23.10.12 Poots provides commitment of support for R&D in Northern Ireland

Health Minister Edwin Poots today welcomed commitment of close to GBP5million of assistance being made available to attract innovation and technology aimed at improving patient healthcare in Northern Ireland.During a high-profile...

23.10.12 Norwegian researchers encouraged to participate in Global Change

More Norwegian researchers should join the Global Change researcher networks, according to a study of Norwegian researchers' ties to the four international Global Change programmes on climate, geosphere/biosphere, biodiversity...

22.10.12 Infrastructure and energy top the list

Every fifth grant application submitted for the 17 October deadline was directed towards the Research Council of Norway's large-scale initiatives for energy research and infrastructure.

The Research Council received a total of...

18.10.12 National budget: More money for the science centres

Norway’s eight science centres will get a long-awaited increase of NOK 8.8 million in the national budget for 2013. This means the Research Council of Norway can distribute more than NOK 35 million to the science centres next...

17.10.12 Norway to lead new marine research office in Brussels

JPI Oceans’ recently-opened office in Brussels is intended to be an active hub for dialogue and cooperation between the member countries of the European joint programme in the field of marine and maritime research. In 2010...

16.10.12 Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2012 and Online Interactive tools launched

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has just published the Regional Yearbook 2012 and an accompanying online interactive tool. Both of these resources allow users to explore statistics relating to key regional...

14.10.12 Leading in energy efficiency and foreign investment EU industry needs to seize opportunities in globalization

The 2012 European Competitiveness Report1 seeks to identify opportunities to make European industries more competitive by maximising the benefits of globalisation.

EU competiveness performance in globalisation, energy...

14.10.12 Industrial revolution brings industry back to Europe

Europe needs to reverse the declining role of industry for the 21st century with the aim to deliver sustainable growth, create high-value job and solve societal challenge that we face. Immediate action should contribute to...

14.10.12 Investing in regions and renewable energy sources will help deliver EU's ambitious Energy Roadmap 2050

The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has backed the European Commission's plans to reduce energy consumption and commit to shifting towards more sustainable energy resources, but has urged that far more needs to be done to support...

09.10.12 Germany Seeks Closer Partnership with Japan in Biopharmaceuticals

Health - Made in Germany and Germany Trade & Invest share opportunities for joint R&D and investment