£500m for heart disease research
Cardiac charity the British Heart Foundation has revealed it will pump £500m into researching heart disease.
A new strategy launched by the British Heart Foundation...
Agroforestry and its impact
Dr Thomas J. Sauer, Research Leader at the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture details the importance of agroforestry for...
Biopolymers: Research challenges
Polymers & Biopolymers
Since World War II and with advances in chemistry, technological progress and the growth of material science, a new class of synthesised...
Non-Human Primate (NHP) Research in Switzerland
In the context of a Project of Cooperation and Innovation (PCI) launched by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), the...
A New Catalyst for an Ancient Bulk Chemical
A research group at DTU Chemistry shows, that zeolite recrystallization allows synthesis of extremely efficient gold nanoparticle catalysts
This latest research from DTU Chemistry could...
Million dollar question in prostate cancer research
Owen Sharp, CEO at Prostate Cancer UK sheds light on the important work that’s being done to better diagnose and treat prostate cancer…
Most prostate...
The role of excellent science in innovation
Stephan Kuster, Head of Policy Affairs at Science Europe outlines the role scientific excellence plays in encouraging innovation throughout Europe
Science is surrounded by growing...
Biomass to Energy in Finland
Mika Järvinen Associate Professor at the Department of Energy Technology at Aalto University details how new technologies can further increase biomass potential
Reducing fossil CO2 emissions...
Towards miniature electron accelerators for a wide range of applications
Particle accelerators have already become useful, and in many cases an indispensable tool in many applications, such as medical treatments (radiotherapy, production of isotopes...
Physiology of animal growth, development and reproduction
A significant part of fundamental research in the Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition Polish Academy of Sciences in Jablonna
Central regulatory mechanisms
A number of...
ANR, an actor in building the European Research Area
The French National Research Agency (ANR) outlines how they are committed to increasing the quality of science funding through European collaboration
In both basic and...
The role of excellent science in an ERA of innovation
Stephan Kuster, Head of Policy Affairs at Science Europe outlines the role scientific excellence plays in encouraging innovation throughout Europe
Science is surrounded by growing...
Tackling antibiotic resistance
Andrew Miller MP, Chair of the Science and Technology Committee sheds light on why the next government must make tackling antibiotic resistance a public...
European Parliament criticises EFSI budget plans
The European Parliament has said the European Fund for Strategic Investments should not shave money off the Horizon 2020 research budget to make up...
University leaders protest research cuts
More than 50 UK university leaders are set to travel to Brussels today to lobby European policy makers against potential research funding cuts...
Professor Sir...
Being overweight reduces the risk of dementia
According to a new study being overweight can reduce the risk of getting dementia by 18 per cent
Researchers from Oxon Epidemiology and the London...
Promoting research in Norway
AG highlights how the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research is ensuring their commitment to research and development over the coming year…
The EU’s significant investment...
Strengthening Europe’s digital economy
Gerard de Graaf, Director – ‘Digital Economy and Coordination’ Communications Networks of the European Commission explains the importance of closing the ICT skills gap…
Digital technology,...
A new blood test could help with antibiotic use
A new blood test that can determine whether an infection is caused by a bacteria or a virus within two hours could stop patients...
High aspirations for Norway in Horizon 2020
Arvid Hallén, Director General of The Research Council of Norway, sheds light on how the country will benefit from the Horizon 2020 programme and...
