All Universities articles – Page 24
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NewsNew Trump immigration order still a threat to US science
White House’s replacement ban no longer targets green card holders, but still remains problematic for US research universities
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NewsNottingham green labs rise from ashes
Innovative low carbon labs rebuilt after fire destroyed them mid-construction
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NewsTrump aims to boost number of women in Stem
US president signs two bills to increase proportion of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, and calls for ‘crackdown on offshoring’
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NewsBP research fund being put to good use in Gulf of Mexico
Nearly seven years after Deepwater Horizon, the independent research programme BP created is laying a good foundation for the future
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NewsInvestigation reveals missteps by student who unwittingly made explosive
University of Bristol will tighten up on safety for certain reactions after accidental synthesis of triacetone triperoxide
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NewsScience funding predicted to be hit hard under Trump
Painful portrait painted of future US federal research funding with energy, climate and environment cuts expected
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NewsGlobal science collaborations rocket
International research partnerships more than doubled in the last 15 years with the number of nations involved nearly tripling
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NewsUK must update NMR infrastructure, research councils say
Without state-of-the-art equipment, the UK risks losing its position as a world leader in many areas of research
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NewsUS university offers compensation after groundwater contamination
Leeching of 1,4-dioxane from animal research waste buried in the 1960s and 70s leads Dartmouth College to propose pay-outs for affected households
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NewsUK university applications fell 5% following Brexit
But fall in applications is less dramatic in physical science subjects
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NewsGlobal effort to help scientists trapped by Trump’s immigration order
Researchers from Europe and beyond offer temporary bench space and accommodation for colleagues denied US entry
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NewsChemistry department evacuated after student accidentally makes explosive
Reports claim TATP synthesised by mistake at the University of Bristol
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NewsTrump bullies major research university after protests
Researchers fear chilling effect on academic freedom after president threatens to pull funding from Berkeley
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NewsInjured postdoc sues University of Hawaii over lab explosion
Researcher received dangerous research equipment and requests for safety training were ignored, her lawyers argue
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NewsMark Walport named as new head of UKRI
Chief scientific adviser will lead UK’s new research organisation
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NewsWomen in science and engineering representation varies widely by field
Of nearly 23,000 US graduate students in chemistry in 2014, roughly 8200 were full-time female students, latest figures reveals
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NewsUniversity fined in caffeine overdose case
Students given 100 times more caffeine than intended as a result of potentially lethal miscalculation
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NewsTrump immigration edict disrupts American science
Ninety-day bar on citizens from seven Muslim majority nations blocks entry of students and scientists
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NewsBritish scientists in EU expect little career upheaval from Brexit
UK citizens working in universities across the EU expect to be able to continue in place with minimal fuss
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NewsScientists plan march on Washington, DC to protest Trump's actions
Anger at incoming administration’s decisions has led to over 4000 offering to volunteer and help to organise march