All Government articles – Page 87
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CareersA doctrine of doctors
Sarah Byrne reports on the new paradigm in producing PhDs, and asks what the future holds for doctoral training in the UK and beyond
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Business
EU chemical agency gives first hazardous substance authorisation
Rolls Royce given first approval to use substance linked to birth defects under controlled conditions
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NewsFDA wants the dirt on antibacterial soaps
US manufacturers will have to prove their products are safe and more effective than ordinary soap, under a proposed rule
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Opinion
Cut price pills cost more than pennies
We can’t afford to let the demand for cheaper medicines force compromises on quality, says Steven Ford
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NewsControversial academy reforms suspended
Outcry by scientists convinces President Putin to pause reforms that would alter how the Russian Academy of Sciences was run
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News
Little new for science in autumn statement
UK government announces money for quantum technology centres and a promise of more strategic planning for science
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NewsCompromise puts Israel on course to join Europe's science programme
EU and Israel agree to disagree over settlements but money will not be going to organisations beyond the Green Line
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NewsLack of planning has hamstrung the UK's science base
Lords’ committee warns failure to act will see the country’s competitiveness on the global stage dwindle
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BusinessReach is a big trade barrier, say US manufacturers
Europe says requirements for US companies are the same as for EU competitors
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NewsMassive European science programme finalised
A total of €78.6 billion is up for grabs for researchers – both applied and blue skies – as well as R&D heavy businesses
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News
New doctoral training centres get go ahead
More than 70 centres will train 3500 postgraduate students
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News
Major Australian research job cuts on the cards
CSIRO staff association claims 1400 people could lose their jobs
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NewsWorld faces up to Syria's chemical weapons legacy
Production and mixing facilities have been destroyed but 1000 tonnes of chemical precursors still need to be dealt with
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NewsReport serves up food for thought for European agency
European Food Safety Agency rebuffs accusations of loopholes in rules governing conflicts of interest of its experts
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News
West Balkans sign up to R&D pact
Agreement will see €200 million go towards improving links between nations and funding networks of excellence
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NewsEnvironment Agency to cut 13% of staff
Warnings that additional job losses will leave UK agency unable to oversee flood defences and nuclear power
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BusinessIneos reprieves Grangemouth petrochemicals
Closure reversed after labour reforms and government backing for ethane terminal agreed
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NewsGlobal treaty on mercury emissions signed
Ratification of the Minamata Convention may still take five years and some green groups are disappointed by its lack of ambition
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BusinessIneos raises axe over Grangemouth petrochemicals
Facility set to close without pension reforms and government help to fund ethane shipping terminal
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NewsCalifornia takes on chemicals in consumer goods
State’s green chemistry initiative aims to swap out chemicals listed as hazardous to the environment or human health