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News Archive:
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
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- Public Engagement with Research benefits researchers and provides a major contribution to society
- Research Councils UK (RCUK) has today released three new publications that highlight the importance of public engagement activities and celebrate the successes of the increasing number of researchers engaging the public with support from RCUK.
- 10/03/10
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- New awards bring together academic researchers and local government to tackle complex community issues
- The Local Authorities and Research Councils’ Initiative (LARCI) is bridging this gap by bringing together academic researchers and local government policy makers and managers to make research more accessible to their councils and other local public services.
- 10/03/10
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- RCUK welcomes the recommendations made by Royal Society report: 'The Scientific Century: securing our future prosperity'
- Research Councils UK (RCUK) welcomes the report The Scientific Century: securing our future prosperity from The Royal Society and will consider the recommendations made carefully.
- 08/03/10
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- RCUK statement on the future funding model for large scale facilities
- Research Councils UK (RCUK) welcomes the outcome of the review of Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) started by Lord Drayson in December 2009. The aim of the review was to address the tensions faced by having international science projects, large scientific facilities and UK grant giving roles within a single council, STFC.
- 04/03/10
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- Response to recommendations made by the Council for Science and Technology (CST) report: A Vision for UK Research
- Research Councils UK (RCUK) welcomes the new report “A Vision for UK Research” from the Council for Science and Technology (CST). We will consider the recommendations made carefully.
- 01/03/10
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- RCUK position statement on the recent reports regarding the development of a new UK based fusion power station
- RCUK position statement on the recent reports regarding the development of a new UK based fusion power station. The Expert Group considered that the pathway to realise this type of fusion as a commercial power station was at least as long and difficult as for magnetic confinement fusion.
- 24/02/10
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- Research councils around the world join forces to tackle global problems
- For the first time in history, research organisations from across the G8 have joined forces to find solutions to some of the biggest global problems. Research funding organisations from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the UK and the USA have signed an agreement which will bring together the best researchers in world to address some of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century.
- 12/02/10
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- UK e-Science Programme is “world-leading” and “empowering” says independent panel
- An independent panel of international experts has judged the UK’s e-Science Programme as “world-leading”, citing that “investments are already empowering significant contributions to wellbeing in the UK and the world beyond”.
- 09/02/10
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- RCUK Review of Energy 2010
- Research Councils UK (RCUK) has asked the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to conduct, on behalf of all the Research Councils, a Review of Energy. Over the next few months interested parties are invited to submit their views on energy to the Review Panel who are keen to hear from a wide audience.
- 02/02/10
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- CIHE Report on Value of Graduates and Postgraduates
- A new report from CIHE outlines the findings of a small-scale study co-sponsored by RCUK which explored how the value of recruiting graduates and postgraduates is measured by employers.
- 02/02/10
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