All Government articles – Page 50
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NewsMore than half of EU scientists are thinking of leaving Brexit UK
UK science and engineering trade union survey finds 66% of its European members have considered leaving the country
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NewsChemist’s rescue mission saved doctoral student trapped in Isis war zone
Lund University analytical chemistry professor hired mercenaries to free her PhD student and his family from Islamic State territory
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BusinessChinese plant closures disrupt supply chains
Environmental clampdown knocks out major suppliers of some ingredients
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NewsChemical scientists recognised in 2019 New Year’s Honours
Honours recognise to contributions to UK science
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NewsUS chemical safety office finally gets a new director
Senate approves new head for Environmental Protection Agency’s office of chemical safety and pollution prevention after year long wait
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NewsWhite House finally gets a science adviser
Research community welcomes meteorologist as Trump’s new science adviser, after two years without one, but the office he will run is currently closed
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NewsUS government shutdown affects science
Research agencies like the National Science Foundation are shuttered, with no grant reviews, meetings or funding disbursements
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NewsLong awaited head installed at Chile’s new science ministry
Chilean researchers are now hopeful, just weeks after warning their president about the dangers of his ‘surprise’ cuts to science funding
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2018
Industry growth remains strong despite tariff disputes, political uncertainty and supply chain challenges
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NewsWhite House education plan aims to increase diversity in Stem subjects
Strategy to recruiting more underrepresented minorities gets positive reception
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NewsChemistry professor receives respite from US deportation threat
Bangladeshi chemistry professor who has lived in the US for decades won’t have court hearing until April 2022
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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2018
Merger deals, product approvals and infrastructure changes have been overshadowed by political uncertainty, in Europe and around the world
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PodcastLow-background steel
Post-nuclear steel is a little bit radioactive, so for some specialist jobs we need to find a source of steel from before the bomb
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NewsUK appoints new minister for universities and science
Chris Skidmore will replace Sam Gyimah after protest resignation
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NewsUK science minister resigns in protest at Brexit deal
Sam Gyimah cites exclusion of the UK from the Galileo satellite navigation system as a ‘foretaste’ of the problems Brexit will bring the country
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BusinessSartan drug contamination brings cancer uncertainty
Levels of nitrosamines and other carcinogens in affected tablets of valsartan and related drugs similar to smoking 20 cigarettes a day
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NewsEU sets target for its economy to be climate neutral by 2050
European commission looking to new technologies and policy changes to make the EU the first major economy to be net zero emissions
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BusinessArrests in China follow massive leak into the Taiwan Strait
Seven charged with criminal negligence after release of 70 tonnes of aromatic hydrocarbons sickened over 50 people
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OpinionPushing the limits of patent protection
Some methods of extending exclusivity rights raise legal and ethical questions