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Universities in the UK and China have announced a series of new partnerships, expanding the opportunities for students to learn overseas.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Prime Minister David Cameron, accompanied by 6 government ministers, is leading a trade mission to China this week.
David Willetts updates Berlin Open Access Conference delegates on the UK's commitment to an open access policy for publicy-funded research.
The UK's top companies are not considering cyber risks in their decision making, a new survey has revealed.
David Willetts gave the Royal Agricultural University 2013 Bledisloe Lecture on the important role of science and technology in agriculture.
Sir Anthony Cleaver appointed as the new chair of the Natural Environment Research Council
Thousands of UK students will be helped to study overseas thanks to the new EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport
The latest Scotland Analysis paper is released today (11 November 2013)
A new strategy will ensure the UK is well placed to take advantage of the opportunities for using data.
Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell appointed as interim-Chair of the Student Loans Company.
Employers in the UK find that staff studying for part-time degrees are more pro-active and willing to take on demanding responsibilities
Encouraging a British invention revolution: Sir Andrew Witty's review of universities and growth is published today
A package of investment in the 8 great technologies of the future will accelerate high-tech progress from the lab to the marketplace
The UK’s cities will be helped to get smart, thanks to the launch of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’s new Smart Cities
The University of Edinburgh’s Professor Peter Higgs has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
Science and engineering teaching at English universities will receive a £400 million boost
Two reports show that university study delivers huge benefits to both graduates' earnings and the UK economy.
New data shows female students who progress to university can expect to boost their lifetime earnings by £250,000, and men by £165,000.
David Willetts announces the re-appointment of Professor Roger Cashmore as Chair of the UK Atomic Energy Authority
Ambitious strategy to expand the UK’s education exports industry, worth £17.5 billion to the economy, published.
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