All science minister articles
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Patrick Vallance joins UK science department as Keir Starmer appoints first cabinet
Former chief scientific adviser a surprise appointment following Labour’s general election win
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UKRI investigation clears diversity panel following science minister’s accusations of extremism
Michelle Donelan pays damages over claims that academic’s social media posts showed support for Hamas
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Row erupts over funder’s decision to suspend diversity panel following government pressure
Science minister Michelle Donelan demanded a response from UKRI after accusing members of the panel of ‘extremist views’
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Science superpower strategy welcomed but concerns over UK association to Horizon persist
£370 million of new funding available for ‘exciting’ technologies announced
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India should become the talent incubator for the global south
Srivari Chandrasekhar, India’s secretary of science and technology, talks to Chemistry World about finding a PhD problem, partnering with the UK and raising standards at universities
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New UK government science department created in cabinet reshuffle
Science leaders call for new secretary of state Michelle Donelan to make resolving Horizon Europe dispute a top priority
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George Freeman returns to government as science minister
UK currently has two science ministers
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Trouble at the top of the UK government spells trouble for science too
Science craves certainty but the UK hasn’t been able to deliver it recently
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Disquiet in research community as science minister yet to materialise in Truss’s government
Incoming prime minister faces tough challenges on science, energy and environment
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UK without science minister as Horizon Europe uncertainty rumbles on
Government rejects George Freeman’s offer to continue in role over summer
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New UK science minister faces a full inbox as concern grows for R&D target
George Freeman becomes the sixth science minister in six years in cabinet reshuffle
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Speaking up for UK science
A top down approach to science by Johnson’s government could make it harder for scientists’ problems to be heard
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Government reshuffle splits UK science minister brief
Amanda Solloway is promoted from the backbenches to become the UK’s new science minister
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Fourth UK science minister appointed in just two years as Chris Skidmore returns
Post has been hit by resignations over handling of Brexit
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Divided loyalties see Jo Johnson step down as science minister
Scientific and academic community disheartened by resignation of prime minister’s brother once more over handling of Brexit
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Boris Johnson reappoints brother as UK science minister
Former universities and science minister Jo Johnson returns to old job in new prime minister’s government
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UK universities need more female professors, says science minister
Chris Skidmore calls on universities to take action on gender balance
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UK appoints new minister for universities and science
Chris Skidmore will replace Sam Gyimah after protest resignation
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UK science minister resigns in protest at Brexit deal
Sam Gyimah cites exclusion of the UK from the Galileo satellite navigation system as a ‘foretaste’ of the problems Brexit will bring the country
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Chile’s new science ministry brings hope to the nation’s researchers
Scientists celebrate but there is disquiet over the leadership of the ministry and funding