Collaboration is key to boosting R&D at Welsh universities

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Series Details 20.7.11
Publication Date 20/07/2011
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On the 19 July 2011 European Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn announced nearly €7 billion to kick-start innovation through research. The European Commission's biggest ever such funding package, under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7), was expected to create around 174 000 jobs in the short-term and nearly 450 000 jobs and nearly €80 billion in GDP growth over 15 years.

The article in the Western Mail discusses efforts by the higher education sector in Wales to secure some of this funding

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2011/07/20/collaboration-is-key-to-boosting-r-d-at-welsh-universities-91466-29085437/
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European Commission: RAPID: Press Release: IP/11/900: €7 billion boost for research and innovation will create jobs and growth http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/900&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
European Commission: Cardiff Office: Press Release, 20.7.11: £6 billion boost for European research & innovation http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/about_us/office_in_wales/releases/pr1104_en.htm

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