Indeed, the disappointment has been so great in recent years that some government funding agencies have tired of launching programmes for microsystems research, and have moved on to the next small thing, nanotechnology.
Faber's schemes include scholarships on its novel-writing course; HarperCollins is launching programmes for BAME employees and those taking long-term parental leave, while Hachette is encouraging diversity at an executive level (in a mentoring scheme with board members) and working with the Stephen Lawrence Trust in speaking to students in inner-city schools.
Some companies are launching programmes for incoming MBA students as a strategy to identify talented candidates before they even set foot on campus.
The app is the first of its kind to be launched by a free-to-air broadcasters, although ITV have launched programme-specific apps for live events like Britain's Got Talent and XFactor, whilst Sky has created a range of second-screen experiences from specific Sports apps, to Sky+ software that allows subscribers to organise and record programmes.
There's a lot going on". Trinity's labs have become such a popular destination that the chemistry department recently launched formal programmes for high-schoolers, including a week-long intensive course that combines lectures with lab work.
Mavin Khoo experiments with the combination of ballet and the Indian dance form of bharat natyam in Parallel Passions, the launch programme for his small touring group.
When we sought clarification on the launch programme for this development, we were told that the private database of landlords came first, Hong Kongers came second, and British first-time buyers came third.
Yimby.com allows individuals to deliver philanthropic projects without being affiliated with a charity, from planting community gardens, to purchasing basketball wheelchairs for local teams or launching mentoring programmes for young people.
The potential threat for public health induced by such a propagation led European animal health authorities to launch screening programmes for detecting BSE cases in small ruminants.
According to Kim, SK launched this programme for two main reasons.
