Maria Burke
Maria Burke is a freelance science writer based in St Albans, UK
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Call for EU to ban sale of pesticides already outlawed in the bloc
Coalition of citizen groups argues that measure would cost few jobs and save lives, protect the environment in low- and middle-income countries
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Tweets don’t bring citations, randomised controlled study finds
Social media’s benefits rest more on building scientific networks than promotion
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Doctoral training receives £1 billion but student numbers to fall by 5%
Backing for CDTs will see more than 4000 students trained over the next nine years
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Imperial College nuclear reactor becomes first UK site to be completely decommissioned
Silwood Park experimental reactor closed in 2012 and will now become a park for students and staff
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Science community must become more resilient to global crises, says report
International Science Council urges proactive approach to protecting research
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Response to review of red tape in UK research arrives after 18 months
Government outlines further measures including making the next Research Excellence Framework ‘measurably less bureaucratic’
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Three new recreational drugs discovered in checks by Australian chemists
Analytical service uncovers novel psychoactive substances with no known safety data
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‘Hobby chemist’ guilty of possession of acids without a licence
Cheshire man receives 12-month community order
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Science committee calls for national lab being sold on Rightmove to get new lease of life
MPs have novel recommendation to tackle lack of investment and manufacturing capacity for promising antibacterial weapon bacteriophages
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Innovation agency reveals 50 emerging technologies that will shape UK over next 20 years
List drawn up to ’stimulate curiosity, share knowledge’
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Row erupts over funder’s decision to suspend diversity panel following government pressure
Science minister Michelle Donelan demanded a response from UKRI after accusing members of the panel of ‘extremist views’
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Pension deal agreed for UK academics but divisions over pay remain unsolved
Joint statement by employers and union hails reversal to pension scheme cuts
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Understanding chemistry at play in RAAC explains weakening of concrete
Autoclaved aerated concrete corrosion issues puts some buildings at risk of collapse
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Chemical weapons expert forces UK government to back down on blacklisting policy
Guidance that has seen experts blocked from speaking at government conferences over criticism of policies to be reviewed
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Black, female, and disabled academics were less likely to be entered for REF 2021
Physical sciences perform best but gap in submission rates remains
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Controversial plan will see Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater discharged into sea
As contaminated water builds plant’s owner hopes to begin discharging it this summer
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UK government urged to act on Stem training and visas
Campaign for Science and Engineering says skills shortage is costing economy £1.5 billion a year
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Nobel nominations analysis reveals factors behind who won in the past
Study suggests that human influences and organised behaviour played a greater role than numbers of nominations
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Report highlights job insecurity and mental health strain in academia
Baseline pay and conditions compare well to other sectors for permanent staff
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Nitrous oxide ban in UK ‘not based on scientific evidence’
Government action on of N2O goes against recommendations of drug advisory committee