All articles by Maria Burke – Page 3
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NewsWarning that carbon capture not a silver bullet for climate change
Report notes that several projects have failed and captured carbon dioxide is often used to recover more oil
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NewsParenting takes a heavy toll on the careers of female academics in North America
Women more likely to report that caring for children has hurt their career than men
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NewsRed tape report recommends simple, quick two-stage grant application process
Review by Birmingham vice-chancellor Adam Tickell calls for UK government, funders and universities to cut duplication and improve coordination
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NewsWater companies’ pollution record in England described as criminal by Environment Agency
Body calls for prison sentences for failing chief executives and board members
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NewsChemistry performs well in latest assessment of UK research
High scores in the Research Excellence Framework will deliver extra funding for departments
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NewsUK could hit 2030 ‘green’ hydrogen targets if barriers can be removed
Changes to regulations and smarter thinking on locating electrolysers could boost production
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ResearchEU auditors call for strengthened IP protection and action on fees
Disparities in enforcement between countries partly to blame
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BusinessUkraine’s chemicals industry survives weeks of war
Russian invasion pushes firms to the limits as facilities are damaged and distribution networks break down
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NewsInvasion of Ukraine begins cascade of decoupling from Russian science
International science projects, scientific publishing and federations have all begun suspending cooperation with Russian scientists in unprecedented reaction
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NewsResearchers around the world band together to help fleeing Ukrainian scientists
Schemes spring up to put refugee scientists in European and North American labs
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NewsLong-awaited higher education reforms leave universities facing funding squeeze
Freeze on tuition fees worries UK universities, while there are fears loan changes will hit students
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NewsHuge endowment fund to boost Japanese universities flagging on international stage
¥10 trillion trust will be targeted at cutting edge research such as AI, biotechnology and quantum technology
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NewsResearch concordat guidance to help align government science with academia
Move will improve transparency in government research
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NewsPromise to ‘level-up’ R&D in regions outside the greater south-east lacks ambition
White paper on UK government funding will merely maintain status quo critics charge
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NewsInterim report on UK research bureaucracy provides a taste of what’s to come
Admin burden has increased over time and grant applications top academics’ list
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NewsChemistry student among hundreds jailed following Belarus’s pro-democracy crackdown
Artsiom Bayarski’s plight mirrors that of hundreds of students and academics in the country
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NewsWorld comes together to back Unesco’s vision of open science
Free access to Covid-19 data has shown that the dream of open science can be achieved, director-general says
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NewsChemistry union reveals its latest top 10 emerging technologies
Iupac’s highlighted advances include superwettability, targeted protein degradation therapies and semi-synthetic life
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NewsRosalind Franklin Institute opens with goal of connecting life and physical sciences
New £43 million building at Harwell campus will be hub for work on the fundamental mechanisms going on in biology
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NewsMerkel era ends leaving German science with a bright future
Outgoing German chancellor’s background in chemistry and physics gave her unique insight into the importance of stable funding