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Lab technologist wins IET Apprentice of the Year
Added: 16 Nov 2017
The IET has awarded its Apprentice of the Year prize to manufacturing laboratory technologist Magda…
UK and EU chemical bodies demand sector guarantees against no-deal withdrawal
Added: 14 Nov 2017
British and Europe-wide chemical industry associations have issued a joint statement calling on the…
Life sciences in Scotland warns of increasing uncertainty for sector
Added: 10 Nov 2017
Life science companies in Scotland are facing increasing uncertainty because of lack of clarity abo…
Uni team aims to extract instant materials ‘recipes’ from research papers
Added: 7 Nov 2017
Researchers from three universities are working on a new artificial intelligence system that will d…
Global CIOs say IT education inadequate for workplace
Added: 7 Nov 2017
More than 90% of global bosses surveyed believe the education system fails to provide the necessary…
Measuring marine fuel water content
Added: 27 Oct 2017
It accounts for more than 50% of a container ships operating costs, so it pays to ensure marine fue…
IET unveils apprenticeship and Forces awards shortlist
Added: 2 Oct 2017
An army sergeant whose innovative airplane runway achieved cost savings of 80% and an apprentice wh…
Four rules for keeping your laboratory on budget
Added: 26 Sep 2017
Recently promoted to laboratory manager? You many find yourself taking on new tasks that test your …
French environmental testing group buys PARC laboratory
Added: 20 Sep 2017
UK environmental testing laboratory PARC Ltd (Product Assessment and Reliability Centre) has been b…
ANSI regulations - what they mean for your lab business
Added: 6 Sep 2017
Laboratory managers need to understand the implications of the ANSI regulations advises Paul Thorn,…
Scientists reveal it’s raining diamonds on Neptune
Added: 21 Aug 2017
While the earth has experienced freak rainstorms of fish, frogs and even golfballs, its sister plan…
Synthetic biology start-ups doubled every five years in UK
Added: 10 Aug 2017
The number of synthetic biology start-ups in the UK between 2000 and 2016 has doubled every five ye…
Eurofins’ new £4 million laboratory brings testing under one roof
Added: 4 Aug 2017
Work has finished on Eurofins’ new high-tech laboratory site for testing water and pharmaceutical p…
Reduced demand prompts closure of Staffordshire’s council-run laboratory
Added: 31 Jul 2017
One of the last local authority-run laboratories in England is to be closed with the loss of 16 pos…
Consortium wins £1million to develop new family of antibiotics
Added: 5 Jul 2017
Innovate UK has awarded nearly £1million in funding to a consortium developing a platform for the p…
Women’s contribution to engineering history is greater than you think...
Added: 23 Jun 2017
To mark International Women in Engineering Day, Helen Marston, engineer at specialist resistor manu…
Election analysis: What’s the effect for Brexit and the process industries?
Added: 9 Jun 2017
The hung parliament that has resulted from the general election has increased uncertainty over the …
Academies: Brexit will see multi-million pound gap in STEM research support
Added: 24 May 2017
Britain’s departure from the European Union will leave a significant gap in support for the country…
Graphene breakthrough could massively cut nuclear energy costs
Added: 9 May 2017
Manchester University researchers are claiming a breakthrough that could reduce the CO2 emissions a…
Cawood Scientific purchased by private equity firm Inflexion
Added: 15 Mar 2017
The UK’s largest independent provider of analytical testing for land-based industries, Cawood Scien…
