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How Universities Tackle Global Issues Through Innovation

In a presentation focusing on environmental entrepreneurship, Prof Williams said that leading national higher-education institutions have the ability to…

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University of Nottingham Secures £125M in Research Funding

The university won an unprecedented level of grants for world-changing research in all areas of academic endeavour during the 2006-07 year, across the arts,…

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New Medical Research Manifesto Unveiled in Europe

These are some of the main conclusions presented in a wide-ranging White Paper (policy document) released today by the European Medical Research Councils…

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York Academics Influence UK Biobank’s Medical Access

UK Biobank is one of the biggest and most detailed public health research initiatives of our time. It involves collecting blood and urine samples, plus health…

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EMBO Installation Grants Boost Nine Scientists in Europe

Nine talented life scientists will receive the 2007 EMBO Installation Grants, assisting them to relocate and set up their research groups in Croatia, the Czech…

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DFG Launches Ten New Collaborative Research Centres in 2023

On 1 January 2008 the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish ten new Collaborative Research Centres, which will…

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Key Medium-Term Trends Shaping Basic Research Innovation

What are the most important medium-term trends in basic research? How can scientists and their research projects be supported even more efficiently and…

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CTA Boosts Basque Aerospace in European R+T Programs

CTA has accompanied the Basque aerospace companies, in the CENIT project proposals, two of which have been approved in the first call of year 2007, which have…

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€1.75 Billion Boost for European Climate Research Projects

Areas for support include environmental issues such as sea-level rise and the impact of climate change on Arctic Ocean eco-systems, the impact of UV radiation…

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EDCTP Announces €12.6M Grants for HIV Treatment Innovation

EDCTP wishes to make a contribution to mitigating the effect of this disease by announcing funding opportunities for HIV/AIDS researchers. To commemorate the…

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Babies raised in bilingual homes learn new words differently than infants learning one language

This difference, which is thought to be advantageous for bilingual infants, appears to be due to the fact that bilingual babies need to devote their attention…

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Bachelor oder Master: Anforderungen in der Tourismuswirtschaft

Hervorragend qualifizierte und serviceorientierte Mitarbeiter sind ein Schlüsselfaktor für den Erfolg und das Wachstum in der Tourismus-,…

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Red Apples: A Key to Understanding Child Cognitive Skills

Children aged under four are good at classifying objects, meaning that they can cope with a complex world. They effortlessly sort objects such as red apples by…

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Science Foundation Ireland Provides €4.8 Million Boost for Female Science & Engineering Researchers

The bulk of the investment goes to The SFI Principal Investigator Career Advancement Award (PICA), which provides assistance to academics undertaking research…

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Reforming Higher Education: Abertay Principal Advocates for Private Universities

Professor Bernard King, speaking at the University of Abertay Dundee’s graduation ceremony yesterday (Thursday, 6 July), was referring to recent press reports…

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Linnaeus Grants Fund 20 Innovative Environmental Research Projects

The aim of the Linnaeus Grants is to enhance support for research of the highest quality that can compete internationally. It also aims to encourage…

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