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PodcastSodium cyanide
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Baia Mare disaster, when toxic sodium cyanide spilled from a gold processing plant led to ecological damage on a huge scale.
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Hungarian academy fears for its scientific freedom over draft law
Scientific institution condemns government’s ‘extraordinarily harmful’ plan to gain more control over research programmes
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Hungarian government withholds funding from Academy of Sciences prompting protests
International organisations have raised concerns over research independence in the country
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Phenolphthalein
Kat Arney gets to the bottom of the story of phenolphthalein – a chemical with two very different uses. If you've measured pH in a classroom or had some trouble in the bathroom, you may have met this compound before.
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Diminishing autonomy of Hungarian science academy worries scientists
Budgetary responsibility for the lion’s share of the academy’s money has been transferred to the government
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Suppression of academic freedom a ‘global crisis’
Universities around the world under attack as states and groups seek to silence free thought
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Central European University set to be saved as deadline passes
Hungarian university hopes international agreement will allow it to continue teaching
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Researchers protest law that attacks Hungary’s Central European University
Legislation that has been rushed through parliament could see the US-owned university closed
