All Government articles – Page 78
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NewsParis climate summit yields push for clean energy
Several major initiatives were launched by government and industry leaders on the first day of the talks
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NewsHopes that new Australian prime minister will reset relationship with science
Scientists welcome promise to put science centre stage but remain cautious
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NewsUS agencies test less than 1% of chemicals
Only 250 of the 84,000 chemicals registered for commercial use in the US have been tested by government agencies
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NewsIntrigue at the top of the US’s Chemical Safety Board
Agency that reviews US industrial chemical accidents is trying to oust its managing director
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NewsUpdate: Scientists relieved as UK research protected in real terms
Chancellor reveals that core science budget will see inflationary rise of £500 million over course of this parliament
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US universities face federal R&D funding fall
Federal support for higher education R&D in the US lagged behind inflation for the third year in a row
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NewsPoor management of antibiotics squandering life-saving drugs
Internet and over-the-counter sales along with counterfeit drugs are driving a worldwide rise in antimicrobial resistance
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Opinion
Chop and change
The UK research landscape is in a state of flux and decisions made now will dictate its direction for many years
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Labour would increase R&D spending to 3% of GDP
Shadow chancellor says a Labour government would commit to increasing investment in research
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Nurse review backs shake-up at research councils
Royal Society head stops short of recommending a merger but proposes new overarching body with more powers to direct research
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NewsNuclear deal to free Iranian scientists professionally but not politically
Agreement will see most sanctions lifted ending an embargo that has damaged the nation’s research programme and severed educational ties
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NewsChina’s first science Nobel prize exposes anxiety on research
Award raises doubts over competitive funding model that apes western science
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NewsEurope picks its panel of seven scientific advisers
The commission’s new advisory support team will be backed up by more money and resources than the chief scientific adviser post it replaces
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NewsChemistry departments running in the red in the UK
Large increase in students and lack of investment may be to blame
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NewsGM food and feed law falters in EU parliament
Proposal would have allowed individual member states to ban the sale of genetically modified organisms
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NewsPoor diagnostics hinder battle against antibiotic resistance
Healthcare workers’ tools to diagnose infections remain stuck in the past
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NewsFalling Horizon success rates worry research community
Success rates for European research programme drop to 14% as private industry takes larger share of squeezed pot
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NewsCanada’s science community content with Trudeau’s victory
New government offers the promise of liberating government scientists as well as research agencies
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NewsChemists’ anxiety mounts as spending review nears
Warnings that repeat of flat cash settlement would be disastrous and lead to a brain drain