Green light for world’s biggest telescope
The world’s largest telescope is a step closer to being built after organisers gave the go-ahead to its plans at a meeting last week.
The world’s largest telescope is a step closer to being built after organisers gave the go-ahead to its plans at a meeting last week.
Editors: Parissa Haghirian and Philippe GagnonEdition: FirstPublisher: World ScientificPages: 316Price: £41.00ISBN: 9789814340878To date, there are few English-language books that provide a detailed...

The chairman of the Association of Business Schools has attacked the "misplaced tyranny" that science, technology, engineering and maths subjects have in policymaking circles and argued that...

Cold comfortStudents interested in microbiology are set to benefit from an annual joint field trip module with the University of Akureyri, Iceland thanks to a British Council grant of nearly £60,000...

Source: Science Photo LibraryCold comfortStudents interested in microbiology are set to benefit from an annual joint field trip module with the University of Akureyri, Iceland thanks to a British...

David Willetts put science and future technology at the heart of his vision of markets created by "strong and effective government" - in a speech that was never delivered.

The state and its agencies must stop their constant interference with a national success story, argues Ferdinand von Prondzynski
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UCL professor says life sciences strategy doesn't have 'big enough vision'. John Morgan reports

David Willetts has urged universities to redouble their efforts to boost knowledge transfer income from businesses despite a stagnant economy.
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Institutions get targets on 'economic relevance', income and dropout rates. David Matthews writes
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