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Still room for improvement to ensure €70B Horizon 2020 delivers on innovation objectives
The architects of Horizon 2020 have worked long and hard to simplify things for researchers and SMEs. But bureaucratic barriers remain and there is still no proper system in place for tracking research outputs
University twinning unites Maltese and Belgian scientists to work on climate change
With the 2013 Innovation Scoreboard showing continued dominance of Europe's leading countries and scant progress in others, a university collaboration between Malta and Leuven on climate change aims to bridge the gap
Call to redouble efforts to end gender imbalance in research
After ten years of policy initiatives - and despite female graduates outnumbering males – the EU is far from gender equality in R&D. "This is regretful for women researchers and bad for Europe," says Research, Innovation and Science Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn
Put science into the assessment of research
There is a pressing need to improve the ways in which the output of scientific research is evaluated by funding agencies, academic institutions, and other parties, say journal editors, researchers and scientific bodies, in the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
Take the next step to end the gender gap in science – fix the institutions
Empowering women in research is not enough to close the gender gap. It’s time to “fix the institutions” say Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for R&D, in a Q&A with Science|Business
University rankings: what are they good for?
Global university rankings are proliferating, as are the methodologies and indicators they use. Meanwhile, their influence on policy makers is growing. Universities need to be aware of the potential uses and misuses of these league tables says a new report from the EUA
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Put science into the assessment of research
There is a pressing need to improve the ways in which the output of scientific research is evaluated by funding agencies, academic institutions, and other parties, say journal editors, researchers and scientific bodies, in the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
Kurt Deketelaere reappointed Secretary-General of LERU
Professor Kurt Deketelaere has been reappointed to a second term as Secretary-General of the League of European...
KU Leuven: Professor Rik Torfs elected Rector
Professor Rik Torfs has received the required majority of votes in the second round of the rectorial election....
UCL shares in £50m of new funding to help stimulate UK’s economy
UCL has been awarded a share of a government investment of £50m into UK’s leading universities to...
Science|Business joins Climate-KIC community
Science|Business, the media group dedicated to helping Europe innovate, has joined the Climate-KIC community as affiliate partner. Science|Business, with offices...
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Kurt Deketelaere reappointed Secretary-General of LERU
Professor Kurt Deketelaere has been reappointed to a second term as Secretary-General of the League of European Research Universities (LERU). The...
KU Leuven: Professor Rik Torfs elected Rector
Professor Rik Torfs has received the required majority of votes in the second round of the rectorial election. His four-year mandate...
UCL shares in £50m of new funding to help stimulate UK’s economy
UCL has been awarded a share of a government investment of £50m into UK’s leading universities to drive growth, the Minister...
Horizon 2020 Special Coverage
Smarter Data for Europe: Live webcast with Vice-President Neelie Kroes
The development of ‘Big Data’ applications and e-infrastructure can stimulate a new wave of economic and social progress.
Park Royal, Brussels - 23 May 2013
Academic Enterprise Awards (ACES) 2013
The ACES - Academic Enterprise Awards - are the only pan-European awards for spin-out companies emerged from European universities and public...
European Parliament, Brussels - 04 June 2013
Unlocking the value of Personalised Healthcare in Europe
This new study shows ICT investments could cut healthcare costs for key ailments by more than 35%.
Bigger and Simpler: A short guide to the EU's €80 billion Horizon 2020 programme
A two-year political fight formally began in Brussels on 30 November with the publication of the European Commission's plan for Horizon 2020, its omnibus R&D programme. It promises less red tape, broader benefits, and more jobs and economic growth.
Biofuels: The Next Generation
Key ideas and recommendations to accelerate the deployment of sustainable biofuels have emerged at the second in a series of three high-level academic policy debates on the energy R&D challenge, The Energy Difference
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