All Government articles – Page 72
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NewsUK to ban plastic microbeads in cosmetics
Fears for health of marine ecosystems mean ban is expected by end of 2017
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OpinionHow China will tackle its science challenges
Increased creativity and improved recruitment will see China strengthen its claim as the leader in global science
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NewsWorst may still be to come for Spanish science
The effects of budget cuts from the financial crisis are still in the pipeline, scientific leaders are warning
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NewsBrexit referendum storm shakes European Research Council
Europe’s premier science council’s mission at risk with the impending loss of two scientific powerhouses
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NewsMPs call on UK government to ban microbeads in cosmetic products
Call to action follows recent bans in US and Canada
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NewsCannabis chemists in high demand
US Drug Enforcement Agency maintains cannabis as a prohibited drug keeping big pharma out of this growing field
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NewsVenezuelan science under threat
The country is haemorrhaging scientists amid a funding shortfall that is leaving labs without vital supplies
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OpinionHow do companies deal with political shifts?
Political instability hits small companies hardest
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NewsTreasury throws lifeline to scientists with EU funding
Promises to match European research funding secured before Brexit made by UK government
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NewsRepublican EPA chiefs endorse Clinton
Two EPA heads who served Republican administrations disavow Trump, endorse Clinton for US president
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NewsEuropean regulator to look into tattoo inks
European Chemicals Agency may recommend an EU-wide ban on harmful ink components
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BusinessUS government sued over merger crackdown
Business groups challenge Obama’s steps to limit tax inversions
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NewsAntibiotic partnership plans accelerated drug development
Public–private venture will invest $350 million over five years but there are warnings that much more money is still needed
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NewsHinkley Point plant beset by further delays
Government postpones final go-ahead at Hinkley Point in Somerset until the autumn
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NewsReport takes aim at research assessment’s cost and distortions
Head of British Academy recommends more flexibility for the Research Excellence Framework to end ‘gaming’ of the exercise
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NewsNo health effects from chemicals from West Virginia spill
January 2014 leak from Freedom Industries’ site at levels too low to harm people’s health
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NewsWorld doping body reinstates Rio lab
Drug lab will test athletes’ samples for the Olympics after questions about standards at the facility led to suspension
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NewsFailed coup leads to crackdown on academics
More than 1500 deans have been dismissed from universities amid claims of a settling of political scores
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NewsIsraeli chemists urge government to ban chemical weapons
Open letter presses prime minister to ‘remove the curse of chemical weapons from the face of the Earth
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NewsNational Academies seek post-Brexit commitments
Seven leading scientific societies have published a joint statement of concern for the future of UK research and innovation