All Government articles – Page 86
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Senate approves Gina McCarthy as new EPA head
Environmental Protection Agency leader confirmed after four-month delay
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BusinessChemistry will underpin economic growth, say industry leaders
The UK chemical sector needs to rebuild supply chains and present a unified voice to government
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NewsRussia looks to attract EU students
More state funding will be available to European students with the hope that they will stay on and work in the country
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NewsCroatian scientists hope to capitalise on EU membership
Accession will open up new funding streams but some are sceptical that the country’s fragmented research base can take advantage
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NewsEuropean research funding deal on the Horizon
Funding programme secures €70 billion, down 14% on the original budget proposal
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Business
UK government to boost shale gas industry
Plans to invest in shale gas follow reports of vast reserves in the north of England
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NewsScience survives latest UK spending round
Plan for spending in 2015-16 boosts capital funding for science but continues freeze of research budget
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NewsUN report warns of global rise in legal highs
World Drug Report suggests designer drugs are becoming more common
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NewsForget tax credits, fund applied research
Thinktank says hundreds of millions of pounds of tax breaks are going to city business firms and would be better spent elsewhere
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Business
Industry reaches registration deadline
Data on thousands more chemicals submitted under Reach regulations
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News'Legal high' production gathers pace
New report highlights rapid growth in designer drugs fuelling fears that they could cause many deaths
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Brazil puts $680m into innovation centres
Funding will keep multi-disciplinary projects running for up to 11 years
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Business
Carbon capture and storage labelled ‘farcical’
Advocacy group report highlights failings in European policy over carbon emissions
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BusinessIndustry applauds US chemical reform bill
Trade groups call the bipartisan bill an effective compromise, but environmental groups say it is too weak
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Egyptian research budget ‘unspent’
Egypt’s ministry of scientific research faces funding cuts, after failing to spend most of this year’s budget.
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NewsLords Bill proposes animal research labelling for medicines
Bill aims to underline the necessity of animal experiments, says Robert Winston
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Australian budget hits higher education hard
Chemists hope that central relevance of their science to the big questions will afford them some protection from cuts
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NewsLawrence Livermore lab offers voluntary redundancy to 10% of employees
US Department of Energy lab is trying to address anticipated budgetary difficulties by cutting 600 workers
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Congress says US needs a science laureate
New legislation proposes the appointment of a public champion for research