by ATHENA | Jan 11, 2024 | News
Australian university calls for funding tweak to encourage development of critical defence areas The Australian government must use its research funding “levers” to boost the national defence industry, a report from the Australian National University and the...
by ATHENA | Jan 11, 2024 | News
This report presents the findings from the evaluation of the higher education short course trial which was conducted by the Career Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC). As part of the higher education short course trial, the OfS has funded a number of higher education...
by ATHENA | Jan 11, 2024 | News
The EU is seeking feedback on its plans to facilitate joint European degrees, as well as on the linked issues of quality assurance and attractive careers in higher education. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said that joint European degrees...
by ATHENA | Jan 10, 2024 | News
Agritech startup GeneNeer announced the closure of a $1 million Seed round. The company is working to enhance crop development by creating technology that expedites gene editing and rapid gene discovery. Working initially with potatoes, it leverages its proprietary...
by ATHENA | Jan 10, 2024 | News
The European Innovation Council (EIC) in partnership with the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) is pleased to announce the launch of the fourth cohort of the EIC Women Leadership Programme (EIC WLP). Building on the success from the previous...
by ATHENA | Jan 10, 2024 | News
On 9 January 2024, the European Commission launched two calls for contributions on competition in virtual worlds and generative artificial intelligence (‘AI’) and sent requests for information to several large digital players. All interested stakeholders are...