All Policy articles – Page 12
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Business
California advances plans to make its own insulin
Governor commits $100 million to develop low-cost insulin and build manufacturing facility to strengthen drug’s supply chain
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Business
US reinstates Superfund taxes to clean up 1300 contaminated sites
Levy on 42 chemicals and their derivatives aims to revive neglected cleanup programme
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News
Fears that the war in east of Ukraine could lead to deadly chemical disaster
Fierce fighting in the Donbas region has already resulted in the destruction of a number of chemical plants
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News
UK researchers losing out as Horizon Europe uncertainty drags on
Grants and leadership opportunities lost amid political wrangling
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News
UK launches visa for graduates from highly ranked universities
New scheme omits institutions based in Africa, South Asia or Latin America
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News
Hope stirs anew for Australian research following election
Labor party’s win leads to cautious optimism about science funding and climate policies
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Research
EU auditors call for strengthened IP protection and action on fees
Disparities in enforcement between countries partly to blame
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Business
UK takes subscription approach for new antibiotics
Decoupling payment from prescriptions helps preserve last-line antibiotics and encourage R&D
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Business
Measuring methane emissions is crucial to cutting them
Atmospheric monitoring highlights large under-estimates in reported methane emissions
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Opinion
It’s time to ban staff–student relationships
A policy of discouragement doesn’t go far enough towards tackling sexual misconduct
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Business
Ukraine invasion rattles global supply chains
Russia’s war against Ukraine will impact supplies of metals, noble gases and more
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News
Long-awaited higher education reforms leave universities facing funding squeeze
Freeze on tuition fees worries UK universities, while there are fears loan changes will hit students
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News
US ends anti-espionage China Initiative
While slated trials will continue, future investigations will consider more options before criminal prosecution
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News
Watered-down apprenticeship could risk lab technicians’ career progression
Changes to the requirements for UK laboratory technician apprenticeships could leave some without an academic qualification
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News
Research concordat guidance to help align government science with academia
Move will improve transparency in government research
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News
Slim pickings for research as India unveils its latest budget
Policy watchers left wondering what has happened to previously announced big ticket projects and infrastructure
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News
Research yet to see any Brexit benefits as UK still outside EU’s science programme
Scientists and organisations across Europe call for the EU to bring the UK and Switzerland back into Horizon Europe
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News
White House’s top scientist resigns over accusations of bullying
President Biden’s science adviser, geneticist and molecular biologist Eric Lander alleged to have created a ‘toxic work environment’
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News
Promise to ‘level-up’ R&D in regions outside the greater south-east lacks ambition
White paper on UK government funding will merely maintain status quo critics charge
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Business
Fatal Indian incidents reveal eroded regulations
Activists claim Modi government has diluted safety and environmental protection to promote business