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There is an increasing appreciation for science in the UK, but people feel less informed about it, the latest government survey finds

There’s a real opportunity for the European Parliament and US Congress to work together on research, standards and regulations to improve the overall climate for innovation, says Bart Gordon, former chairman of the US House Committee on Science and Technology.

With the administration of EU research projects widely acknowledged to be a significant burden for universities, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is making concrete suggestions for how the rules can be simplified.

The winner of the GE Smart Grid Award in the Science|Business Academic Enterprise Awards – presented at ETH Zurich in February - has developed technology to prevent electricity blackouts caused by lightening strikes and power surges

The body representing young researchers, the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc) has published its views on the Future of EU Research and Innovation Funding.

Biofuels can be a sustainable, low-carbon fuel alternative to the transport industry, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA)

The winner of the Science|Business Academic Enterprise award in ICT – presented at ETH Zurich in February - has applied mathematical modelling to help dyslexics overcome the inability to match the sound of a word to the letters that spell it

Building on its heritage as a former technology transfer office, Imperial Innovations is now applying its £160M cash mountain to redraw the landscape for academic spin-outs

Commitments to existing projects mean the EU will increase R&D spending in 2012, despite calls to match national austerity measures.

The EU’s proposal for a research project on Active and Healthy Ageing has struck a chord, with over 500 responses to the public consultation on what shape it should take and how it should be funded