Augar: 50 per cent HE target yielding to ‘age of everyone’
Former chair of government review sees ‘turning point’ on scale of Tony Blair’s target for half of young people to enter HE
Former chair of government review sees ‘turning point’ on scale of Tony Blair’s target for half of young people to enter HE
Science and Technology Committee says Sir Andrew Mackenzie must improve knowledge of research issues and avoid potential conflicts of interest
The government's long-awaited nanotechnology strategy, to help the UK tap into a market worth a potential $1 trillion, may be too little, too late, an expert has warned. Commenting on last week's...
Boris Johnson will head new expert panel, with Sir Patrick Vallance leading Downing Street science unit
Brussels, 5 October 2005 In the face of globalisation and intense international competition, the European Commission has today launched a new, more integrated industrial policy to create better...
Boris Johnson’s new ministerial council has revived discussion over who controls science spending and whether industrial strategy requires government to start ‘picking winners’
Brussels, 09 Jun 2005 A new study for the European Association for Bioindustries (EuropaBio) finds the European biotechnology sector in good health compared with the USA. It is as dynamic as its US...
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...
Politician turned coal boss pulls out of appointment as Australian university’s chancellor
Ex-BHP chief executive and current Shell chair defends himself as ‘committed to net zero’ in pre-appointment hearing
Brussels, 25 th November 2002 The Council is expected to adopt conclusions, a road-map of actions ahead, providing for specific measures, priorities, an indication of responsibilities and a timetable...
Wave of money is ‘truly unprecedented’, says Italian rectors’ head, but some worry the money is too focused on technology transfer and that national plans overlap
Brussels, 11 May 2004 The European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation (ECFREDI), currently coordinating the EU network E-CORE, is to organise a conference to showcase...
The science base, public and private, needs certainty over how promised funding increases will be spent, says Chris Skidmore
Scientists for EU says country now needs a plan to regain lost ground as Horizon Europe kicks off