All United Kingdom articles – Page 5
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UK nuclear power plant at Sizewell site gets go-ahead after two years
Part of the net zero strategy, Sizewell C will generate 7% of the country’s electricity – but the decision has been met with criticism
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Water companies’ pollution record in England described as criminal by Environment Agency
Body calls for prison sentences for failing chief executives and board members
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Chief executive and chair appointed to new UK blue skies research agency
Ilan Gur and Matt Clifford will bring commercial expertise to Aria
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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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Boost for UK XFEL hopes as UKRI unveils research infrastructure plans
Funder will spend £481 million over three years to support cutting edge science including 1.2GHz NMR and Diamond synchrotron upgrade
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UK launches visa for graduates from highly ranked universities
New scheme omits institutions based in Africa, South Asia or Latin America
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Opinion
Reformed and refreshed
Chemistry comes out of the latest Research Excellence Framework exercise looking good
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Last of UK’s nuclear reprocessing plants to close
Sellafield’s Magnox plant will enter a new era of clean-up and decommissioning in July
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Chemistry performs well in latest assessment of UK research
High scores in the Research Excellence Framework will deliver extra funding for departments
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UK could hit 2030 ‘green’ hydrogen targets if barriers can be removed
Changes to regulations and smarter thinking on locating electrolysers could boost production
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UKRI finds itself in hot water too over Researchfish cyberbullying row
UK’s main funder admits that it agreed that research service provider should share academics’ tweets with it
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Three-quarters of UK researchers ready to quit academia
88% say they ‘are not optimistic’ about the future of UK higher education
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Aria’s first chief executive withdraws before starting role
Darpa deputy will no longer take on role at new UK funding agency
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Researchfish lands in hot water after threatening academics over critical comments
Service that tracks impact of research for UK universities and funders apologises for sending tweets claiming that it reported researchers
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Research
This computational chemist is experimentalists’ secret weapon in the hunt for new materials
Kim Jelfs discusses how software development feeds – and needs – collaboration
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Long-awaited higher education reforms leave universities facing funding squeeze
Freeze on tuition fees worries UK universities, while there are fears loan changes will hit students
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Watered-down apprenticeship could risk lab technicians’ career progression
Changes to the requirements for UK laboratory technician apprenticeships could leave some without an academic qualification
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UK and Switzerland team up as Horizon Europe participation remains uncertain
New funds available for collaborative projects, but future involvement in EU projects remains in doubt
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Research concordat guidance to help align government science with academia
Move will improve transparency in government research
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Research yet to see any Brexit benefits as UK still outside EU’s science programme
Scientists and organisations across Europe call for the EU to bring the UK and Switzerland back into Horizon Europe