Universities Week: Willetts announces Biomedical Catalyst funding
Universities and science minister David Willetts has announced a £48 million investment in biomedical research.
Universities and science minister David Willetts has announced a £48 million investment in biomedical research.
Putting industry collaboration at the heart of its mission helps the ICR to commercial and scholarly success
Tsinghua revels in its structural role on the global stage: forging connections between East and West, writes Chen Jining
Landmarks, ‘starchitecture’, green reuse, city-centre strategies: Chris Parr on forces shaping the sector’s bricks and mortar
Anglo-Qatari digitisation project to cast light on Britain’s ‘informal empire’. Matthew Reisz writes
British Library and Qatar Foundation digitisation project to unlock a treasure trove of source materials for researchers
Given the absence of any explanation from the University of Warwick for Thomas Docherty’s suspension (“Employer gags critic of ‘authoritarian’ sector”, News, 19 June), the suspicion must be that he...
The year’s best reads for work and pleasure, chosen by scholars and senior figures in the sector
Ministers have commissioned a review on the possibility of expanding the Technology Strategy Board’s network of Catapult centres.
Property shortage has made accommodation unaffordable for many
Heif review to ‘look again’ at incentives for helping small businesses, says Hefce chief
Jörg Michael Dostal on how the NSS has enabled the US to attain technological leadership to serve its geopolitical objectives
George Osborne has predicted that 22 new Centres for Doctoral Training will “inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers”.
ESRC appointmentElliott unveiled as chief executiveJane Elliott has been unveiled as the next chief executive of the Economic and Social Research Council. Professor Elliott is director of the Centre...
Research areas championed by government dismissed as poor investments by technology expert