All Policy articles – Page 43
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News
Attempts to reform Croatian science stall
Controversy over changes to promotions and retirement age send the reforms back to the drawing board
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NewsLiberal Democrats pledge support for UK science
Party pass science policy paper unanimously at its conference in Brighton
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NewsPresidential candidates search for the right chemistry
In the quest for the US presidency, Obama has greater credibility with science groups, Romney has more industry support
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OpinionProtecting patients at all costs
Suffering stagnant output, and beset by patent expiries and spiralling costs, drug discovery is in poor health. Simon Campbell prescribes a remedy
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BusinessIrish pharma exports tumble
Seven of the top 10 drugs going off patent between 2011 and 2014 are produced in Ireland
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NewsNew law to increase autonomy of Ukrainian universities
Students protest draft legislation that they say will allow the commercialization of higher education in the country
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NewsCalls to match skills to industry
Universities are not producing enough science graduates with the skills needed by UK industry, Lord’s report claims
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Russia to ease qualification vetting bureaucracy
Simpler recognition process for foreign qualifications planned to attract more skilled workers
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Feature
Chemists in the House
Laura Howes talks to politicians who have made the move from the lab to the benches of power
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Business
GSK to build £350m factory in UK
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced £350 million plans to build its first new UK production plant for almost 40 years in Ulverston, Cumbria
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Business
Irish government plans to pick winners in research
Science funding will be targeted to areas that will deliver the biggest return on investment
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NewsDouble whammy blow to US nuclear science
Los Alamos National Lab’s budget will be cut by 11% and an actinide chemistry facility postponed
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NewsTax policies to target research centres in China
Imposing tax on imported instruments angers industry
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FeaturePolitical chemists
Simon Hadlington meets some of the chemists who are bringing their scientific knowledge into the political realm
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Blair's legacy
Peter Cotgreave, director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering in the UK, reflects on 10 years under Blair's leadership
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NewsAcetone peroxide – ordinary ingredients for an extraordinary explosive
A UK government clamp-down on internet abuse is being rushed through parliament following the apparent ease with which bomb-making instructions can be found.