All Government articles – Page 6
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NewsUK government urged to act on Stem training and visas
Campaign for Science and Engineering says skills shortage is costing economy £1.5 billion a year
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OpinionBringing drug manufacturing back home
Pharmaceutical supply chains are international, complex and opaque. Is there a better way?
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NewsShare of women in US government Stem jobs has been static since 2005
Women are underrepresented in US federal Stem jobs and leave these posts at a higher rate than men, but more female supervisors might help
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NewsUS to pay $600m to rejoin Unesco
US officials hope that restoring the country’s Unesco membership will counterbalance China’s influence
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BusinessUK diverges from EU rules with cosmetics animal testing ban
UK will no longer allow Reach-required animal tests intended to prove worker safety
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BusinessChemical firms kept data on PFAS health hazards secret
Documents suggest that DuPont and 3M had evidence of PFAS toxicity but suppressed the findings
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NewsReport highlights job insecurity and mental health strain in academia
Baseline pay and conditions compare well to other sectors for permanent staff
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BusinessUS trade regulator sues to block Amgen–Horizon merger
Federal Trade Commission has concerns that union will allow Amgen to stifle potential competition for Horizon’s drugs
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NewsAcademic freedom is at stake in Turkish elections, researchers warn
Future path of universities as institutes of free inquiry may rest on who wins
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BusinessThe diabetes drugs aiming to aid weight loss
Can peptide hormone mimics avoid the side effect pitfalls of previous weight loss treatments?
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OpinionRegulators must follow their heads, not their hearts
The 2019 US approval of antibiotic Recarbrio seems not to have met the normally expected standards
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NewsEU research commissioner resigns to head up new Bulgarian government
Mariya Gabriel’s duties will be temporarily overseen by two senior Commission staff
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NewsDedicated committee needed to tackle research reproducibility problems in the UK
UK House of Commons report suggests government needs to play a bigger role addressing issues affecting science
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NewsChemical weapons watchdog opens new lab as end nears for deadly munitions
New facility will allow OPCW to address changing nature of threat from chemical weapons
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NewsNew carbon dioxide pollution standards proposed for US power plants
US environment agency estimates its new regulation would avoid over 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2042
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NewsIChemE welcomes government decision to remove EU law deadline that could affect safety
Move allays concerns that safety legislation could have been revoked
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BusinessDeadly explosion and fire at US pharmaceutical plant
One worker killed and four hospitalised at Seqens in Newburyport
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Business11 dead after toxic gas leak in India
Victims were instantly overwhelmed by gas, which left high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide in air
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BusinessUN asked to investigate ‘human rights violations’ by Chemours
Local campaigners claim PFAS emissions from US plant violate various rights, including to clean water and a sustainable environment
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BusinessFive dead after explosion at plant in China
Blast in hydrogen peroxide unit of Sinochem plant in Liaocheng