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2 Mar 2012
Universities and Science Minister David Willetts saw how British scientists are contributing to the truly international effort to help adapt to climate change when he visited the British Antarctic Survey's base at Rothera in Antarctica.
2 Mar 2012
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are being urged to take advantage of the opportunities available to them to get trading and look at potential new markets abroad.
28 Feb 2012
A year on from the launch of its trade strategy, the UK is seeing progress in developing exports and foreign investment.
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29 Feb 2012, Prince's Foundation, Shoreditch
John Hayes announces the introduction of a new set of awards for craft skills at the Prince's Foundation Apprenticeship Awards, and outlines plans for a new Craft Apprenticeship for the academic year 2013-14.
27 Feb 2012, IPPR, London
23 Feb 2012, Bristol and Bath Science Park
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2 Mar 2012
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are being urged to take advantage of the opportunities available to them to get trading and look at potential new markets abroad.
1 Mar 2012
A new one-year pilot scheme, launched today, will provide a boost for growth by helping businesses speed up the processing of patent applications in the UK and Germany.
1 Mar 2012
Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk today announced the reappointment of Mark Seligman, Simon Collins, George Rose, Paul Mullins and William Lazarus to the Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB).
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