All Government articles – Page 64
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Hollywood may have shaped Iraq war chemical weapons intel
Claim that nerve agents were stored in glass beads bears resemblance to action film
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Bias in science funding favours big Canadian universities
Weak research grant funding at smaller universities is result of ‘systemic bias’
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Opinion
Science needs safeguards before Brexit occurs
UK researchers must argue loudly and clearly for a settlement that safeguards science
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Uncertainty plagues UK’s future in European ‘big science’ projects
Although its short term future is secure, UK’s role in future projects is on shakier ground after Brexit vote
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Clinton unveils plans for US science
US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton wants to boost research funding and give green cards to foreigners with advanced US STEM degrees
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Lords call for re-think on Innovate UK merger
Warning that industry funder would lose its business focus if placed within body overseeing research councils
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Canada allocates extra C$465 million for basic research
New investment in fundamental research signals shift from the previous Harper administration
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Opinion
Why US chemical regulation reform is so welcome
The Toxic Substances Control Act is just the beginning
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Dismay and uncertainty in scientific circles after UK votes to leave EU
Brexit vote prompts fears over freedom of movement and funding
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Business
EU poised to legislate endocrine disruptor definition
The European Commission’s newly proposed standards to identify endocrine disruptors face industry opposition
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Obama signs law to revamp US chemical rules
A long-awaited overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act that governs America’s regulation of chemicals has been enacted
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New German excellence strategy gets political go-ahead
Scheme will provide €500 million to bolster country’s best universities and fund best research
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Canada to review support for science
The Canadian government has launched a review of how it funds basic research
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California’s Prop 65 controversy
The 30-year old law that made manufacturers list harmful chemicals is under attack
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Scotland appoints new scientific adviser
Physicist Sheila Rowan will be the Scottish government’s first chief scientific adviser since December 2014
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US chemical regulations finally updated
The much-anticipated overhaul of outdated chemicals legislation has cleared Congress and is about to be signed into law
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Explainer: Toxic Substances Control Act
Can US chemical regulation be fixed? Chemistry World helps you to make sense of the new law controlling America’s chemicals
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Priority pollutants identified in the Great Lakes
The US and Canada are targeting eight chemicals in the Great Lakes deemed dangerous to health or the environment
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Battle continues over glyphosate use in Europe
EU remains undecided on whether to renew approval of the controversial weed-killer