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Funding boost for Techniquest brings science to life

10 April 2012 | No comments

Techniquest and Techniquest Glyndŵr are to receive Welsh Government funding of £1, 300,600 and £349,400 respectively to further extend their science and mathematics programmes for schools.

£20m initiative gets underway as Deputy Minister unveils ‘green’ research centre

28 March 2012 | No comments

Paul Allen gives $300 million to expand brain research

22 March 2012 | No comments

Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has donated an additional $300 million to a foundation aimed at expanding research into how the brain works and how best to treat brain-related disorders.

Business Minister announces up to £100 Million life sciences investment fund for Wales

14 March 2012 | No comments

Bugs from space offer new source of power

22 February 2012 | No comments

Bacteria normally found 30km above the earth have been identified as highly efficient generators of electricity.

New project could herald cheaper and more efficient biotechnology

22 February 2012 | No comments

A team of chemists from the Universities of Southampton and Oxford have been awarded over £4 million to develop a new technique for ‘clicking’ DNA and RNA segments together.

Old antibiotic could be a new weapon to fight TB

20 February 2012 | No comments

A cheap and safe antibiotic that is widely available in the developing world might have a new use as a tuberculosis (TB) treatment, according to new research.

Synthetic protein amplifies genes needed for stem cells

20 February 2012 | No comments

Scientists, partly funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found a way to generate and maintain stem cells much more efficiently by amplifying the effect of an essential protein.

Zero-emission electric taxi service launched in London

1 February 2012 | No comments

Black cabs are a common sight on the streets of London, but they could have competition soon from a new breed of zero-emission taxis.

New feed supplement aims to boost health and wealth

27 January 2012 | No comments

A natural feed supplement aimed at producing healthy premium milk all year round is under development in Wales with support from the Welsh Government.

Scottish pollution-monitoring mobile phone service launched

27 January 2012 | No comments

Scotland’s first air pollution mobile phone alert service, Know and Respond, was launched today in a bid to make information more accessible and improve public health.

Solar panel tariffs granted second reprieve as the Government’s appeal is rejected

25 January 2012 | No comments

The Government’s second appeal towards feed-in tariff rates has once again been rejected. It was ruled that the Government couldn’t apply changes “with such a retrospective effect”.

£67 million investment in bioscience skills and training to help meet economic and social challenges for the future

24 January 2012 | No comments

The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, will today announce £67 million of new investment in postgraduate training and development in the biosciences.