All articles by Maria Burke – Page 10
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NewsCommons’ report echoes past messages on women in science
Problems identified long ago still dog UK efforts to increase women’s participation in research
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Funding sharing model would see grant proposals ditched
US researchers claim their system to distribute research money would be cheaper, quicker and fund riskier science
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NewsScientific data disappearing at alarming rate
Canadian researchers find that the chances of a data set being of any use to science falls by 17% a year
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NewsUK overtakes US on research quality metric
Report shows UK continues to punch above its weight in science but funding remains a worry
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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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NewsGoing for gold comes with cost
Parliamentary report concludes that the UK’s focus on gold open access may eat into research budgets
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NewsExecution drug cannot be imported into US
Court rules that the Food and Drug Administration acted unlawfully allowing sodium thiopental into the country
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Forensic science service closure criticised
UK science and technology committee warns that crimes may go unsolved thanks to underfunding and outdated technology
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NewsScience ‘ecosystem’ needs diversity to flourish
Study concludes that more, smaller grants have a greater impact than fewer, bigger ones
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News'Scientific censorship' hamstringing psychoactive drug research
New treatments for psychological disorders are being held back by government controls on recreational drugs
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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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NewsFinishing line in sight for libel reform
After travelling a rocky road, the libel reform bill is set to enter English law and will provide more protection for journalists and scientists
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NewsMPs call for a bridge over ‘valley of death’
Small businesses are being let down by the UK government and new models of financial support are urgently needed
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Business
GSK commits to AllTrials data disclosure
Company will begin publishing all clinical study reports
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Plan for UK's 'eight great technologies' outlined
Government announces where funding will go to enable the country to bridge the technological ‘valley of death’
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NewsGlobal convention to limit mercury agreed
World signs up to treaty to ban export of mercury but sticking points remain over artisanal mining and coal power plants
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NewsPush for renewables may have unforeseen consequences
Countries need to synchronise policies to ensure that their energy supply is sustainable
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NewsAnalytical test for shellfish poisoning saves 14,000 mice
Liquid chromatography technique could save a million animal tests a year if rolled out globally
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GSK pledge on trials transparency
Pharma giant tackles critics by announcing that it will publish all clinical trials data regardless of the result
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NewsIllegal medicines seized in worldwide operation
Largest crackdown on illegal internet pharmacies ever nets £6.5 million of fake and unlicensed drugs