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The ERA Chairs competition, part of efforts to widen participation in EU research, has given awards of up to €2.5M to 13 institutes in East and South Europe. But the debate on bridging the continent’s research gap goes on

University participation in the second U-multirank ranking, due to be published next month, is expected to be up on last year. But frustration with the tool’s demanding data collection requirements remains

Smartphones can help you understand and look after your health says Bruce Hellman, chief executive of health app start-up uMotif

Summit gathered experts from academia, industry and policy to debate new energy technologies and accelerating the shift to a low-carbon economy

New automated production processes means the industrial landscape is shifting. The EU Commission wants to make sure SMEs don’t get left behind

Department of Micro- and Nanosciences to coordinate EU project aimed at solar cell commercialisation.

Students from one of Imperial's Centres for Doctoral Training have teamed up with Ocado to create tools to improve the teaching of coding in schools.

The MBA '15 initiative is aligned with ESADE's commitment to society and it forms part of the ESADE Challenge for Talent campaign

With the prospect of cuts hanging over the EU’s research budget, scientists should be stirring, MEP Claude Turmes tells Science|Business

If elevator pitches are stressful, sub-zero ones are even more so. Later this month 20 thick-skinned entrepreneurs will get into an ice hole in Finland to convince investors to finance their dreams

Better use of support mechanisms put in place by the European Medicines Agency has increased the success rate of SMEs applying for approval of new medicines

The push to share data is seldom seen through the eyes of scientists. A new study assesses opinions of five European research groups, to inform policy on how to incentivise data sharing

International R&D funding bodies should contribute to a single fund to develop new antibiotics, says an independent commission established by UK government to draw up a global plan to deal with antimicrobial resistance

Bigger firms are looking over their shoulders at a new generation of start-up food companies

New study calls for more public involvement in the design of big data medical research projects such as DNA databanks and epidemiological studies based on healthcare records, allowing research to continue whilst protecting individual privacy

The decision to scrap the post of chief scientific adviser was “particularly disturbing” and risks ceding ground to vested interests. The EU must have a new source of impartial scientific advice, Roberto Bertollini tells Science|Business

Purpose of the Aalto University Endowment is to generate additional funding for world-class research and education.

The University of Warwick is one five universities announced today, Wednesday 28th January, by the Rt. Hon. Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, as leaders of the prestigious new Alan Turing Institute.

Researchers at the University of Warwick have won a £12 Million award to create a new Centre to develop advanced technologies in synthetic biology. This research will help drive advances in pharmaceuticals, high-value and commodity chemicals, innovative treatments for disease, environmental bioremediation, and food security. It will also play a major role in helping us achieve a much better understanding of some of the key principles underpinning living systems.

Karolinska Institutet is to set up its own research base in Hong Kong. This initiative is made possible by a donation of USD 50 million, equivalent to SEK 400 million, by Hong Kong-based businessman Ming Wai Lau. This is one of the largest private donations ever received by Karolinska Institutet