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100 Technicians share Hauksbee Award honours
Added: 4 Sep 2023
One hundred technicians working in a range of sectors and campaigning to raise their profession’s p…
Tax crackdown heralds new R&D relief headaches
Added: 13 Aug 2023
Science research and development tax relief applications will now face an extra hurdle thanks to ne…
Lab Innovations 2023 opens for visitor registration
Added: 10 Jul 2023
Lab Innovations has officially opened visitor registration for its upcoming event on November 1 and…
Breakthrough recognition for science publishing’s invisible co-reviewers
Added: 25 Jun 2023
One of the science world’s leading publishers is taking a stand on behalf of hundreds of young rese…
Lucky 13 for expanded Lab Awards 2023
Added: 11 Jun 2023
One of the leading events to honour laboratory science, The Lab Awards, returns to Lab Innovations …
UKRI minimum stipend to rise to £18.6k for academic year
Added: 6 May 2023
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has said its minimum stipend for funded doctoral students’ living…
Northern Ireland deal appears to boost UK’s Horizon Europe hopes
Added: 1 Mar 2023
Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s achievement of an agreed new Northern Ireland protocol with his Europe…
Treasury opts for stealth to ‘announce’ takeback of £1.6 bill EU Horizon funds
Added: 23 Feb 2023
Some £1.6 billion in funds allocated for scientific research has been taken back by the Treasury.
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Quantum work ‘like turning omelettes into eggs’
Added: 22 Jan 2023
Microscopy and communications could be enhanced by adapting new techniques for improving quantum te…
Cambridge’s ninth fund underlines place as UK uni spin-outs investment leader
Added: 26 Jun 2022
Cambridge University has cemented its standing as the UK leader for university spin-outs with the f…
REF results hammer home the importance of UK university-business collaboration
Added: 1 Jun 2022
The results of the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) identify ‘world-leading’ and ‘interna…
DOE support for scientists impacted by the war in Ukraine
Added: 6 Apr 2022
The ongoing war in Ukraine presents incredible, heartbreaking challenges to both the country and it…
UK Space Agency SPRINT funding to support business collaborations with devolved nations universities
Added: 5 Apr 2022
The national SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support program…
UN debate on how to make science and technology more sustainable and inclusive
Added: 24 Mar 2022
A debate to discuss how science and technology can boost Covid-19 recovery is to be held in the UN.…
Rising costs and material shortages pile pressure on UK’s over-stretched laboratories
Added: 2 Mar 2022
A stark warning has been issued about the challenges facing under-pressure laboratories in the UK a…
Leadership pilot encourages progression for women in STEM
Added: 11 Feb 2022
To celebrate the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science the Pistoia Alliance has anno…
World's first confocal light microscope to study chiral molecules
Added: 11 Feb 2022
Scientists from Durham University’s Chemistry Department have developed the world’s first laser sca…
Take the test: Are you Britain’s next super-matcher?
Added: 19 Jan 2022
Do you have natural forensic detection skills? Find out if you are one of those rare individuals wh…
Can virtual academic conferences make STEM fields more inclusive?
Added: 10 Jan 2022
While the global shift towards virtual events has clearly reduced the carbon footprint, it also rai…
Forensic technology used to deliver justice in 38-year-old murder case
Added: 9 Dec 2021
A unique fingerprint visualisation system has been making news in the US this week after being used…
