News in brief - 18 April 2013
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Catapult targeting needs greater accuracy
鈥楤ig community鈥 not reached by prestigious programme, study finds. Elizabeth Gibney writes
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Academics still lack awareness of catapult centres
鈥楤ig community鈥 yet to be reached by prestigious programme, study finds
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Commission report Life Sciences And Biotechnology 颅 A Strategy for Europe: Third Progress Report and Future Orientations (link)
Brussels, 29 Jun 2005 Report From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The Committee Of The Regions And The European Economic And Social Committee Life Sciences And Biotechnology...
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Industry report compares European and US biotech
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...
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The Fissured Workplace: Why Work Became So Bad for So Many and What Can Be Done to Improve It, by David Weil
Virginia Doellgast finds workers pay dearly when big firms devolve oversight of pay and conditions
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Interview: USS chief keeps eyes on long-term prize
Bill Galvin optimistic about future despite massive deficit
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Social path through Pasteur鈥檚 quadrant
University research is an astonishing force for good in the world, argues Leszek Borysiewicz
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Picking winners? Osborne reveals graphene cash as Treasury muscles into science funding
George Osborne, the chancellor, has announced the allocation of 拢21.5 million for projects to unlock practical applications for the 鈥渕iracle material鈥 graphene.
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Meeting calls for long term EU-Russia aeronautics and space strategy
Brussels, 01 Oct 2002 A European Parliament sky and space intergroup meeting with representatives from Russia called for a long term strategy for aeronautics and space on 25 September. Participants...
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'Outside the ring-fence, beyond Haldane, the big bucks should stop with the state'
The government has a legitimate role in deciding where approximately 拢1.5 billion of capital funding outside the science ring-fence should be spent, David Willetts has insisted.Questioned on the...
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Working abroad: is the grass greener?
Six academics share their experiences of university life overseas
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State lowers pay hurdle for overseas graduates
State lowers graduate pay hurdle as civil servant backs student migrants. David Matthews reports
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Overseas students can earn less to stick around
State lowers pay hurdle for overseas graduates as mandarin backs student migrants. David Matthews writes
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David聽Nutt on pharma brain drain
Without a shot in the arm for commercial drug development, our science base will suffer, argues David聽Nutt