Tag: brexit
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Brexit Is Quietly Strangling Science
Illustration: Jack Sachs By Simon Parkin A Nobel Prize winning physicist considers taking his research elsewhere, while applications from foreign researchers have plummeted. For many years Andre Geim was best known for designing an experiment that looked more like a parlor trick than a serious piece of scientific research. One Friday evening, in a moment…
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Why climate innovation needs women
The highlight of this week has been International Women’s Day, which celebrates the achievements of women and aims for a more gender inclusive world. It’s a timely moment to reflect – not just on why climate innovation is important to women, but why women are so important to climate innovation. One of the oft-cited arguments in…
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How can Brexit affect innovation ?
Britain has for centuries been a world centre for innovation. This has helped support our economy. Brexit provides us with a clear opportunity to ensure this continues. Post-Brexit, we can introduce differentiated business legislation that will support investments and innovations to help the country thrive. Historically, English property law has been the cornerstone of this,…
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Nada é impossível; diz o empreendedor em série Richard Branson
Nada é impossível. A frase é um dos tweets mais recentes do bilionário britânico Richard Branson – e parece servir como lema para esse empreendedor em série, de 66 anos, fundador do Virgin Group, com negócios em ramos diversos, como a aviação comercial, música, hotelaria e viagens espaciais. “Quando você sonha grande, tudo parece possível”,…
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