All United Kingdom articles – Page 26
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NewsUK government urged to cash in on waste
Lords’ committee says more waste should be converted into high-value products
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OpinionThe value of trust
Rebuilding a damaged relationship with researchers should be a top priority for the new boss of the UK’s physical sciences funding council
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OpinionVirtually excellent
Assembling a dream team of international researchers could offer a useful snapshot of the UK’s strength in chemical engineering, says Mark Peplow
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CareersBy royal appointment
The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 brings UK science and industry together through its industrial fellowship scheme. Philip Robinson reports
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CareersA doctrine of doctors
Sarah Byrne reports on the new paradigm in producing PhDs, and asks what the future holds for doctoral training in the UK and beyond
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NewsEnvironment Agency to cut 13% of staff
Warnings that additional job losses will leave UK agency unable to oversee flood defences and nuclear power
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Business
AstraZeneca to close environmental lab and cut 71 jobs
Environmental impact services will be outsourced after Devon lab closes in March 2014
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Opinion
Divided by a common language
American and British English may differ, but data has no borders
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NewsGoing for gold comes with cost
Parliamentary report concludes that the UK’s focus on gold open access may eat into research budgets
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Forensic science service closure criticised
UK science and technology committee warns that crimes may go unsolved thanks to underfunding and outdated technology
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Business
UK government to boost shale gas industry
Plans to invest in shale gas follow reports of vast reserves in the north of England
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NewsScience survives latest UK spending round
Plan for spending in 2015-16 boosts capital funding for science but continues freeze of research budget
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NewsForget tax credits, fund applied research
Thinktank says hundreds of millions of pounds of tax breaks are going to city business firms and would be better spent elsewhere
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News'Scientific censorship' hamstringing psychoactive drug research
New treatments for psychological disorders are being held back by government controls on recreational drugs
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FeatureCapital chemistry
This year, the University of Edinburgh celebrates three centuries since the appointment of its first chemistry professor. Philip Robinson looks back in time
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NewsLords Bill proposes animal research labelling for medicines
Bill aims to underline the necessity of animal experiments, says Robert Winston
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NewsFinishing line in sight for libel reform
After travelling a rocky road, the libel reform bill is set to enter English law and will provide more protection for journalists and scientists
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Invest in research or be left behind, UK academies warn
Joint statement calls for increase in funding for innovative work over the next 10 years