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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Physics: New research group established - 25 scientists at 16 research institutes in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are involved
A crucial role in technical progress is being assigned to correlated solids. How can the properties of these materials best be analyzed? This is the focus of a new research group involving Würzburg physicists.
Fraunhofer IST and Sheffield Hallam University establish a HIPIMS Research Centre
Sheffield Hallam University has established a HIPIMS Research Centre with German research institute Fraunhofer IST to lead the global development of the physical vapour deposition (PVD) process - which is revolutionising high tech industry by…
Fraunhofer joint booth on the photovoltaics exhibition and conference EU PVSEC in Valencia
On the world’s largest photovoltaics exhibition and conference EU PVSEC in Valencia, Spain (September 6-9, 2010) the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA…
New investment in the next generation of scientists and engineers to boost the UK economy
Forty six outstanding UK researchers have been awarded EPSRC fellowships totaling £38 million to help develop their potential as the next generation of world-leading scientists and engineers.
UK: Further Education minister John Hayes has welcomed the publication of an independent report on the co-investment system in Further Education.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills commissioned Christopher N. Banks CBE to undertake the review to assess the systems by which adult learners and employers co-invest in learning with the Government, and how the system can be…
UK space industry enters a new age
Mr Willetts announced the signing of agreements with NASA and the Russian Federal Space Bureau during his first major speech on space. Key announcements in the speech included: The signing of a Statement of Intent with NASA to work closely…
Networks and record-breaking lasers: The AKL’10 International Laser Technology Congress in Aachen
This was the eighth time that the Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT sent out invitations – and the response they received was remarkable. More than 500 registrants attended the AKL’10 International Laser Technology Congress…
30 Years of Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Today (15 July) the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association will be thirty years old. Through its innovative scientific and excellent research infrastructure the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) has developed…
Business Minister supports Ford’s investment in UK to develop low carbon engines
The paperwork for Ford’s loan and backing from the Government was signed off during a visit by Business Minister, Mark Prisk, to Ford’s technical centre at Dunton, Essex.
