Jonathan Tyler, a former investment banker, has become Chief Commercial Officer of Climate-KIC this month (May 2013). Tyler's pan-European remit is to accelerate the commercialisation of the organisation.
Empowering women in research is not enough to close the gender gap. It’s time to “fix the institutions” say Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for R&D, in a Q&A with Science|Business
Lower CO2 limits are intended to protect the environment and spur clean car innovation. But environmentalists say a “super credits” scheme will allow car makers to fudge emission figures, undermining both objectives, while manufacturers say the limits will push up costs
With the 2013 Innovation Scoreboard showing continued dominance of Europe's leading countries and scant progress in others, a university collaboration between Malta and Leuven on climate change aims to bridge the gap
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