Tag: european union
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Brexit: fear and opportunity for European researchers
The impact of Brexit on the UK higher education sector has been hotly debated – but the country’s vote to leave the European Union will have far-reaching ramifications for universities across the continent. A new report from the Centre for Global Higher Education at the UCL Institute of Education, edited by Aline Courtois and based…
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Research investment ‘not a luxury, but a necessity,’ Estonian leader tells other EU members
Estonian prime minister Jüri Ratas at the European Research Excellence conference in Tallinn TALLINN – Estonia’s prime minister used his country’s presidency of the European Union to call on other states to boost spending and support for research and innovation – both at home and in the next EU Framework Programme. “Investing in research and innovation…
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Investor activism is surging in continental Europe
LEAVE it to the Americans to besiege European companies in August, when the entire continent is on holiday. It emerged this month that Corvex Management, an American hedge fund, had built up a $400m position in Danone, a French food giant. AkzoNobel, a Dutch paints-and-chemicals firm which has been under heavy fire from…
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Public-private funding initiatives proposed to support long term investment in innovative UK businesses
The plans, which are open to consultation envisage a new public-private partnership arrangement whereby both public funds and money from institutional investors is used to help UK businesses achieve their growth potential. The government said that its investment fund “would likely need to be on equal terms with private investors” to comply with EU…
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