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REVIEWING THE UK’S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION STANDARDS

1/24/2012 6:39 AM EST - Lantra

Lantra Sector Skills Council is asking everyone working in environmental conservation to participate in an extensive review examining roles, skills and responsibilities of those working in conservation.

Those with a keen involvement in the industry, from professional ecologists and access offices to estate staff and volunteers, are being asked to complete an online survey as part of the industry’s National...

Insider’s Corner Q&A

1/16/2012 3:59 PM EST - IBISWorld

IBISWorld catches up with Hamilton Galloway at Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. to find out firsthand what's going on within his industry.
IW: What challenge do you and Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. (EMSI) face right now?

HG: As the discipline of regional planning and strategy development is changing to be centered on sector strategies—i.e., alignment of economic...

Top 10 Biggest Spenders on Innovation

1/16/2012 1:46 PM EST - IBISWorld

To keep at the forefront of innovation, science, health and tech industries lead the pack in R&D spending
By IBISWorld Industry Analyst Agata Kaczanowska

Though new technologies are used throughout the economy, they are first and foremost adapted in science-, health- and technology-related industries. These industries are generally highly competitive in terms of productquality and price and, therefore, depend...

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5 Chinese Industries Welcome Foreign Investment

1/13/2012 3:14 PM EST - IBISWorld

From software development to water pollution control, IBISWorld identifies industries where the Chinese government is encouraging foreign investors
By IBISWorld China Development Manager Jordan Ho

The Chinese government recently issued an amendment that openly encourages foreign investment in several key industries of strategic importance for the Chinese economy over the short term. As a result, large,...

Special Olympics Strengthens Ties at IOC and FIFA

11/18/2011 10:15 AM EST - Special Olympics Inc.

Special Olympics CEO, Tim Shriver, Holds Series of Meetings With Global Sports Leaders; Discussions Center on Improving the World Through Sport
Washington, D.C. – 18 November 2011 – Earlier this week Special Olympics Chairman and CEO, Dr. Timothy P. Shriver (http://twitter.com/#%21/TimShriver), traveled to Switzerland and met with the Presidents of two of the leading sports organizations in the world: the...

Integrate disaster risk reduction and development, says IPCC Special Report

11/18/2011 5:33 AM EST - Stockholm Environment Institute

Press release: November 18, 2011 Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) researchers Richard Klein and Lisa Schipper are lead authors of the new IPCC Special Report, Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX), for which the Summary for Policymakers was released today in Kampala, Uganda, after approval by governments and scientists.

University of Texas at Arlington College of Education, Professor honored for tea...

11/16/2011 3:43 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas – The University of Texas at Arlington College of Education and Health Professions has received major recognition for its efforts to provide beginning teachers with extensive clinical practice and ongoing professional development.

The National Professors of Middle Level Education has named the College of Education and Health Professions as an Outstanding Middle Level Education program. NaPOMLE is...

New Brand 'BCSG Learning Solutions' Launches Today

10/25/2011 7:59 AM EST - Article 10 PR

Business Centric Services Group (BCSG) training division re-brands as ‘BCSG Learning Solutions’, offering bespoke training, coaching and consulting across large corporate environments.
New brand BCSG Learning Solutions is launched today at the company’s head office in Old Street, representing a re-positioning of the existing BCSG training division. This is the latest move by BCSG to establish themselves as...

Mott MacDonald sustainable cities champion to speak at World Class Cities confer...

10/5/2011 7:43 AM EST - Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald’s sustainable cities champion Dr Anne Kerr will be speaking at the World Class Cities conference, scheduled to take place on 12-13 October 2011 at the Legacy Ottoman Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

The two day conference will bring together key stakeholders working to improve the built urban environment through better design, engineering construction, management and maintenance, with the aim of improving...

Orexo appoints Peter Edman as Chief Scientific Officer

10/4/2011 3:00 AM EST - Orexo

Uppsala, Sweden, October 4, 2011 - Orexo AB (STO: ORX) appoints Peter Edman as Chief Scientific Officer. Peter Edman’s long experience from all phases of drug development and his extensive scientific background makes him particularly well suited for assuming the overall responsibility for Orexo’s research and development.

Peter Edman holds a PhD and Associate Professor title in Biochemistry and has since 2008 been...

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