All Policy articles – Page 31
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NewsChemical safety head ‘cautiously optimistic’ her agency will be saved
Chair of the US Chemical Safety Board is hopeful that Congress will stop Trump from dropping it
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NewsWhite House lays out longer term R&D priorities
Trump administration says military superiority, prosperity, energy dominance and health deserve ‘special focus’ in R&D budgets
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BusinessChemical and pharma bosses quit US manufacturing council
President Trump disbands the group after multiple advisers resign in protest against his stance on racism
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NewsTrump and Dow Chemical chief executive clashed on climate
White House adviser and head of US’s largest chemical firm, Andrew Liveris, tried to change the president’s mind on Paris accord
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NewsTrump makes controversial pick for head of chemical safety office
White House choice for Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention – who has written stories mixing science and the Bible – is criticised for industry ties
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NewsUS State Department loses its science adviser
Chemist Vaughan Turekian to head up the US National Academies’ sustainability programme after Trump’s neglect of science posts
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OpinionThe dark side of dichloromethane
Policymakers and industry must take steps to curb emissions of popular solvent
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NewsMaterial lessons from Grenfell
Call for better testing and regulation on combustible building materials following last month’s deadly London fire
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NewsParental pressures contribute to leaky pipeline in US
Survey suggests being a postdoc is ‘not compatible’ with becoming a parent
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NewsEuropean ‘One Health’ plan aims to curb antimicrobial resistance
Action plan treats human and animal health as interconnected
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NewsScience community still wary as Trump's travel ban partially reinstated
Supreme court ruling allows entry by students, professors and lecturers from six targeted muslim-majority nations
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NewsInternational action urged on endocrine disrupting antibacterials
More than 200 scientists call for restrictions on triclosan and triclocarban use and production
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NewsTeaching quality assessment ranks UK universities
Teaching Excellence Framework results out with those awarded gold, silver or bronze able to increase fees in line with inflation
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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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NewsScientists fight back against Romanian reforms
Plans will exclude foreign and overseas academics from research assessments
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NewsTrump keeps NIH director on despite political pressure
Francis Collins will stay on after effort to oust him over support for embryonic stem cell research
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OpinionCross-party consensus on funding science at last
Whoever wins the UK election science will benefit with promises to double R&D spending
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OpinionHas Hong Kong flourished since 1997?
How science has changed in 20 years of Chinese sovereignty
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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