All Policy articles – Page 9
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NewsEnvironment agency overturns contentious Trump-era ‘secret science’ rule
Directive finalised at the end of Trump’s presidency would have hindered use of non-public data in policymaking
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BusinessStriving to bolster the antibiotic pipeline before it becomes the next crisis
It’s been almost 10 years since the world was warned of a post-antibiotic apocalypse. Katrina Megget takes a look at the initiatives trying to support antimicrobial R&D
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NewsPromotion of Covid-19 pseudoscience by Indian government criticised as pandemic rages
Questionable therapies under study or promoted include prayer, breathing exercises and herbal medicines
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NewsReport finds reasons for optimism and room for improvement in French science
Assessment reveals weaknesses in chemistry
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NewsUS onboard with effort to waive global Covid-19 vaccine patents
Biden administration says pandemic calls for ‘extraordinary measures’ to relinquish IP protections, but pharma and biotech sectors push back
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NewsPhysical chemist tapped to head chemical safety at US environment agency
Biden nominates Michal Freedhoff who has spent decades on Capitol Hill on chemical regulation
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NewsBiden’s science budget for 2022 pleases US research community
White House requests big funding increases for research agencies
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NewsHole in UK science budget for Horizon Europe membership plugged
Funding appears to have been agreed to cover association to the EU’s huge research programme
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NewsFunding cuts and uncertainty leave UK researchers in the lurch
Financing of research and Horizon Europe programme thrown into turmoil by millions of pounds worth of cuts
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NewsUK science minister’s review aims to cut red tape for researchers
Report will identify solutions to free up researchers from unnecessary admin
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NewsDozens of leading scientists speak up for Harvard chemist Charles Lieber
Nobel laureates and other preeminent researchers urge the US Department of Justice to drop its case against him
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NewsDetails on science funding scarce in latest UK budget
Concerns voiced over R&D’s exact role in economic recovery from the pandemic and paying for membership of the EU’s science programme
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OpinionDefence of the realm
The world’s critical infrastructure is under attack and it’s going to take a joint effort to protect it
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NewsFunding body plans to revive research fortunes of India’s left behind universities
National Research Foundation aims to rejuvenate and transform the country’s research with well-funded five-year programme
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NewsContentious Trump-era ‘secret science’ rule struck down
US court scraps Environmental Protection Agency regulation, finalised in the waning days of Trump’s presidency, that hindered agency’s use of non-public data in policymaking
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OpinionObserving the state’s transition
Sweeping changes on both sides of the Atlantic have yet to deliver on their promises
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BusinessPatent applications listing AI as an inventor run into legal problems
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to find new chemical compounds and repurpose drugs, but should laws be updated to protect the intellectual property of such discoveries?
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OpinionA Brexit deal has been reached – will it work for UK science?
Researchers must now make the best of the Brexit agreement
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NewsBiden thrills US research community with his science ‘dream team’
The new US president has elevated the role of science in the White House
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NewsBrexit deal creates path for UK science to engage with EU but ambiguity remains
UK embarking on era of pay-to-play in EU research programmes