All Research institutions articles – Page 18
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CareersGoing green in the lab
From major rebuilds to cost-free measures, there are many ways to improve a lab’s environmental credentials, as Emma Davies finds out
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NewsRoyal Institution to sell off books to pay debts
UK science association hopes to make £750,000 by auctioning 90 historical texts from its library
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NewsChemists’ anxiety mounts as spending review nears
Warnings that repeat of flat cash settlement would be disastrous and lead to a brain drain
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Opinion
Human capital
Business leader: Incubators and hubs for small and medium-sized enterprises are all the fashion
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NewsRegulatory burden undermining US science
Duplicative and contradictory research rules need to be streamlined, the National Academies warns
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NewsStorm clouds gather for UK science as government weighs cuts
Science campaign groups warn against radical cost-cutting and research council restructuring as spending review nears
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NewsRussia faces international scientific blockade
Sanctions hampering imports of research equipment and damaging country’s science base
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NewsDrop in number of Polish academics causes concern
University association points to 6% fall in numbers in two years and calls on government to act
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NewsUS government science institute's one time police chief linked to campus meth lab
Explosion injuring a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security force uncovered methamphetamine production
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NewsDespair and anger among Greek scientists at universities' finances
Little hope that billions of euros in new loans from the EU will improve the situation
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NewsBusiness unable to access knowledge locked up in universities
Report concludes plethora of programmes leaves industry confused on university collaborations
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NewsBan proposed on recruitment of Russian talent to reverse brain drain
Legislation to prevent overseas ‘talent scouts’ from operating in the country has backing at the highest levels
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NewsMetrics failed to predict REF outcomes
Predictions based on numerical measures of research quality were ‘wildly innacurate’, say mathematicians
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Time spent assessing research impact was worthwhile
Report claims wider impact of academic work was fairly determined for UK’s Research Excellence Framework
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NewsForgotten synthetic PhD theses set to be given new lease of life
Chemical structures will be harvested from graduate work and analysed for promising drug and materials leads
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NewsOpen records laws used to bully, harass academics
Most US universities unprepared to deal with a deluge of freedom of information requests, report finds
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US funder mulls new emeritus award
NIH considers creating a transition award for senior investigators to help sustain the US scientific workforce
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CareersA new ERA for European science?
The European Research Area has made scientists more mobile, but the picture isn’t entirely rosy, finds Andy Extance
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NewsEPSRC head pledges greater dialogue with researchers
UK physical sciences chief Philip Nelson talks exclusively to Chemistry World about his plans, doctoral training and discontent in the community
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OpinionReflections on the REF
Richard Catlow and Graham Hutchings evaluate the state of chemistry research and find it enjoying rude health