All Universities articles – Page 27
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NewsInvestigation reveals missteps by student who unwittingly made explosive
University of Bristol will tighten up on safety for certain reactions after accidental synthesis of triacetone triperoxide
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NewsScience funding predicted to be hit hard under Trump
Painful portrait painted of future US federal research funding with energy, climate and environment cuts expected
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NewsGlobal science collaborations rocket
International research partnerships more than doubled in the last 15 years with the number of nations involved nearly tripling
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NewsUK must update NMR infrastructure, research councils say
Without state-of-the-art equipment, the UK risks losing its position as a world leader in many areas of research
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NewsUS university offers compensation after groundwater contamination
Leeching of 1,4-dioxane from animal research waste buried in the 1960s and 70s leads Dartmouth College to propose pay-outs for affected households
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NewsUK university applications fell 5% following Brexit
But fall in applications is less dramatic in physical science subjects
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NewsGlobal effort to help scientists trapped by Trump’s immigration order
Researchers from Europe and beyond offer temporary bench space and accommodation for colleagues denied US entry
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NewsChemistry department evacuated after student accidentally makes explosive
Reports claim TATP synthesised by mistake at the University of Bristol
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NewsTrump bullies major research university after protests
Researchers fear chilling effect on academic freedom after president threatens to pull funding from Berkeley
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NewsInjured postdoc sues University of Hawaii over lab explosion
Researcher received dangerous research equipment and requests for safety training were ignored, her lawyers argue
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NewsMark Walport named as new head of UKRI
Chief scientific adviser will lead UK’s new research organisation
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NewsWomen in science and engineering representation varies widely by field
Of nearly 23,000 US graduate students in chemistry in 2014, roughly 8200 were full-time female students, latest figures reveals
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NewsUniversity fined in caffeine overdose case
Students given 100 times more caffeine than intended as a result of potentially lethal miscalculation
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NewsTrump immigration edict disrupts American science
Ninety-day bar on citizens from seven Muslim majority nations blocks entry of students and scientists
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NewsBritish scientists in EU expect little career upheaval from Brexit
UK citizens working in universities across the EU expect to be able to continue in place with minimal fuss
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NewsScientists plan march on Washington, DC to protest Trump's actions
Anger at incoming administration’s decisions has led to over 4000 offering to volunteer and help to organise march
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NewsNo black senior managers at UK universities for third year in a row
2015–16 figures record zero black managers, directors or senior officials at UK universities
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NewsEuropean science groups call for changes to proposed copyright laws
Current plan keeps restrictions on data mining that may hamper research
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CareersTime to lose chemistry’s subdisciplines?
Organic, inorganic and physical – do they mean anything in modern chemistry?
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NewsPostdoc in biomedicine doesn't pay off
Economists find that former biomedical postdocs in the US earn up to 21% less over 15 years than those who skipped them after a PhD