Merck looks to sell allergy unit Allergopharma for €600m November 27, 2015 Pharmaceutical firm Merck is considering selling its allergy business Allergopharma, according to reports. Sources close to the matter told Bloomberg that the German company is currently in the early stages of deciding whether to put the unit up for sale. If they go ahead with it, rival drugs companies and private equity firms are expected to be [...]
Debris from a US SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has washed up on Britain’s shores November 27, 2015 Part of a rocket that took off from the US earlier this year has travelled across the Atlantic and ended up on the shores of the Scilly Isles. Bearing markings of the American flag, the 10m by 4m piece of metal has been identified as belonging to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which blew up [...]
Europe set for a huge rise in heat waves over the next 20 years November 27, 2015 Europe is going to experience a big rise in extreme heatwaves over the next two decades, according to scientists at London's Institute of Physics. Using a new mathematical formula called “Heat Wave Magnitude daily”, the researchers modelled the magnitudes of past heat waves and used the results to predict the duration and intensity of future [...]
Europe’s latest Mars mission is almost ready for take-off November 26, 2015 Europe is preparing to send its latest Mars mission into space, and the craft involved are just about ready for take-off. In March 2016, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russian space agency (Roscosmos) will launch their joint ExoMars mission from Baikonur in Kazakhstan, with the vehicles sent up aboard Russian Proton rockets. The first of [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: By protecting science, the chancellor has backed business November 26, 2015 In his spending review announcement yesterday, George Osborne said “one of the best ways you can back business is by backing science”. And he’s right. Research shows that every public pound invested in science boosts private sector R&D output by 20p per year, every year. Not only that, but investment in science results in the [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: The best deals on healthcare and beauty from retailers including Boots, Holland & Barrett, Superdrug and others November 26, 2015 The Black Friday shopping deals have begun ahead of the main day on 27 November, and the biggest beauty and healthcare stores are in on the action. Every year, the day after Thanksgiving is the most popular shopping day fo the year, when consumers turn their attention towards Christmas and snap up the bargains on [...]
Crying can help you get what you want at work November 26, 2015 Don't be afraid to shed a tear at work – it could end up getting you the pay rise you're after, or land you the project you've been fighting for. A new study in the Journal of Applied Psychology shows that, in many cases, crying or showing other signs of sadness gives you leverage in [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: This is what chancellor George Osborne is doing for science November 25, 2015 During today's Autumn Statement, chancellor George Osborne made new promises to invest in science for the country's future. “In the modern world one of the best ways you can back business is by backing science,” he told the House of Commons. “That’s why in the last Parliament, I protected the resource budget for science in [...]
Autumn statement 2015: Chancellor George Osborne pledges to spend £600m on mental health November 25, 2015 In his first Autumn Statement as Chancellor since the Conservatives won a majority in May's General Election, George Osborne committed to putting more money into improving mental health in the UK. Praising Alistair Campbell, Andrew Mitchell and Norman Lamb for their mental health campaigning, he said during today's spending review that an additional £600m of government funding would [...]
