All Government articles – Page 40
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NewsNuclear agency proposes deregulating disposal of some US radioactive waste
NRC issues new ‘interpretive rule’ allowing ‘very low level’ radioactive waste to be disposed of in landfills
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NewsUK seeks to scale-up Covid-19 testing but large gaps in capabilities remain
Universities and research labs are being brought in to help with testing but 100,000 tests per day by the end of April still looks overly ambitious
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NewsUK’s largest funder aims to raise $8 billion in three weeks for coronavirus research
The Wellcome Trust’s Covid-Zero initiative calls on businesses to bridge the funding shortfall
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NewsPandemic pushes world’s largest cancer charity to cut research funding by £44 million
Cancer Research UK slashes grant money and national centres funds
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NewsUS agency concludes asbestos exposure poses ‘unreasonable’ risk in many cases
Environmental Protection Agency finds exposure to asbestos in the chlor-alkali industry and elsewhere poses serious risk
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BusinessMystery surrounds UK claim of Covid-19 test reagent ‘shortage’
Suppliers are stepping up production to meet demand as UK targets mass testing
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BusinessCan existing drugs slow Covid-19?
The fastest route to treatments may be to repurpose existing drugs – if they work
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NewsAnother US researcher charged with lying about Chinese ties
Physicist faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding West Virginia University while secretly working for Chinese talent programme
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FeatureThe Middle East’s synchrotron is open Sesame
How difficult is it to build a world-class research facility in the Middle East? Kit Chapman investigates
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NewsUK researchers receive £20m to start coronavirus treatment research
Two vaccine trials among six projects that win funding
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NewsOrganisations mobilise to fight Covid-19
‘War effort’ seeks to provide hand sanitiser, protective equipment, ventilators and tests
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NewsUniversities prepare for new normal as pandemic forces UK to shut down for three weeks
Labs and lectures wound up as students and staff are left anxious about their futures
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NewsUS military sites that may be contaminated by PFAS grow by 60%
The Pentagon has released new analysis that says there are 651 military sites with groundwater that may be polluted with fluorinated chemicals
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OpinionTime for industry to show its humanity
Companies need to demonstrate community spirit in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
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CareersShould scientists be activists?
Scientific objectivity isn’t stopping researchers from standing up for what they believe in
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BusinessData is lacking as Reach moves beyond registration
Enforcing the demanding rules of Europe’s chemical legislation is keeping regulators and companies on their toes
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WebinarHow are regulations shaping innovation in the chemical industry?
Find out how regulations are shaping innovation in the chemical industry, in this webinar with Veeva Systems’ Andrew Douglass
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OpinionSpeaking up for UK science
A top down approach to science by Johnson’s government could make it harder for scientists’ problems to be heard
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NewsBig increase in research funding promised for UK
Budget puts country on course to hit spending target early but Brexit threatens business contribution to R&D figure