Bruce Bentley

One of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters is trying to clean up. Global venture capitalists looking to put their money to work should keep an eye on it. Drive through the streets of New Delhi and its surrounds and the Indian capital is abuzz with activity. Rusty metal signs that tout “Electric Charging” stand out, along with stations that power electric two-and-three wheelers. Startups building technology to drive greening and sustainability are hustling for funding. Corporate activity is chugging along, while capital expenditure has risen sharply in recent months and rail freight volumes have reached record highs. India's biggest companies — including the likes of Wipro Ltd., UltraTech Cement Ltd. and Reliance Industries — are increasingly talking to their shareholders about sustainability. Private capital is looking to back climate change-related technology, too: Of the almost $27 billion of such investments globally in the first half of this year, close to $2 b...

Recognizing peer review via the next generation of Web of Science Researcher Profiles London, UK, September 22, 2022 – Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today celebrates Peer Review Week with the announcement of new services for authors to better track their peer review activity. This includes academic publications, citation metrics and journal editing, now all in one place within the newly launched Web of Science ™ Researcher Profiles . Academics worldwide seek to ensure the integrity of the scientific and wider research literature by providing peer review and assessment of work in their fields of expertise. This (mostly) unpaid service underpins the entire system of research and discovery. Some estimates place the time for every peer review completed at between a few hours and a day, which means that recognition for peer reviewers is crucial to provide credit for reviewers...

The University of Strathclyde is part of a new £6.75 million national network to accelerate UK innovation. The Innovation Launchpad Network+ will bring together leading universities, the Catapult Network and regional innovation ecosystems to enrich the exchange of ideas and knowledge across these organizations. The network is a national collaboration, led by the University of Sheffield with the Universities of Strathclyde, Leeds, Warwick, Bristol and Exeter, and the Catapult Network. There are nine Catapults, each established by and working in partnership with Innovate UK and which support businesses across healthcare, energy, emerging technologies and manufacturing in transforming great ideas into valuable products and services. Academic commitment To foster new links between individuals or groups and the network, the program will deliver 100 world-class Researchers in Residence (RIR) programs and will focus on the themes of net zero, healthcare and wellbeing, and resilience. T...