26/06/2009
The latest data on the wealth created by UK companies shows that the top 800 UK businesses increased their ‘value added’ by 8.2 percent, Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson announced today
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26/06/2009
The establishment of a new Select Committee for Science and Technology by MPs was welcomed today by Lord Drayson, the Minister for Science and Innovation
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16/06/2009
Report by Baroness Estelle Morris calls for more support for 11.6 million who need basic computing skills training in England
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08/06/2009
The first ever Aimhigher Week, a new drive from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) to inspire, motivate and encourage youngsters to consider Higher Education as a path to reaching life goals was launched today
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04/06/2009
Figures published today by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) show steady progress in widening participation and further improvements in the numbers of students gaining a qualification
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03/06/2009
Scientific advances can capture the public’s imagination and help ignite their enthusiasm to take on the race to tackle climate change
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27/05/2009
Three new members of the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) have been appointed and four other members have been re-appointed, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills John Denham announced today
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26/05/2009
Five new independent Expert Groups are to engage the science community, media, public, business and policy makers to help change cultural attitudes to science in the UK. Their creation was announced today by the Science and Innovation Minister, Lord Drayson
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24/05/2009
Comprehensive advice and guidance on the options and opportunities open to students nearing graduation is being made available online today, Universities Secretary John Denham has announced
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21/05/2009
Companies winning Government-funded IT contracts will have to fulfil a commitment to skills training, Skills Secretary John Denham announced today
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20/05/2009
Major Tim Peake has become the first Briton to be selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to take part in manned space flight. He becomes the first British astronaut since Helen Sharman in 1991
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13/05/2009
More than 100 employers were today encouraged to make the most of the talent and skills graduates can offer their businesses by signing up to a new Government internship matching service
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13/05/2009
Businesses across the country share £11 million to create nearly 3000 new places
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13/05/2009
21 local authorities to spearhead new approach for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
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12/05/2009
Denham calls for a ‘summer of learning’ in keynote speech during Adult Learners' Week
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11/05/2009
Four Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) have been relicensed, Skills Secretary John Denham announced today, on behalf of the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations
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11/05/2009
David Lammy, Minister of State for Higher Education and Intellectual Property, today announced the national launch of the Aimhigher Associates programme, following a successful pilot last year
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11/05/2009
A further £60 million of capital funding has been approved by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) with some projects able to start as soon as this month
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07/05/2009
£2m funding for 2009/10 to support enhanced FE sexual health services
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28/04/2009
Graduates who want to boost their skills for employment will get real help through the new ‘Graduate Talent Pool’, the next stage in our graduate internship initiative launched by Universities and Skills Secretary John Denham today.
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