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Damned statistics? The UK could soon be left with just 12 or so statistics departments, with dozens more condemned to serve as mere support staff for other academic fields, it was claimed this week....
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Turn on the green light
Hefce should push institutions to embed sustainability in business strategies, argues Martin Wiles The environment and sustainable development were notable by their absence in the general election...
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UK Government welcomes Stem Cell report and commits £100m for research into incurable diseases (plus link to 'a new deal for medical research')
London, 02 Dec 2005 The Government today announced that £100m will be made available for UK stem cell research over the next two years to help develop treatments for devastating illnesses and medical...
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Business leaders use summit to call for greater commitment to competitiveness
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The theme of the third European Business Summit, which took place in Brussels on 12 and 13 March, was 'Research and innovation: a European strategy for more growth and jobs'....
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Business leaders use summit to call for greater commitment to competitiveness
Brussels, 15 Mar 2004 The theme of the third European Business Summit, which took place in Brussels on 12 and 13 March, was 'Research and innovation: a European strategy for more growth and jobs'....
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Commission calls for university reform to help deliver Lisbon goals
Brussels, 21 Apr 2005 The European Commission has adopted a communication calling on Member States to introduce reforms that will allow Europe's universities to better contribute to the EU goal of...
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UK government unveils its answer to the 'innovation challenge'
Brussels, 18 Dec 2003 The UK government's department of trade and industry (DTI) has published a new report outlining its strategy to boost the country's innovation performance and productivity. In a...
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UK government unveils its answer to the 'innovation challenge'
Brussels, 18 Dec 2003 The UK government's department of trade and industry (DTI) has published a new report outlining its strategy to boost the country's innovation performance and productivity. In a...
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European coalition against animal testing demonstrates against REACH proposals
Brussels, 22 Apr 2004 The beginning of World Week for Laboratory Animals was marked on 20 April by renewed attempts by the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) to put pressure on both...
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Independent expert group urges Europe’s leaders to take radical action on research and innovation “before it is too late”
Brussels, 20 January 2006 In a final report submitted to the European Commission today, an independent Expert Group has called for a Pact for Research and Innovation to be signed by political,...
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Eye on enterprise and global reach
Oxford and Wolverhampton represent opposite ends of the league tables. Claire Sanders and Tony Tysome visit them in search of common ground Get off the train at Oxford and the university's Said...
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Institute unveils its blueprint for future
The Cambridge MIT Institute has launched a new strategy, halfway into its initial five-year lifespan. This week's statement follows a mid-term review carried out by new executive directors Michael...
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EUREKA resolution calls for greater commitment to Lisbon objectives
Brussels, 30 May 2005 'We have managed to take EUREKA a step further towards reaching the Lisbon goals,' said Kris Douma, Dutch MP and co-chair of the 15th EUREKA inter-parliamentary conference that...
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Commissioner Janez Potocnik: Why is hydrogen so important for Europe? 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference
Lyon, 13 June 2006 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference Lyon, 13 June 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, This World Hydrogen Energy Conference was initiated some 30 years ago – with a vision of...
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Budget surprise signals research funding revamp
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week announced the biggest potential shake-up of research funding in a generation. In his 2006 budget speech, he said that the Government would merge the Medical Research...