All Policy articles – Page 2
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BusinessExplainer: Why drug shortages happen and how can we reduce them?
Record-high numbers of drugs are in short supply, from chemotherapy and antibiotics to hormone replacements
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NewsBudget leaves Indian researchers searching for funding following cuts to universities
Government critics highlight parlous situation on pay and infrastructure
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NewsChinese-born chemist cleared of last conviction under US’s espionage probe
Court throws out Feng ‘Franklin’ Tao’s final conviction under the now-defunct China Initiative, after five-year legal fight
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NewsSpanish government unveils new cross-collaborative strategy for scientific policy
Prime minister announces creation of national office to advise politicians on science
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OpinionUK science has a long list of asks for Labour, with few easy fixes
Stretched finances mean hard realities
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BusinessExplainer: How is the US pharmaceutical patent system being misused?
What are ‘evergreening’ and ‘thicketing’ and what is being done to reform the system and aid competition?
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NewsPatrick Vallance joins UK science department as Keir Starmer appoints first cabinet
Former chief scientific adviser a surprise appointment following Labour’s general election win
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NewsScience community responds to Labour victory in UK general election
Onlookers hope that a new government will bring an end to the ‘rollercoaster ride’ for the UK’s research system
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NewsNew European Union Drugs Agency to strengthen bloc’s response to illicit drugs
EUDA will have broader remit to respond to challenges illicit drug pose
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BusinessUS Supreme Court quashes Purdue opioid bankruptcy plan
Ruling says deal cannot grant Sackler family owners protection from prosecution
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NewsWhat are the three main political parties promising on science at the UK election?
The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all recently outlined plans for research in their manifestos
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NewsModi’s return as India’s leader has scientists worried about persistent problems
Nation’s science dogged by low investment, bureaucracy and political interference
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NewsNext government must consider a dedicated UK chemicals agency, Royal Society of Chemistry says
Problems with fragmented chemical oversight need urgent action, report finds
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NewsCalls to kill off the European Institute of Innovation and Technology mount
Germany’s Fraunhofer research organisation is the latest to suggest axing the institute
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NewsJavier Milei is proving to be the ‘nightmare’ Argentinian researchers feared
In less than six months, president Milei has demoted the nation’s science ministry and spent only 1% of its S&T budget amid record inflation
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BusinessOil and gas industry emissions are not on track to hit climate goals
Several big firms have rolled back their targets, saying governments need to set pace with policy
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NewsUS government scientists follow academics in unionising for better conditions
California Association of Professional Scientists joins a national trade union to boost bargaining power
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NewsChemistry organisations call for clarity over government’s long-delayed chemicals strategy
Royal Society of Chemistry among bodies asking after government policy promised six years ago
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NewsNobel laureates urge Argentina’s new president to reverse science cuts
68 Nobel laureates, including more than 20 who won the chemistry prize, warn that Javier Milei’s policies will hurt the country
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BusinessUS derailment highlights continuing chemical rail freight concerns
Three-train crash in Pennsylvania leaked diesel and plastic pellets into waterways