Uncle Sam's out in front, but we're hot on his heels

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University technology transfer in the UK, through spin-offs and licensing, is showings signs of being a great success. The only failure that UK universities have exhibited is that they failed to engage in serious activity until the late-1990s but, with the help of a variety of government incentives, UK universities are fast making up ground on their US counterparts.

Alliances, partnerships, Licensing/Sales Agreements, Analysis, Economic aspects, Licensing agreements, Company licensing agreement, Technology transfer

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Deliver pay deal, union warns

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The Association of University Teachers plans to name and shame universities that it believes have been slow in implementing the the new pay framework for academics. The move comes as a result of growing frustration that the majority of staff are still to benefit from the deal, agreed upon a year ago by unions and employers.

Personnel administration, Human resource management, Compensation and benefits, College teachers, College faculty, Demonstrations and protests, Company personnel management, Teachers' unions, Association of University Teachers

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