All Government articles – Page 40
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NewsUK science minister resigns in protest at Brexit deal
Sam Gyimah cites exclusion of the UK from the Galileo satellite navigation system as a ‘foretaste’ of the problems Brexit will bring the country
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BusinessSartan drug contamination brings cancer uncertainty
Levels of nitrosamines and other carcinogens in affected tablets of valsartan and related drugs similar to smoking 20 cigarettes a day
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NewsEU sets target for its economy to be climate neutral by 2050
European commission looking to new technologies and policy changes to make the EU the first major economy to be net zero emissions
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BusinessArrests in China follow massive leak into the Taiwan Strait
Seven charged with criminal negligence after release of 70 tonnes of aromatic hydrocarbons sickened over 50 people
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OpinionPushing the limits of patent protection
Some methods of extending exclusivity rights raise legal and ethical questions
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NewsScientists must be alert to misuse of their work for chemical weapons
Call made to tighten rules defining legitimate use of chemicals and bans on certain new classes of them
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NewsIreland to introduce female-only professorships
Controversial scheme hopes to improve gender diversity in research institutions
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ReviewBitter Pills: The Global War on Counterfeit Drugs
Muhammad Zaman’s book gives an account of the challenges facing drug regulators worldwide
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NewsChemists voice concerns over ‘risky’ Plan S open access policy
Open letter says ‘Plan S is a serious violation of academic freedom’
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NewsScientists elected to Congress in US mid-terms
Victory for biochemist Sean Casten and several others with Stem backgrounds who have never run for office before
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NewsOzone healing confirmed in Montreal Protocol assessment
Latest projections say ozone levels in the stratosphere will recover around the middle of the century
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BusinessLords criticise post-Brexit regulation plans
Current lack of preparedness risks ‘cliff-edge’ on exit day, committee warns
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OpinionAlternative science
Those who report on science are treading a tricky line as bad actors look to muddy the waters
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NewsIsland nation Palau bans sunscreens with chemicals thought to harm coral
It will be illegal to sell or import sunscreens with oxybenzone, octinoxate and other chemicals like parabens from January 2020
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OpinionPassing through checkpoints
A new breed of cancer treatments highlights what’s possible when industry concentrates its efforts
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NewsNew R&D funding among a host of spending pledges in 2018 budget
Despite new funding uncertainty remains over whether the UK can hit 2.4% of GDP R&D target by 2027
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NewsBrazil's election of far-right Bolsonaro leaves researchers reeling
Many academics fear that science funding and academic freedom will be smashed by new government
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NewsNobel laureates warn of dangers of hard Brexit to science
Failure to reach a deal could threaten funding and international partnerships
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CareersSpeaking truth to power
The scientist in charge of providing objective advice to US politics