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Organization: Department of Innovation
NRC launches collaborative R&D initiatives to boost its contributions to S&T ecosystems
The National Research Council (NRC) has launched more than 200 collaborative R&D projects valued at $93 million, enabling groups of its researchers to develop disruptive technologies alongside researchers from industry, academia and not-for-profits.
UK science office moves to new department
The UK has created a Government Office for Science to be headed by chief scientific advisor Dr David King and located within the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). The new office gives greater prominence to science than the previous Transdepartmental Science and Technology Group of the Office of Science and Innovation, which was…