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Young science aficionados recognised at National film-making award ceremony
22 July 2010
Fifteen teams of budding young film makers with a passion for science have won the prestigious 'Planet SciCast' awards at London's Royal Institution on Friday (16 July).
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Co-production needs to go mainstream
20/07/10
Co-production - where public services are designed and delivered with users rather than 'to' and 'for' them is the key to transforming public services according to a new report.
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Third Age Entrepreneurs Win NESTA's Age Unlimited Challenge
15/07/10
Six social ventures established by entrepreneurs aged over 50 will share a £100,000 pilot fund as part of NESTA's Age Unlimited Scotland challenge - a project seeking to radically transform public services in Scotland by involving people aged 50 plus to help to tackle social isolation in the very old.
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Short Science Film Makers honoured at Royal Institution ceremony
12/07/10
The winners of the annual Planet SciCast competition - which challenges schools, families and professional scientists to make short films with a science theme - will be honoured at a BAFTA-style ceremony at the Royal Institution on Friday 16 July, hosted by The One Show's technology reporter, Marty Jopson.
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Venture capital activity worse than dotcom era
UK start ups saw a 40 per cent decline in venture capital activity in the past two years according to new research by NESTA.
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Want an MP in your pocket? There's an app for that
01/07/10
As a new wave of MPs tweet and text their way through Whitehall, digital democracy takes a leap forward today with the launch of a free app for iPhones which allows constituents to get closer to their local MP.
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'Let us keep working after retirement' say over 50’s
28/06/10
Sixty per cent of over 50's feel that there is not enough help given to them to remain in the workplace after the default retirement age, despite one in three people wanting to do so, according to new research out today.
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eoSemi wins £3m investment round to bring new silicon-based timing device to market
24/06/10
Yorkshire-based semiconductor company eoSemi has closed a £3m funding round led by NESTA Investments and Capital-E alongside existing investors Enterprise Ventures ("EV") via its RisingStars Growth Fund II and South Yorkshire Investment Fund.
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Can we get better services despite cuts in spending? 'Radical Efficiency' says... yes
21/06/2010
'We'll only be able to make radical approaches the norm if we support more public service professionals, communities and citizens to lead the efforts to save money and make services better.'
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Revamped model for Public Services Procurement Holds Key to Small Business Growth
NESTA is calling for the UK’s Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) to be scaled up to offer wider access to growth for SMEs as a new report published today concludes that it drives technology innovation in the UK.
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Investing in Social Enterprise: the role of tax incentives in promoting capital flows
18/05/10
In a new report for the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, supported by NESTA, Vince Heaney (freelance writer and former deputy editor of the Financial Times' Lex column) explores the existing tax incentive schemes for enterprise and their applicability to social enterprises. This provides an invaluable manual for policymakers, entrepreneurs and their backers.
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Top creative industry experts to provide business mentoring
27/05/10
Creative firms are being offered the chance to work for a year with some of the UK's top creative industry executives in a pioneering scheme to develop high-potential businesses.
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Online electioneering fails as voters demand more interaction
12/04/10
'Although it's being talked of as a 'digital election', political parties are falling short in delivering what voters want online.'
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New look economy will be built on high tech and innovation
07/06/2010
The UK can only achieve healthy economic growth and job creation by boosting its high tech capabilities and innovation across the economy, according to a new report published today by NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.
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Co-production makes significant savings in public services
14/04/2010
'The public is desperate to get involved in solving issues that affect them. Co-production offers people who have a strong sense of what's needed on the ground the chance to act'.
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Search for NASA space cadets
11/05/2010
Two science students will have the chance to join a trip of a lifetime to NASA in California this summer to discover whether life exists at the extreme edge of the atmosphere.
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Budding scientists win place on NASA mission
08/06/10
Two A-Level students have beaten off strong competition from budding scientists across the UK to win a place on a research mission with NASA and US high-power rocketeers 'the rocket mavericks' organised by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
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NESTA announces top 100 'Open Innovation' global winners
09/04/10
'The winners of the 'Open 100' competition have overcome deep rooted obstacles such as intellectual property laws and trust to remain at the forefront of innovation.'
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Budget 2010: Growth capital fund and green investment bank can rebalance the economy
NESTA's response to the Budget announcement of a growth capital fund and a green investment bank.
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NESTA's response to the Budget announcement of tax relief for the UK videogames industry
NESTA responds to the Budget announcement of support for the UK videogames industry
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