All United Kingdom articles – Page 31
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News
Funding worries in UK higher education
Think tank calculates that UK tuition fees reform might not save any money at all
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NewsEPSRC grant success rates rise
Approval rates rise to their highest level in a decade but hide a worrying fall in the number of applications
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Government adds £200 million to research partnership fund
Cash boost to fund designed to improve university-industry collaboration
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NewsIllegal medicines seized in worldwide operation
Largest crackdown on illegal internet pharmacies ever nets £6.5 million of fake and unlicensed drugs
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NewsForensic lab error led to miscarriage of justice
Man held on rape charge for five months after contamination of DNA samples
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NewsUK university lab shut after student poisoning
Police and safety body investigate as University of Southampton PhD student exposed to thallium and arsenic falls ill
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Business
UK urged to clean up London air
Think tank says ‘invisible’ pollution is public health problem comparable to obesity and alcohol
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NewsCalls to match skills to industry
Universities are not producing enough science graduates with the skills needed by UK industry, Lord’s report claims
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£3.5 million for UK bioenergy research hub
A new research hub to accelerate the use of sustainable bioenergy announced
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CareersSuccouring success
Sarah Houlton reports on BioCity Nottingham, a start-up incubator helping fledgling companies find their feet
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NewsWellcome Trust to enforce open access rules
UK charitable foundation will cut the grants of scientists who do not make their research freely available
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New chief scientific adviser announced
Mark Walport, director of the Wellcome Trust, has been named as the next UK chief scientific adviser
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NewsMystery metal revealed by UK atmospheric inventory
Pollution survey finds that acid rain is abating but puzzlingly high levels of metals in the environment have been uncovered
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Finch report backs open access for UK
Country should embrace open access but there are warnings that universities could spend as much as £60 million extra a year on author fees
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The death of UK science?
Campaign group launches with PR stunt to highlight perceived failings at physical sciences research council
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Campaigners win fight to reform English libel laws
New bill will protect scientists and journalists from vexatious suits when highlighting concerns with scientific evidence
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Opinion
Breaking the surface?
Philip Ball is perplexed by the EPSRC’s decision to cut surface science funding
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Feature
Chemists in the House
Laura Howes talks to politicians who have made the move from the lab to the benches of power