All Government articles – Page 72
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NewsControversial pesticide ban temporarily lifted in UK
Two neonicotinoid pesticides permitted by the UK following Farmers Union application
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BusinessChemical firms seek better grasp of biomanufacturing
The search is on for better alternatives to the ‘broken’ way companies harness compound-making organisms
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NewsFailure to allay public concerns hobbling UK fracking
More facts, data and technical assessments won’t soothe worries when people want greater public debate of risks and benefits
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NewsUS chemical industry lobby group in the hot seat again
Union of Concerned Scientists calls for greater transparency in the political activities of American Chemistry Council and member companies
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NewsDespair and anger among Greek scientists at universities' finances
Little hope that billions of euros in new loans from the EU will improve the situation
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Funding changes worry Russian scientists
Fears voiced that changes to the way money is apportioned could lead to the closures of labs
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NewsTuition fees set to rise in wake of UK budget
Fees will track inflation at institutes that offer high quality teaching as chancellor unveils a number of changes to student support
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NewsUK 'legal highs' bill under fire from scientific community
Drug advisory body lays out laundry list of problems that could damage medical and scientific research
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Committee will pick Europe’s new scientific advisers
Three experts in science and EU policy will help choose the European commission’s panel of seven scientific advisors
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Fracking prohibited in New York state and Lancashire
Local US and UK rulings prohibit shale oil drilling and exploration
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NewsEU science chief sets out proposals to boost innovation and research integrity
Carlos Moedas wants to set up an Innovation Council and an initiative to tackle misconduct in Europe
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NewsBan proposed on recruitment of Russian talent to reverse brain drain
Legislation to prevent overseas ‘talent scouts’ from operating in the country has backing at the highest levels
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Chemical reform bill advances in US Congress
Bipartisan legislation to finally overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act has overwhelmingly passed the House and soon heads to the Senate
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NIH plan to get drug development unit back online
The US National Institutes of Health to address deficiencies in unit that makes drugs for research studies
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NewsAustria to sue EU over UK nuclear aid
Claims that subsidies damage renewables’ prospects likely to delay new nuclear in the UK by at least another two years
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US may have tested mustard gas on troops by race
Pentagon accused of race-based chemical weapons experiments on US troops during second world war
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OpinionEurope's science advice, redux
Will a new expert panel be any more effective than a chief science adviser, wonders Mark Peplow
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Political bickering may block key US environmental appointments
Republicans threaten to hold up confirmation of new science head for Environmental Protection Agency
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ResearchRegulators have drug firms chasing phantom impurity
Mutagenic contaminants that supposedly form in sulfonic acid salts are highly unlikely to arise