All Academia articles – Page 60
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Chemistry department to reopen at Swansea University
Swansea University will re-introduce degrees in chemistry in 2017, after a 12-year hiatus
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CDC lab safety weaknesses in spotlight again
Worker at the US Centers for Disease Control diagnosed with Salmonella may have been infected in the lab
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$1 billion x-ray laser upgrade begins at SLAC
Construction begins on world’s brightest x-ray laser
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Opinion
Speaking truth to power
Academic freedom is a cornerstone of society that needs protection from governments that seek to silence freethinkers
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UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry will remain intact
Fierce opposition to dissolution of 144-year-old college has ended talk of disbanding it
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UK physical sciences body appoints first deputy chief executive
New Engineering and Physical Science Research Council post filled by Nottingham computing professor Tom Rodden
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Irish institute in hot water with university ranking agency
Quacquarelli Symonds unhappy with emails sent to academics asking them to take part in survey
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University of Hawaii researcher loses arm in lab explosion
Accident occurred during routine preparation of cell growth medium but the cause is still unknown
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Pipeline of US female chemists in doubt
New figures raise concerns about the representation of women in US chemistry departments
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Job worries investigated by American Chemical Society
ACS examines US market for chemists and whether the US is over-producing chemistry graduates
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Science a priority for Indian government in latest budget
Rising funding for research includes a plan to turn 20 institutes into India’s Ivy League
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UK government to invest £167 million in doctoral training
PhD funding announced alongside £37 million boost for quantum technology research
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Berkeley chemistry blues
A petition opposing the disbanding of UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry has attracted over 1000 signatures
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Turkish academics face repression after criticising government
Protests against Turkey’s military actions in Kurdish area spark arrests and harassment
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Sexism cases ‘tip of the iceberg’, says head of US science organisation
More must be done to combat harassment in science, according to outgoing AAAS president Geraldine Richmond
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‘High risk’ research should be championed at German universities
Expert panel urges government to extend excellence initiative that would help institutes join global elite
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Australia falling behind on research commercialisation, government warns
New policies hope to boost academia-industry collaborations
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Funding boost offers new hope for Ukraine’s scientists
Reform will see academies merged and competitive bidding for research money
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Chemist dies in terrorist attack at Pakistan university
University lecturer killed protecting students in deadly morning assault
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Pressure on controversial nanoparticle paper builds
Expression of concern and reprimand for chemists may seal fate of work on palladium particles