Russia downsizes plan to create world-class universities
New report sees STI as key factor in improving African economies
New Zealand launches first national science progress report
Switzerland officially fully associated with Horizon 2020
Over the last 10-plus years, science in Africa has experienced a revival, with organizations in the international scientific community showing interest in the continent’s research output. Last month, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) partnered with Wellcome Trust to establish the interdisciplinary Africa Health Research Institute, based in South Africa. By integrating data from the […]
Last month, the Russian government announced that it plans to layoff approximately 10,000 researchers within the next three years, with the majority of cuts occurring at Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) institutes. The layoffs represent 17% of RAS’s staff. Moreover, the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations, created in 2013 to oversee RAS’s property and budget, […]
With the help of a €180 million ($200 million) investment from the EU’s investment bank and an additional €60 million from the government, Greece will establish its first federally backed research agency. The Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) will help boost the country’s research output by funding basic research projects, distributing fellowship awards […]
India is increasingly considered the best of the developing economies, with its GDP estimated to grow at a faster rate than China’s over the next five years. Many sectors of the economy are providing opportunities for instrument manufacturers selling in India, where total demand is valued at more than $1.4 billion in 2015. According to […]
Analytical instrument and lab product company executives’ expectations have diminished since last fall, according to the latest IBO Business Climate Survey. This is not a surprise considering updated macroeconomic forecasts. In April, the International Monetary Fund revised its January projections for global growth downward two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.2%. This followed a February […]
On February 29, the Indian government announced its fiscal budget for 2016. The Department of Science and Technology received INR 44.7 billion ($650 million) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) received INR 18.2 billion for the year, a 17% and 12% rise in allocations, respectively. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s budget jumped from […]
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