All Government articles – Page 64
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NewsSpanish government disappoint researchers on science ministry
Resolution of political impasse unlikely to deliver higher profile for research
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OpinionUncertainty around Trump presidency is harmful to industry
Uncertainty is anathema to industry. Trump and Brexit are frustrations, but the wheels do not stop.
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NewsHealth impacts of microplastics under review in UK
Chief Medical Officer for England to investigate potential dangers to human health of plastic waste
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NewsTaiwan moves to create chemical safety agency
Government plans to establish a bureau to oversee chemicals following a serious food contamination scandal in 2011
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NewsGovernment announces £80 million UK–India research fund
Projects will address challenges such as pollution and antimicrobial resistance
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NewsTrump’s election sparks anxiety among scientists
Research community fears a Trump presidency will harm US science, but the biotech and pharma industry are more upbeat
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BusinessUS extends permission for combination pesticide
EPA finds no synergy concerns with Dow’s Enlist Duo and reverses restrictions on its approval
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NewsChemical industry applauds passage of EU–Canada trade deal
Long-awaited Ceta free trade agreement will be good news for the chemical industry in both regions
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NewsPlagiarism probe opened into Croatia’s new science minister
Academic community critical of appointment of politician involved in a number of scandals
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NewsWHO cancer agency criticised for outdated chemical risk methods
Criticism of carcinogenicity assessments that place processed meat in the same category as mustard gas
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OpinionRegulatory tightropes
When lobbying and marketing clash with scientific evidence, regulators walk a fine line
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BusinessEU scrutinises Syngenta–ChemChina union
European commission investigates competition concerns in agricultural megamerger
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NewsUK scientists demand changes to higher education bill
Science groups claims legislation will undermine universities’ independence
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NewsBrazilian science faces ‘imminent catastrophe’
A constitutional amendment advancing through Brazil’s Congress seriously threatens the nation’s scientific enterprise, experts warn
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NewsProspect of ‘hard’ Brexit unnerves British scientists
Fears for funding, students and recruitment of star talent
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BusinessSC Johnson revisits its use of galaxolide
Concerns of environmental and health groups leads firm to review scientific data on the fragrance chemical
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NewsExplainer: Are ‘flushable’ wet wipes really flushable?
Water companies are calling for all wipes to be classified as unflushable until an international standard is agreed
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NewsCongress probes NIH backing of cancer agency
US congressional panel investigates why NIH funds IARC, questioning the agency’s process for classifying substances as carcinogenic
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NewsNations agree hydrofluorocarbon climate deal
Montreal Protocol amendment ‘single most important step to limit warming’