All United Kingdom articles – Page 18
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News
Nurse review backs shake-up at research councils
Royal Society head stops short of recommending a merger but proposes new overarching body with more powers to direct research
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BusinessBuilding better bottles
Catalytic Technologies wants to replace antimony catalysts in polyester production with safer, more active titanium
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UK science’s ‘superpower’ status at risk
Long-term planning needed to push public and private R&D investment to 3% of GDP, science committee concludes
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Chemistry departments running in the red in the UK
Large increase in students and lack of investment may be to blame
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Gamblers judge research quality cheaply and well
‘Prediction market’ trial in chemistry departments suggest less arduous way to prepare for research assessment
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Wellcome Trust announces health research funding boost
The charity will increase spending to £5 billion over the next five years
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Royal Institution to sell off books to pay debts
UK science association hopes to make £750,000 by auctioning 90 historical texts from its library
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Chemists’ anxiety mounts as spending review nears
Warnings that repeat of flat cash settlement would be disastrous and lead to a brain drain
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Scientists launch campaign to oppose UK exit from EU
Anti-Brexit group argues EU membership is essential for UK’s science base
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Research bodies urge UK government to protect science funding
Nearly 200 organisations call to ‘cement the UK as a global leader in R&D’
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Business
Cancer Drugs Fund axes 23 treatments
The UK government has cut down the list of cancer therapies it will pay for through the Cancer Drugs Fund
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Storm clouds gather for UK science as government weighs cuts
Science campaign groups warn against radical cost-cutting and research council restructuring as spending review nears
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Scotland moves to ban GM crops under EU law
Concerns expressed that decision to protect nation’s ‘clean, green status’ is not based on sound science
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Opinion
Down to business
To make the economic case for research, scientists need to understand how commercialisation works, says Mark Peplow
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News
Controversial pesticide ban temporarily lifted in UK
Two neonicotinoid pesticides permitted by the UK following Farmers Union application
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Metrics have their place but peer review remains king
Review calls for responsible use of metrics in UK research
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Tuition fees set to rise in wake of UK budget
Fees will track inflation at institutes that offer high quality teaching as chancellor unveils a number of changes to student support
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Business unable to access knowledge locked up in universities
Report concludes plethora of programmes leaves industry confused on university collaborations
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UK 'legal highs' bill under fire from scientific community
Drug advisory body lays out laundry list of problems that could damage medical and scientific research
