~ Twenty-year joint venture at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus will attract investment through research facilities, infrastructure development and private sector interest ~ ~ 5,000 knowledge-based jobs to be created in the science and innovation sector ~ Government science and innovation investment ...

The BBC today reported The Ministry of Defence is set to sign a £4bn deal to build two aircraft carriers in the UK in a move expected to secure at least 4,500 jobs. HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of ...

The Department of Health are seeking outline proposals for proof of concept studies under its new and emerging applications of technology programme. Grants are worth on average £150K Click Here for more details Wellcome Trust/EPSRC centres are seeking perliminary applications for funding ...

Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC News Technology Correspondent, has officially opened Phase III of the DiagnOx Laboratory, a unique incubator facility located in Cherwell Innovation Centre, Oxfordshire.  The Phase III development doubles the existing space to 3,000 sq ft, includes a Category ...

The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) has pioneered a ground breaking web streaming solution that enables academia and corporate R&D organisations to share cutting edge research for free, heralding a new age in web based ...

The Plastic Electronics Technology Centre (PETeC) website has been launched. Visit: www.ukpetec.com  PETeC is a national prototyping institute for the development and commercialisation of printed electronics. Customers of the centre will be able to test design concepts and ...

The third Annual Survey of Knowledge Transfer Activities in Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs), which measures the contribution of research occurring in public sector organisations, has been published. The report can be downloaded from this location. ...

Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling announced the appointment of eleven board members for the new Technology Strategy Board. The Technology Strategy Board, currently a DTI advisory body, will become operational as an executive non-departmental public body from 1 July 2007. The ...

You might find a recent In Business programme on BBC Radio 4 about Innovation around the world interesting:http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness_20070621.shtml ...

The Technology Programme Spring 2007 Collaborative R&D Competition has recently been opened. £100 million, which includes £10 million to be provided by Research Councils for projects with a high quality academic component, will support projects under a variety of technical ...

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)has awarded over £2 million to 8 different research projects focusing on innovation. The primary objective of the initiative is to promote and support world-class theoretical, empirical, policy- and practice-oriented research in innovation. The following key ...