All Government articles – Page 44
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NewsConcerns raised over ‘regrettable’ BPA substitutions
Research indicates chemicals used as alternatives to bisphenol A in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins aren’t always safer
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NewsCall to address e-waste ‘stockpile’
Royal Society of Chemistry backs recycling drive to recover endangered elements from old electronic devices
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NewsData manipulation casts shadows on Novartis gene therapy
Manufacturing problems with other new medicines highlight difficulty of developing advanced treatments
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NewsAustralian basic research squeezed as R&D to fall to lowest level for decades
Researchers call for end of benign neglect for science as funding predicted to fall to 40-year low
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NewsResearch would be a ‘casualty’ if English higher education review acted on, Lords warn
Many other areas could suffer too including student lab practicals and infrastructure maintenance
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NewsImmigration reforms unveiled to attract leading scientists to the UK
Long-awaited changes welcomed but the spectre of a no-deal Brexit has the science community on edge
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OpinionAre new drugs better than existing ones?
Should companies be made to change the way they run clinical trials?
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BusinessUS ditches chlorpyrifos ban for food crops
Environmental Protection Agency says evidence of harm from food residues is insufficient
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BusinessUS judges slash damages in glyphosate cancer lawsuits
While upholding rulings linking the herbicide to cancer, judges have cut Bayer-Monsanto’s fines from billions to tens of millions of dollars
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OpinionMisconduct investigators, show your work
Weighting transparency and confidentiality in scientific misconduct investigations
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NewsUS science agency moves to crack down on IP theft
NSF says new rules respond to the ‘scope and sophistication’ of threats like overseas talent recruitment programmes
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NewsBoris Johnson reappoints brother as UK science minister
Former universities and science minister Jo Johnson returns to old job in new prime minister’s government
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NewsUK to set up research integrity committee by 2020
A panel appointed by UKRI will oversee university misconduct investigations
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NewsUK MPs criticise government inaction on harmful chemicals
A report calls for urgent changes to the way flame retardants and packaging additives are regulated
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NewsNew law spurs discussions on future direction of French research funding
Unknowns surrounding research law being drafted by government has made unions and science organisations anxious
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NewsScience scorecards reveal state of research in G20 nations
Performance measured using data on funding, gender balance and open access
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NewsSerbia passes controversial science reforms to modernise research
Doubts remain over the government’s decision to overhaul the current grants system
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BusinessAustria becomes first EU country to fully outlaw glyphosate
A ban of the controversial herbicide from 2020 has been approved by the Austrian government
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NewsSafeguarding science funding in Colombia
Reforms being considered by Colombia’s Congress mean ‘stars are aligned’ for the country’s S&T sector, prominent chemist says
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NewsUK government announces £91 million increase for university research funding
Half of the money will go to universities rather than specific projects