All Government articles – Page 3
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BusinessUK plans carbon emission tariffs on imports
Government is consulting on plans to prevent ‘carbon leakage’, as well as extending emissions trading scheme to 2050
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NewsScience committee calls for national lab being sold on Rightmove to get new lease of life
MPs have novel recommendation to tackle lack of investment and manufacturing capacity for promising antibacterial weapon bacteriophages
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NewsThe story of how the most successful US–Russia scientific collaboration collapsed
Five jointly discovered superheavy elements completed the eighth row of the periodic but then Russian revanchism reared its head
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BusinessDeadly liquid nitrogen leak at US poultry plant deemed preventable
Incident that killed six workers resulted from multiple equipment and process failures
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BusinessIllumina to give up Grail as competition appeals fail
Sequencing giant will sell off its former spin-out in accordance with regulator orders
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BusinessChemicals roundup 2023
Chemical companies entered cost-cutting mode in a year dominated by overcapacity and slow demand
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NewsThe impact of war on Ukraine’s research sector
Almost a fifth of the country’s scientists have left since Russia’s invasion
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OpinionCompounding problems
Regulating the line between a vital service and grey-market profiteering is a mess
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NewsNegotiations on Switzerland rejoining Horizon Europe to begin
Talks come after 18 months of diplomacy over the future of Switzerland’s relationship with the EU
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OpinionUK researchers need to know academic freedom is safe from political interference
The UK science secretary’s recent statements are causing alarm in the research community
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NewsArgentina’s new populist president has the country’s scientists worried
Researchers seek dialogue with new leader who plans to eliminate the nation’s science ministry and possibly its research council
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BusinessUK Reach costs set to be slashed under government proposal
Industry may need less hazard data to register chemicals under the regime
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NewsConsensus definition of sustainable chemistry sets a clear direction for science, governments and investors
Working group tasked with developing definition and criteria that supports action not greenwashing
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NewsJapan unveils plans to breathe new life into its higher education institutions
Facing a demographic crisis, Japan is hoping to attract more international students and make it easier for them to live and work there
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NewsRow erupts over funder’s decision to suspend diversity panel following government pressure
Science minister Michelle Donelan demanded a response from UKRI after accusing members of the panel of ‘extremist views’
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BusinessUS proposes complete ban on trichloroethylene
If implemented, most uses would be phased out within a year, with limited exemptions
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NewsTesting extends range of US chocolate foods containing lead and cadmium
Consumer Reports calls on brands to do more to lower levels of metals in their products
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NewsWhat next month’s presidential run-off means for Argentina’s research community
Argentinian researchers express concerns over presidential candidate who wants to eliminate the country’s science ministry and its research council
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NewsNew protocol aims to improve detection of adulterated honey
Guidance for authenticity databases will aid detection of products bulked out with cheap sugar syrups