All Policy articles – Page 43
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NewsAustralia's chief scientist makes pitch for science
Ian Chubb calls on the government to set out a long-term plan for research, but there are doubts the plea will be heard
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Scientists claim Russia's science plan lacks ambition
Programme is targeting fields such as advanced biofuels and smart grids that already have clear leaders, group says
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Future direction of Dutch science considered
Role of private industry heads a number of issues that confront how science is put to work for society
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BusinessPharma firms rush to escape US tax shackles
AbbVie–Shire and Mylan–Abbott mergers both allow US firms to escape to lower-tax European countries
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NewsScientists and university officials caught up in China’s anti-corruption drive
Rising funding for universities may be fuelling corruption, while top bosses’ fiefdoms makes them hard to catch
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NewsNGOs call for Europe's chief scientific adviser post to be scrapped
Environmental groups say policy advice should come from several different sources
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NewsAustralia scraps its carbon tax
The country is unlikely to meet its climate change targets unless some form of carbon pricing is introduced, campaigners claim
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NewsScience minister replaced in UK cabinet reshuffle
Greg Clark replaces David Willetts as minister for science and universities
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French science needs flexibility to compete on the global stage
More money needs to be diverted to smaller research groups, while government support for industry research should be simplified
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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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World’s scientific advisers plan closer collaboration
Advisers across Europe will form a knowledge-sharing network
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EU plan to let member states decide on GM
Draft directive would let countries choose whether to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops
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NewsUS agencies report back on safeguarding chemical plants
Rules for handling ammonium nitrate revisited in wake of West disaster, but industry groups are worried by increasing complexity
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NewsIndian scientists call for commitment to science
Modi’s government will need to tackle problems of underinvestment and broken promises that have plagued Indian research for years
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NewsChina gets tough with polluters
Amendments to country’s 25-year-old environment law paves the way for unlimited fines for environmental damage
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China plans ‘green’ open access future
Major Chinese science funders want research they pay for publicly available within a year
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NewsPrivatisation fears for UK environment body
Union warns research may be sidelined by commercial interests at the Food and Environment Research Agency
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NewsEPA improves embattled chemical assessment programme
Report applauds US environment agency’s efforts to improve chemical risk management system, but says reforms are still needed
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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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NewsRussia pays high scientific price over Ukraine
US bans Russian scientists visiting energy labs and Nasa with Russia threatening tit-for-tat response