All Policy articles – Page 34
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NewsScotland appoints new scientific adviser
Physicist Sheila Rowan will be the Scottish government’s first chief scientific adviser since December 2014
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NewsExplainer: Toxic Substances Control Act
Can US chemical regulation be fixed? Chemistry World helps you to make sense of the new law controlling America’s chemicals
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NewsEnquiry highlights ‘missing’ UK government research
Science group calls for a central database to improve public access to government-commissioned reports
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NewsArgentina’s science surge
Science budgets in Argentina have jumped 10-fold since the country’s first science minister was appointed in 2007
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NewsWorld faces tough challenge turning words into action on antibiotic resistance
Countries are waking up to the challenge of ‘superbugs’ but agreeing a way forward will be tricky
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BusinessUS tax relief law benefits chemical makers
Bill provides mechanism to waive import tariffs on materials not available from domestic suppliers
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NewsUniversity research landscape faces big shake-up
UK government’s higher education white paper details increased competition, streamlining of funding bodies and teaching assessment
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NewsChemical plant safety plan deemed insufficient
Former head of Environmental Protection Agency says plan to keep US chemical facilities safe needs strengthening
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Countries ink Paris climate change agreement
Nearly 200 countries signed the global climate treaty that aims to limit temperature rises to ‘well below’ 2°C
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NewsUK science reaps rewards within EU
Lords report concludes UK science benefits from EU membership
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‘Anti-lobbying’ rule will not affect scientists, UK government says
Science minister confirms researchers are exempt from new rules affecting government grants
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NewsAnger as climate scientists cut at Australian research body
Apparent move away from science for the public good behind the redundancies
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NewsHome Office unveils strategy to tackle UK forensics problems
Improving quality, strengthening the research base and centralising some services are among the UK government’s priorities for forensic science
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BusinessSanction lift triggers investment in Iran
Ambitious state plans and openness to foreign companies could combine to revive Iran’s chemical industry
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NewsBrazil’s science squeeze
A crisis in Brazilian science is underway as money fails to materialise for researchers in universities
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NewsDecadal plan to boost Australian chemistry
Commercial opportunities to take centre stage in a country that has historically failed to capitalise on its strong research base
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NewsSupreme Court lets EPA’s mercury pollution regulations stand
Obama’s controversial Mercury and Air Toxics Standards have been upheld by the US Supreme Court
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NewsControls on owning hazardous chemicals come into force
It is now illegal in the UK to possess chemicals classed as ‘poisons’ or ‘explosives precursors’ without a licence
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NewsUS food and drug agency finally gets new head
The Senate has approved a new administrator for the Food and Drug Administration after months of delay and opposition
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OpinionRare earth magnates
China’s monopoly on production has a global impact, argues David Abraham