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The Federal Council took a decision in principle in favour of the innovation park on Wednesday. To this end, it plans to reserve 70 hectares in Dübendorf. Today's military airdrome is also to be used for civil aviation in the future.

Professor Iain McCulloch has been presented with the Wolfson Research Merit Award in recognition of his outstanding work on semiconducting materials.

ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich are pooling their expertise in biomedical imaging technologies. Their new competence centre EXCITE Zurich aims to efficiently translate new ideas from basic research into clinical practice. The centre will be inaugurated on Saturday.

As the Commission prepares for the next term, the current EU Commissioner for regional policy, Johannes Hahn talks to Science|Business about the old problems facing the EU’s “new start” and the impact of smart specialisation

Bacteria have been genetically engineered to produce propane. Now there is a challenge to scale-up the process

On Thursday, the Finnish Government appointed Aalto University Dean Risto Nieminen as a member of Board of the Academy of Finland.

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 conference will take place at ESADE from 3 to 5 September and include deans and professors from Harvard Business School, Getulio Vargas Business School in Brazil and Universidad del Pacífico in Peru, amongst others

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.

Professor Edward Byrne AC is the new Principal and President of King’s College London.

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.

Partnerships across geographic and disciplinary boundaries will be a top priority for Imperial's new President as she begins her tenure today.

As the 18 September referendum looms closer, Jim Gallacher, emeritus professor at Glasgow Caledonian University, calls for a ‘No’ vote against Scottish independence, saying universities and research will be stronger if Scotland remains part of the UK

It started as a military technology, but now the drone is starting to find commercial uses. In support, the EU is setting out a legal framework to promote this new sector, allowing drones to fly across European airspace

Frustrated by old-fashioned publishing practices, scientists are launching start-ups to change the way research is evaluated and communicated, tapping open-access platforms to increase the visibility and discoverability of their work

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

This year’s Shanghai Ranking has just been published, with ETH taking 19th place – it therefore remains the best university in continental Europe.

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.