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Scotlands rocket launch is set to boost the UK space ambitions

A rocket launch from Scotland is set to secure the UK's position as leader in Europe's space sector.

A spatio-temporal mathematical model for cancer

Zhihui Wang1,2 and Vittorio Cristini1,2   outline how they have developed a model to help predict cancer treatment outcomes… The physical properties of a tumour’s microenvironment...

Placing education, research and innovation at the heart of Ireland

Dr. Ana Terrés, Director of Research Support at Dublin City University (DCU), looks at how DCU innovates for societal impact and contributes to...

Supporting young research talent in Norway

Anne Kjersti Fahlvik, Executive Director of Innovation at the Research Council of Norway talks to Editor Laura Evans about the importance of supporting young...

$4m investment in Canadian big data research projects

The Canadian government has invested in new genomics “big data” research projects that will tackle real-world problems… A significant funding boost is to be given...

Mechanical and microstructural characterisation of high performance materials

Dr Helen M Davies, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Structural Materials at Swansea University highlights microstructural characterisation… Swansea University is well known for...

Anatomy and cell biology

Dr. Troy Harkness’ lab at the University of Saskatchewan, in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, has used funds provided by the CIHR...

Engineering innovation factory

Gunilla Silvard, KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Production and Engineering Management, discusses innovation in product realisation... Individualisation and sustainability increase the demand for innovation concerning...

Gender balance in scientific careers

Professor Rosalind L Smyth, Director at the Institute of Child Health, University College London (UCL) outlines the importance of gender equality within the science...

The value of research into endocrine disrupting chemicals

Alberto Mantovani, Research Director, Istituto Superiore di Sanità discusses if conducting research into endocrine disrupting chemicals is still worthwhile... Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) are chemical substances that...

£50k Horizon 2020 funding granted for non-animal testing

A UK laboratory has been granted £50,000 EU funding towards developing non-animal testing methods… XCellR8, based at Sci Tech Daresbury, has been granted £50,000 funding...

$900m funding to help Canada lead research

The Minister of Science in Canada has revealed $900m funding to help universities become world-leaders… Canadian Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan has unveiled investment of...

Linking Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and nutrition

Ai-Ling Lin, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky discusses Alzheimer's disease and the link to diabetes and nutrition... Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the...

High resolution 3d mapping

From smart city model to self-driving vehicle. Sylvie Daniel, full Professor at the Université Laval discusses the role of 3d data mapping... The past few years have seen...

Strengthening Danish research

AG shines a light on the new Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, Ulla Tørnæs, and one of her priorities for research in...

Exploring computational scientific methods  

Effectiveness and efficiency of computational scientific methods are not enough, says Sandra Gesing, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame... Computational scientific methods tackle an increasing...

The value of engineering

Tamzin Caffrey, Head of Communications at Engineering UK highlights how engineering is essential to sustaining the UK’s long-term economic performance… Engineering sectors produce the majority...

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