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Has coding become more than a nice-to-have?
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Changing the future through digital education
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Reinventing UK innovation: three upgrades for the R&D tax credit scheme
2021 is turning out to be a big year for UK innovation. We have seen the government commit to spending £15bn ($20.8bn) on R&D and...
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