All Policy articles
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NewsRapid action needed to stop the UK falling behind in synthetic biology
House of Lords science committee
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NewsMaterials strategy for UK needs chemistry to succeed and create new industries
Ten-year plan proposed by Henry Royce Institute aims to boost productivity and support the circular economy
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NewsHorizon Europe reopens to Swiss researchers after three-year hiatus
Transitional arrangement allows Swiss scientists to participate in EU research programmes once again
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2024
Europe continues to struggle with high energy and feedstock costs, while US and Asia negotiate supply gluts
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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2024
Diabetes and weight loss drugs have surged in popularity, revealing supply frailties
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NewsChina bans sale of three critical elements and ‘superhard materials’ to the US
Export bans on gallium, germanium and antimony could hit semiconductor and weapons manufacturers hard
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OpinionThe moral theories behind climate deadlock
Why is it so controversial to do the right thing for the environment?
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NewsPlastic treaty negotiators fail to reach agreement
Disputes over treaty’s scope remain as original deadline passes
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NewsAfter years of negotiations, a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution is within sight
The UN’s plastics treaty negotiations have faced many hurdles, but delegates are getting closer to a final agreement
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NewsNew recommendations to assist UK move away from animals in chemical safety assessments
UK well-positioned to become a leader in animal-free testing
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BusinessShell appeal overturns ruling enforcing faster emissions cuts
Dutch court underlines firm’s climate responsibility but rejects legally binding reduction requirement
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OpinionTackling India’s climate change health problems at Scale
A model to put health and wellbeing at the heart of climate action
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NewsUK’s autumn budget receives mixed response from science and education sectors
R&D spending is protected, but university budgets will be impacted by national insurance hikes
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NewsNobel prize-winning scientists mobilise for Kamala Harris
82 Nobel laureates warn of the threat Donald Trump poses to science, climate and living standards
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BusinessCarbon capture making slow progress in UK and Europe
Government funding welcomed, but issues over strategy and CO2 purity persist
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NewsArgentina’s researchers face continued catastrophe under Javier Milei
The president of Argentina, who has been in office less than a year, has continued cuts to higher education and science budgets
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BusinessDrug companies reluctantly accept state price negotiations
As legal challenges fall flat, will industry’s claims of stifled innovation be borne out?
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BusinessRSC calls on government to address lab space shortage
Decades-long shortfall in suitable facilities has held back growth and innovation
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NewsEU’s new research commissioner named
Commission president nominates Bulgarian politician Ekaterina Zaharieva
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NewsWith departments and courses facing closures UK chemistry needs a new hero
Harry Kroto’s star status helped to save the subject 20 years ago