All articles by Maria Burke – Page 8
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NewsFuran in food worries European safety agency
Levels of cooking contaminant that can damage liver flagged up by food body
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NewsSuppression 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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NewsNew claims that Exxon misled on climate change
Comparison of internal ExxonMobil documents with company’s advertorials finds marked discrepancy on firm’s position on climate
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NewsThe return of chemical weapons?
Recent events in Syria have raised questions over the control of chemical weapons
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NewsDoubling funding ‘bare minimum’ to keep EU research competitive
Research programme should increase cooperation and get more countries to pay in
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NewsEurope trailing the US on top science
US up to three times better when it comes to making ground-breaking discoveries
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NewsR&D election funding pledges put research at heart of UK economy
For the first time both main parties promise to lift investment to 3% of GDP
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NewsChemical agent used in Syria attack still unidentified
Initial observations suggest sarin was used by government forces, but further investigation is needed
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NewsBrexit trigger leaves UK science pondering future
Fears around funding, staff retention and students after article 50 triggered
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News'Remarkably flavourful' lab-grown poultry
Artificial meat firm now racing to drive down costs with an eye on consumer sales by 2021
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NewsPesticide use ‘threatens human rights’, UN advisers say
Report for the UN Human Rights Council condemns agrochemical industry and calls for a treaty to phase out toxic pesticides
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NewsVaccine coalition to target emerging infectious diseases
Fund attempting to raise $1 billion to develop vaccines before an epidemic strikes
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NewsLords warns Brexit uncertainty ‘corrosive’
Report recommends bold action on funding and recruiting research superstars to maintain country’s position
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NewsPrime minister’s vision for innovative UK welcomed
Speech to business lobby comes after Commons report called on government to reassure the country’s research community in wake of Brexit
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NewsProspect of ‘hard’ Brexit unnerves British scientists
Fears for funding, students and recruitment of star talent
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NewsAssessment won't deliver better teaching at UK universities
Report claims pitting research against teaching won’t do either any favours
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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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NewsBrexit’s uncertain future leaves scientists reeling
Academics consider their future in UK in referendum’s wake amid reports of researchers being excluded from EU projects
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NewsBattle continues over glyphosate use in Europe
EU remains undecided on whether to renew approval of the controversial weed-killer