Beagle 2 leads the way for UK strategy in space
Brussels, 16 Dec 2003 The UK science minister, Lord Sainsbury, unveiled his government's latest three year space strategy on 16 December, describing the Beagle 2 lander built for the European Mars...
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Beagle 2 leads the way for UK strategy in space
Brussels, 16 Dec 2003 The UK science minister, Lord Sainsbury, unveiled his government's latest three year space strategy on 16 December, describing the Beagle 2 lander built for the European Mars...
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Byrne tackles Willetts over science capital on debut
The capital element of the science budget should be ring fenced to avoid the peril of “announcement-based politics”, according to Labour’s new shadow minister for the sector.
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Universities and colleges get Catalyst Fund injection
Sixteen UK higher education institutions are to benefit from a £50 million investment in research projects designed to drive economic growth, the universities and science minister has said.
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Willetts announces funding for ‘great technologies’
David Willetts has announced £85 million in funding to provide equipment in three of the “eight great technologies” being targeted to drive growth.
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Industry told to get more adventurous
A study of venture capital in the United States over three decades estimates it now accounts for 20 per cent of total innovative effort and the impact of every venture dollar on patenting is five...
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Tekes proposes FP7 research priority dedicated to industry
Brussels, 04 Mar 2005 Tekes, Finland's technology agency, has called for the introduction of an entirely new thematic priority in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for EU research: 'R&D...
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Commission Agenda Entry: Wednesday, 13 September Innovation- Breaking free - a Strategy for Europe
Brussels, 08 Sep 2006 The news: World-wide competition to attract research and innovation investment is growing. In addition to attractive locations such as the US and Japan, new competitors have...
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Campus close-up: University of Leeds
Yorkshire powerhouse puts accent on interdisciplinarity, research themes and life lessons for undergraduates
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A broad–based innovation strategy for the European Union: Commission calls for action at national and European levels
Brussels, 13th September 2006 Today, the European Commission has tabled a 10 point programme for action at national and European levels to foster innovation as a main asset of the EU economy. This...
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Beyond reach
Students wishing to progress to master’s degree courses are stymied by the lack of state finance, and numbers of home students are falling. The government has realised that it cannot ignore the...
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Priced out of postgraduate education
Students who want to do master’s degrees are stymied by a lack of state finance. Paul Jump investigates how funding can be fixed
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Moocs UK will offer escape from ‘The Man’, says Bean
The UK’s first massive open online course platform will allow students to set their own targets and escape rules set by “The Man”
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The PhD experience: this far, and no further
Five students on how doctoral study changed them and their futures
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Industry gathers for ESA/EC global monitoring programme
Paris, 09 Apr 2003 Representatives from 10 industry consortia met recently to plan the next phase of the ESA's contribution to the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme. The...