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  • Moore welcomes £29 million support for life sciences

    UK Government to award money to life science centre's in Dundee, Edinburgh and Strathclyde

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New chair of the Medical Research Council appointed

    Vince Cable said: “I am very pleased to welcome Donald as chair of the Medical Research Council. His high level experience of business and…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Past Olympians and pilot of world’s fastest car join forces at showcase for best of British education

    Inspiring the next generation will be the theme at the British Business Embassy today as 250 UK and international delegates will explore how…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A phenomenal legacy for London 2012

    The London 2012 anti-doping facilities will be developed after the Olympic and Paralympic Games into a world-class resource that could help revolutionise healthcare.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM speech at Global Health Policy Summit

    "I am determined that this country becomes the best place in the world to invest and innovate in life sciences."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK innovation going for gold

    The US / UK Financing Innovation Conference aims to highlight the quality of British companies, the UK research base and encourage venture capitalists…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Smart grids

    A letter to the Prime Minister about smart meters, smart grid technologies and electricity supply.

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  • Doctors' training and education

    A letter to the Prime Minister on changes to the training and education of future generations of doctors.

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  • Scientific research and industrial strategy

    A letter to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on how research and innovation can help industry.

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  • Foreign Office Minister praises British polar scientists ahead of Scott centenary

    Minister Henry Bellingham heralds the work of the scientists responsible for continuing Captain Scott's scientific legacy with their cutting edge research on the environment and climate change.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chancellor announces UK Guarantees Scheme

    UK Guarantees Scheme announced to avoid delays to investment in UK infrastructure projects that may have stalled because of adverse credit conditions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to open up publicly funded research

    Universities, businesses and the public to have better access to British scientific research and academic papers by 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to open up publicly funded research

    The Government will widely accept the recommendations in a report on open access by Dame Janet Finch, a move which is likely to see a major …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 15 communities chosen to run learning pilot schemes

    The ‘Community Learning Trusts’ will involve colleges, adult education services, businesses and voluntary organisations working together with…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vince Cable delivers speech on UK science, openness and internationalisation

    Vince Cable explains why it's good for growth for scientists to operate in a range of countries.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vince Cable delivers speech on UK science, openness and internationalisation

    Good evening. This is the second time I’ve had the opportunity as Secretary of State to talk about science to a distinguished scientific …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Science, technology, engineering and mathematics education

    A letter from the Council for Science and Technology to the Prime Minister on how best to educate future scientists and engineers.

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  • Health Research Authority Non-Executive Directors confirmed

    Sally Cheshire, Julie Stone and Dr Allison Jeynes-Ellis have been confirmed as Non-Executive Directors of the Health Research Authority (HRA). Sally will also be the Audit Committee Chair.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Space - A new direction

    David Willetts celebrates 50 years of the UK and the space industry and highlights the progress made since the launch of the Space Leadership Council.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • "Space: a new direction" – David Willetts speech at Farnborough International Airshow 10 July 2012

    Good morning, everyone - and let me add a personal welcome to our distinguished guests today: Francesco Profumo, Enrico Saggesse, Vladimir Popovkin…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government