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Hasso Plattner Institute and Stanford Unite for Innovation Research

“We are interested in the Design Thinking method of innovation, which has been successfully taught at both institutions. Through joint scientific research…

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Prizes recognise crucial role of world’s young scholars

The finalists each had the chance to give presentations on their submissions at a day long conference at Edinburgh University. The announcement marked the long…

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Mickey Mouse Joins ETH Zurich: Disney’s New Research Lab

The Disney Research lab in Zurich will be one of only two newly-created industrial laboratories worldwide. Its mission will be to conduct basic applied…

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Singapore’s Role in Global Science at Euroscience Forum 2008

Strategically located in Asia, one of the world’s most dynamic growth regions, Singapore is a key node in global scientific research. Since the turn of the…

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ESOF 2008: Key Innovations from Day One in Barcelona

“ESOF2008, like its two previous editions, is setting agendas and helping us as a community to move towards the Europeanisation of science and technology on…

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DFG White Paper: Key Insights on Innovation and Competition

The white paper published today announces the initial considerations of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the German…

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£4.2M Project Aims to Combat MRSA and Hospital Infections

Just over 8% of all hospital inpatients in England develop a healthcare associated infection, with this figure rising to 23% in intensive care units….

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Boosting Research Excellence Through Gender Equality Standards

This is the aim of the “Research oriented gender equality standards“, which have been developed by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche…

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2007: A Landmark Year for German Research Innovations

The year 2007 was a successful one for the German scientific community. The research landscape was stimulated by both the second round of the Excellence…

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The Future of Higher Education: Insights from Open University

A team led by Professor John Brennan of the U.K.’s Open University has just examined what we know about today’s higher education, and what we need to research…

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Austria Joins ESO: Expanding Access for Astronomers

“This will not only give the high-quality Austrian astronomical community full access to ESO's facilities, it will give Austrian scientists a say, together…

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EUROHORCs and ESF: Shaping a Competitive European Research Area

The ESF EUROHORCs Science Policy Briefing 33, The EUROHORCs and ESF Vision on a Globally Competitive ERA and their Road Map for Actions to Help Build it,…

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Investments Ignite Research and Innovation at Universiti Sains Malaysia

On 22 June, Universiti Sains Malaysia launched their Science and Arts Innovation Space in a bid to stem the brain drain, boost local innovation and attract…

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$12 Million Boost for US-Europe Heart Failure Research Collaboration

The scientists involved, representing six different countries, aim to increase our understanding of the mechanism that causes heart failure in order to develop…

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New Wrist-Splint Device Advances to Clinical Trials

The grant of £19,840 will now allow Loughborough lecturer George Torrens and John Dooley from Hillingdon Hospital to produce a prototype of the device, known…

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Russian Scientists Partner with ESRF for Joint Research Initiative

The Memorandum foresees a joint research and development programme as well as exchange of scientists and scientific expertise with the aim of pushing forward…

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