All articles by Patrick Walter – Page 9
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Cutbacks threaten Lords' oversight of UK science
The number of inquiries carried out by the House of Lords science and technology select committee could be drastically reduced
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Business
Nanocellulose has paper potential
Material would cut the carbon footprint of paper substantially - by 15% or more, the researchers say
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Cyclotron remedy for imaging isotope shortages
Medical isotope shortages could be a thing of the past as a breakthrough will allow hospitals to make their own
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Fracking water pollution overstated
US researchers determine that groundwater contamination at fracking sites is the result of poor waste management and not the fracking process
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NERC asks institutes to weed out poor grants
Research council plans to improve grant success rates by getting universities to screen out 'uncompetitive' proposals
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Shell shutters UK R&D site
Fuels and additives technology centre to close in 2014 with research being moved to overseas sites
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UK government proposes science universities
New type of university would receive no public money with funding to come from businesses
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Autumn windfall for UK science and industry
Measures to stimulate innovation and R&D are broadly welcomed by industry and science
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UK government pulls the plug on CCS plant
The UK's first large scale carbon capture and storage scheme has been binned with the government blaming technical problems
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Chemists vent anger at funding body in letters to UK government
More than 200 top chemists have signed two letters complaining of their frustration at how the EPSRC makes funding decisions
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Merck continues restructuring and cuts 13,000 jobs
The US drug giant plans to make savings of $4.6 billion by the end of 2015
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UK chemistry threatened by funding squeeze
The international competitiveness of UK chemistry may be damaged by funding cuts, department heads warn