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  • Life science sector boosted by enterprise zones

    Funding for Harlow Enterprise Zone will get construction work started on state-of-the-art science park.

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

  • £400 million to fund growth of British innovation

    The Technology Strategy Board - the UK’s innovation agency - has today (1 July 2014) published its blueprint for growth.

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

  • UK and China agree multi-million pound global research deals

    Over £50 million of joint innovative research programmes to tackle global issues have been agreed between the UK and China.

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

  • UK pioneer wins European Inventor Award for research

    Professor Christofer Toumazou wins the prestigious European Inventor Award 2014 for research.

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

  • The promise of intelligent mobility

    New technology is helping people travel more efficiently - the Transport Systems Catapult will keep the UK at the cutting edge.

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

  • David Willetts welcomes Universities Week with £48 million investment in biomedical research

    David Willetts announces £48 million of new investment in biomedical research.

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

  • Longitude Prize 2014: solving one of the greatest issues of our time

    The £10 million prize fund for the winner is run by Nesta and launch-funded by the Technology Strategy Board.

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

  • Consultation launched on how science funding should be invested

    Giving you the opportunity to say how the new funding on science and research should be spent.

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

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech on science in Cambridge

    'A key part of our economic plan is our long term plan for science', said the Chancellor at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

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

  • Chancellor puts UK at forefront of ocean research with new polar science ship

    Chancellor announces funding in speech on science’s role in building a more balanced and resilient economy.

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

  • Vehicles of the future get £130 million investment

    Projects that will put Formula 1 technology into buses and diggers are the first to receive money from £1 billion government-industry fund.

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

  • GM camelina trial to go ahead at Rothamsted

    Defra has granted statutory consent to Rothamsted Research to carry out a small-scale field trial of genetically modified camelina plants.

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

  • £4 million for agricultural innovation

    Businesses and spin-outs from universities across the UK have received a share of £4 million of funding from government and industry.

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

  • A bigger, better Office for Life Sciences

    BIS and the Department of Health are joining their life sciences functions to create a joint and expanded Office for Life Sciences.

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

  • Reappointment of Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council

    Professor Sir John Savill has been reappointed as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Medical Research Council.

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

  • Plans for world class research centre in the UK

    The government is creating a world-class research institute specialising in data science dedicated to British WW2 code-breaker Alan Turing.

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

  • Independent expert to push forward Catapult network to new heights

    A leading technology entrepreneur will outline how the government’s network of technology and innovation centres can be fully exploited.

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

  • Government funding boost for innovative businesses

    Nine projects have been awarded £660,000 from the Intellectual Property Office to take their innovative ideas into the marketplace.

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

  • Great Britain: the best place in the world to do science

    David Willetts announced several new investments in UK science to an audience of scientists, apprentices and schoolchildren at Jodrell Bank.

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

  • £300 million investment to support growth and jobs in UK science

    Cutting-edge science projects will benefit from a £300 million boost as part the government’s long term economic plan.

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