All Policy articles
-
News
Bill to ban all Chinese nationals from receiving US student visas causes alarm
Legislation’s sponsor claims it will prevent espionage, but there are warnings it will harm US competitiveness
-
Business
US reviews chemical incident prevention planning rules
Risk Management Program has been extended and rolled back under successive governments
-
News
Fears China, Russia are trying to poach fired US government scientists
America’s rivals are trying to capitalise on what they see as a ‘vulnerable’ moment of mass federal layoffs at science agencies
-
Opinion
Why companies are rushing to flatter Trump
Pharma firms are among many pausing diversity programmes and promising domestic investment
-
News
American Chemical Society diversity programme comes under attack
Lawsuit argues that ACS’ Scholars Program discriminates against white and Asian applicants
-
News
Green light for UK carbon capture projects – but will they deliver?
The country is already behind on targets to capture carbon dioxide and is playing catch up
-
Business
New Trump tariffs worry North American chemical industries
High duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China raise problems for international supply chains
-
Opinion
Putting research on the chopping block risks mortgaging countries’ futures
Many countries in the global north are taking a short-sighted approach to their science budgets
-
Opinion
Speaking up for science is not partisan politics
The case for supporting science is clear cut
-
Business
Chevron and BP cutting thousands of jobs
Oil industry is broadly looking to cut costs, increase oil and gas production and cut renewable investments
-
News
Protests and alarm as European research sector braces for cuts
Swiss science organisations are the latest to speak up after a wave of cuts is proposed across Europe
-
News
Last time Congress saved science from Trump’s cuts. Don’t bet on it this time
Trump administration has taken charge of the purse strings
-
News
Trump’s former science adviser urges universities to seize moment for regulatory reform
White House is ‘very keen’ on rolling back administrative workload and that could serve researchers well, Kelvin Droegemeier claims
-
News
AAAS leadership speaks out against Trump administration’s attacks on science
President of world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society warns that next month could be most important in history of US science
-
News
What on earth is going on with research funding in the US?
Untangling what the Trump administration’s directives and executive orders mean for federally funded science
-
Business
Dow to cut 1500 jobs as global chemicals industry reshapes
US firm joins other industry heavyweights in shedding jobs to cut costs
-
News
UK visa policy ‘an act of national self-harm’, says Lords’ science committee
Inflexible and expensive visa system puts country at competitive disadvantage in global race for talent
-
News
Peer review frozen, meetings cancelled: Trump administration leaves its mark on NIH
Chaos ensues following suspension of grant reviews, travel, meetings and public communications at funder
-
Opinion
Trump’s second term brings back interesting times for facts
Changes in the information ecosystem are set to continue
-
News
Rapid action needed to stop the UK falling behind in synthetic biology
House of Lords science committee urges government action to allow the field to flourish