All Government articles – Page 80
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NewsFears for forensic quality in England and Wales
Audit reveals little data on services police purchase and a regulatory unable to enforce standards across the industry
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BPA use poses 'no health risks', says EU
A European Food Safety Authority evaluation has found the use of BPA in plastics does not cause harm
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CareersA new ERA for European science?
The European Research Area has made scientists more mobile, but the picture isn’t entirely rosy, finds Andy Extance
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OpinionThe big experiment
Plans to stop assessing school pupils’ practical work are the wrong solution to a genuine problem, says Mark Peplow
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NewsObama talks up research, announces personalised medicine initiative
US president proposes ‘precision medicine’ initiative in State of the Union speech
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News‘Research bank’ idea floated to support US science agencies
Establishment of a public–private bank mooted to smooth out fluctuations in America’s government support for research
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News€2.7bn research cuts to fund Europe's stimulus package unveiled
Big losers from Horizon 2020 science programme include Europe’s technology institute and the European Research Council
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NewsConfusion over Europe's chief scientific adviser post
Commission says adviser role will still be scrapped despite UK MEP claims
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NIH institute looks to end funding monopolies
New guidelines aim to spread grant money more evenly to avoid it accumulating in the hands of research superstars
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NewsNew EU law set to open door to GM crops
Legislation that will let member states ban GMOs expected to ease approval of GM crops by Europe
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NewsVeterinary painkiller threatens Europe's vultures
Drugs that almost drove vultures to extinction on the Indian sub-continent are now being used in Europe
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US science funder updates policy on same sex partners
National Institutes of Health now recognises same sex marriages in its grants policies
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NewsEPSRC head pledges greater dialogue with researchers
UK physical sciences chief Philip Nelson talks exclusively to Chemistry World about his plans, doctoral training and discontent in the community
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NewsUS–Cuba accord expected to be boon for science
Researchers and science groups applaud President Obama’s action make it easier for American and Cuban researchers to collaborate
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NewsEmissions trading scheme faces industry skepticism in South Korea
Businesses claim that cap and trade will cost them trillions of won and damage competitiveness
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FBI’s 2001 anthrax investigation was flawed
The genetic testing the FBI relied on to trace the culprit of the anthrax letter attacks was defective, says Congress’ watchdog
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NewsUS research agencies finally learn their fate
The belated new budgets of America’s science agencies are met with a mixed reception
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Chemical facility anti-terrorism laws renewed for four years
Extensions to the legislation are meant to speed up processes and make it more efficient
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NewsUK science strategy leaves many questions unanswered
Document contains no commitment to continue science ringfence or increase R&D spending
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NewsAntimicrobial resistance will kill 300 million by 2050 without action
UK report says resistance will cost global economy $100 trillion