All articles by Maria Burke – Page 9
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NewsScientists call for ban on fluorinated chemicals
The Madrid Statement, signed by 200 scientists, urges consumers to avoid PFAS-containing products
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NewsGrant application peer review system 'works well'
Statistical analysis finds high peer review scores are linked to more ‘impactful’ research
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NewsScience remains a peripheral issue in the UK election
As one of the most unpredictable votes in living memory approaches little separates the main parties on research
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NewsMetrics failed to predict REF outcomes
Predictions based on numerical measures of research quality were ‘wildly innacurate’, say mathematicians
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Time spent assessing research impact was worthwhile
Report claims wider impact of academic work was fairly determined for UK’s Research Excellence Framework
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NewsRoyal Society to address gender imbalance
Society will encourage more women to apply for awards after ‘unacceptable’ success rate in 2014
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NewsTraits not technology should govern EU GM laws, MPs say
UK science and technology committee says European rules are flawed and need changing
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NewsFears for forensic quality in England and Wales
Audit reveals little data on services police purchase and a regulatory unable to enforce standards across the industry
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NewsRoadmap to fast track Ebola vaccine development
Expert panel recommends developing multiple vaccines and targeting at risk groups
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NewsCan research quality be predicted by metrics?
Prognostications unveiled for how UK universities will fare in latest assessment exercise
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NewsEbola vaccine passes first safety hurdle
Researchers hope to begin larger trials of its effectiveness in west Africa soon
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NewsEmissions must hit zero by 2100, says IPCC
Latest climate report warns of severe global impacts unless carbon emissions are slashed
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NewsScience roadmap for next parliament unveiled
UK Campaign for Science and Engineering wants funding to match US levels and VAT exemptions for R&D
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ResearchExperimental Ebola drug 'impressive' in animal trials
All primates given ZMapp are cured of Ebola but the drug is still a long way from approval in humans
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NewsDoctors turn to experimental Ebola treatments
Drugs and vaccines untested in humans are being trialled on Ebola patients
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NewsSpending on UK science and engineering continues to fall
Science campaign groups worry that the country’s research base is slowly being run down
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NewsRenewed focus on dementia checked by drug challenges
‘Ticking time bomb’ of global neurodegenerative disease burden will be difficult to defuse
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NewsPledge to create 2000 new STEM posts
UK government teams up with industry as part of campaign to inspire young people to take up science and engineering
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NewsPublic money for science pays off
Every £1 the UK government puts into R&D boosts private sector research by 20p per year in perpetuity