Before 2001, Spanish universities had only created 18 spin-off companies. Now there are hundreds of them, and many of them are Catalan. Spin-offs are companies created by scientists at a university or scientific institution to directly exploit the fruits of their research

JOAN CARLES AMBROJO | APRIL 1ST, 2011

In the late 19th century the University of Vienna finally could move into an imposing building at the 'Ring' right in the city centre. Yet once inside it looked rather like a museum. The institutes of geology and palaeontology for example boasted several exhibition rooms.

16 March 2010

Oliver Hochadel | Vienna

The situation of women scientists in Europe is gradually improving. However, the percentage of women scientists who achieve higher levels in their professional career is alarmingly low. And that, given that women represent, at least in Italy and Spain, the vast majority of graduates.

12 March 2010

Luca Tancredi Barone | Roma

They trained in the West and the crisis brings them back to China, a country that is emerging as the second power in the world research

8 March 2010

Zigor Aldama | Shanghai