All Government articles – Page 38
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NewsFourth UK science minister appointed in just two years as Chris Skidmore returns
Post has been hit by resignations over handling of Brexit
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NewsDenmark becomes first nation to outlaw fluorinated chemicals in food packaging
Danish government acts on controversial chemicals saying it can no longer wait for the EU
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NewsDivided loyalties see Jo Johnson step down as science minister
Scientific and academic community disheartened by resignation of prime minister’s brother once more over handling of Brexit
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NewsFunding overhauled in India as new umbrella body set up
The National Research Foundation will aim to reinvigorate science and innovation by focussing on funding for universities and colleges
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NewsCDC scientist George Luber seeking whistleblower protection
Former head of the Centre’s climate and health programme claims he was targeted for speaking out about climate change
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OpinionWill Novartis's data manipulation damage relations with regulators?
Trust between the two has been compromised
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NewsConcerns raised over ‘regrettable’ BPA substitutions
Research indicates chemicals used as alternatives to bisphenol A in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins aren’t always safer
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NewsCall to address e-waste ‘stockpile’
Royal Society of Chemistry backs recycling drive to recover endangered elements from old electronic devices
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NewsData manipulation casts shadows on Novartis gene therapy
Manufacturing problems with other new medicines highlight difficulty of developing advanced treatments
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NewsAustralian basic research squeezed as R&D to fall to lowest level for decades
Researchers call for end of benign neglect for science as funding predicted to fall to 40-year low
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NewsResearch would be a ‘casualty’ if English higher education review acted on, Lords warn
Many other areas could suffer too including student lab practicals and infrastructure maintenance
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NewsImmigration reforms unveiled to attract leading scientists to the UK
Long-awaited changes welcomed but the spectre of a no-deal Brexit has the science community on edge
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OpinionAre new drugs better than existing ones?
Should companies be made to change the way they run clinical trials?
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BusinessUS ditches chlorpyrifos ban for food crops
Environmental Protection Agency says evidence of harm from food residues is insufficient
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BusinessUS judges slash damages in glyphosate cancer lawsuits
While upholding rulings linking the herbicide to cancer, judges have cut Bayer-Monsanto’s fines from billions to tens of millions of dollars
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OpinionMisconduct investigators, show your work
Weighting transparency and confidentiality in scientific misconduct investigations
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NewsUS science agency moves to crack down on IP theft
NSF says new rules respond to the ‘scope and sophistication’ of threats like overseas talent recruitment programmes
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NewsBoris Johnson reappoints brother as UK science minister
Former universities and science minister Jo Johnson returns to old job in new prime minister’s government
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NewsUK to set up research integrity committee by 2020
A panel appointed by UKRI will oversee university misconduct investigations
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NewsUK MPs criticise government inaction on harmful chemicals
A report calls for urgent changes to the way flame retardants and packaging additives are regulated