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Chemistry World February 9, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Foreign Postgrad Vetting Proposals 'Absolutely Unnecessary' A controversial new scheme for vetting foreign postgraduate students wishing to study in the UK has been slammed as 'absolutely unnecessary, completely over-the-top and counter-productive' by a leading member of parliament.
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Chemistry World October 3, 2006 Victoria Gill	UK Dragging Heels on Nanotechnology Disappointing and slow. That is how the UK government's research to improve the understanding of the potential health and environmental impacts of free nanoparticles has been summed up by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering.
Chemistry World August 2007 Richard Jones	Comment: Grand Challenges for Small Science The UK needs to develop a convincing strategy for nanotechnology research.
Chemistry World January 12, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Lords call for clarity over nanotech in food The UK House of Lords science and technology select committee has called for more research into the use of nanomaterials in food and criticised the food industry for failing to be open about its use of nanotechnology.
Chemistry World July 19, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Nanotechnology Risk Research Demanded The US government should act fast, and invest significantly, to make sure that nanotechnology and its related products are safe. The call comes from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, a think-tank that advises on ways to develop policy alongside this burgeoning science.
Chemistry World February 4, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EPA Rolls Out Nanomaterials Safety Drive The agency has launched a new voluntary program to glean more information about nanoscale materials in an effort to manage the risks posed by nanotechnology-enabled products.
Chemistry World November 23, 2011 Helen Carmichael	Nanotechnology risks get minimal press coverage A US study has found scant media coverage of the potential risks posed by nanotechnology, with many more articles extolling its future benefits.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	New Tool Evaluates Risk Of Nanomaterials DuPont and Environmental Defense develop a process to aid in responsible development of nanotechnology.
Food Processing September 2009 Ronald Wernette	Nanotechnology Coming to Your Store The current number of food products using nanotechnology is relatively small. Nevertheless, hundreds of research projects are under way and tens of millions of dollars are being spent in a global race to apply nanotechnologies in food production, processing and packaging.
Chemistry World September 23, 2010 Anna Lewcock	UK faces scientific exodus The UK faces a 'significant' risk of researchers abandoning its shores and long-term damage to the science base if proposed funding cuts go ahead
Chemistry World December 1, 2006 Victoria Gill	Organophosphate Study Reprieved A landmark study into the human health effects of organophosphate chemicals used in sheep dip will resume, according to the UK's Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.
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Chemistry World July 12, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Nano-Review to Assess Policy Progress A review that will check whether the UK government has followed up on promises to regulate nanotechnology might struggle to find much progress, scientists predict.
Chemistry World October 24, 2006 Victoria Gill	British Scholarship Scheme to Attract the World's Best Brains The Royal Society has developed an international fellowship scheme that aims to attract the world's best scientists to the UK and give the country a business edge.
Chemistry World March 7, 2008 Peter Mitchell	Uk Drug Pricing System Scrapped The UK government is scrapping its existing national scheme for controlling drug prices. The system, called the Pharmaceutical price regulation scheme (PPRS), will be replaced by a newly negotiated agreement on 1 September 2008.
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Chemistry World March 2012	Gaining trust for nanotech Our increasing ability to manipulate and create devices at the scale of molecules and cells, and the novel properties which emerge at this level, are talked of as a revolution. But will growing public awareness of nanotech be wary or welcoming?
Chemistry World July 24, 2014 Andrew Williams	Europe mulls best way to handle nanotech Nanomaterials can end up in all sorts of items. Now there is a drive in Europe to get manufacturers to declare them.
Chemistry World July 2007 Ned Stafford	Seeing the Environmental Wood for the Nanotech Trees German environmentalists issued a report on the potential health and environmental risks of nanotechnology in the hope of rallying international support for more regulatory oversight.
Chemistry World June 2007 Philip Ball	Opinion: The Crucible A new EU paper notes that given today's skeptical and less deferential public, without a serious communication effort nanotechnology innovations could face an unjust negative public reception.
Chemistry World June 9, 2009 Sarah Houlton	New department takes responsibility for UK science The UK government reshuffle has reunited the departments responsible for business and science.
Chemistry World September 27, 2006 Victoria Gill	Defra Leaves Organophosphate Study Hanging in the Balance A study into the potentially damaging mental health effects of organophosphates may be brought to a premature close by the government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, after a medical and scientific review panel questioned its research protocol.
IndustryWeek September 16, 2009 Jill Jusko	Nano Inventory Tops 1,000: By The Numbers At its current growth rate nano-enabled consumer products could approach 1,600 over the next two years.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Jack Uldrich	DuPont: The Truth Helps Nanotech The company's honesty provides a long-term insurance policy for developments in this promising field. Will DuPont's openness be rewarded in the marketplace?
Chemistry World January 18, 2012 Patrick Walter	Shell shutters UK R&D site The research currently carried out at the facility will be transferred to overseas sites. The announcement has fueled concerns in the UK research community that the country's opportunity to become a high-tech economy is slipping away.
Chemistry World October 6, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	New science minister in UK reshuffle UK scientists have welcomed the appointment of multi-millionaire businessman Paul Drayson (Lord Drayson) as the country's next science minister.
Chemistry World March 9, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Fund science or risk economic downfall Leading researchers and former science ministers have today warned the UK government it risks 'throwing away' years of investment unless the UK keeps pace with science funding levels in other countries.
Chemistry World February 26, 2013 Simon Perks	UK top scientist immigration policy under fire While Prime Minister David Cameron was away promoting the UK to Indian businesses and students, his stance on immigration was coming under increasing fire at home.
Chemistry World May 23, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	Carbon Trust cuts are 'small beer' The government-funded body charged with reducing the carbon footprint of UK businesses 'can surely do a lot better', according to a government report.
Chemistry World September 18, 2012 Laura Howes	Battery boost for electric cars The UK government, in collaboration with industry, is to create a new UK energy storage R&D center to accelerate the development of batteries for vehicles.
Chemistry World November 2, 2007 Victoria Gill	UK Nuclear Waste Disposal Plans Too Soon and Too Scanty UK scientists have urged the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to amend its plans to ask the public to volunteer to host an underground nuclear waste store.
Chemistry World July 27, 2011 Sean Milmo	UK government sets aside 1000 places for top researchers The UK chemistry sector has given a mostly cool response to a government scheme to attract top chemists, chemical engineers and other scientists from outside the EU, while tightening restrictions on immigration.
Chemistry World September 8, 2010 Andrew Turley	Vince Cable: science cuts are coming Taxpayers should only back research that makes money or is academically exceptional, UK business secretary Vince Cable said today in his first speech on science.
Chemistry World March 3, 2010 Sarah Houlton	UK must avoid 'neglected decline' in research Investment in science should be a government priority and PhD programs should last four years, according to a report from the UK's Council for Science and Technology.
Chemistry World December 4, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	Nanotech Meets Big Business Some of the UK's up and coming nanotechnology firms met industry giants in London as the UK government sought to marry up local innovators with international business partners.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Nano-what? Low public awareness of nanotechnology is cause for concern.
Chemistry World June 8, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	National Survey Finds Fewer Toxic Chemicals in Soil Concentrations of dioxins in the UK's soil and plants have fallen by about 70% since the late 1980s, according to major survey. The results suggest that industrial emissions are no longer a significant source of persistent organic pollutants in the country.
Chemistry World June 18, 2008 Ananyo Bhattacharya	Deal on NHS drugs set to trim pharma profits An agreement between the UK government and the pharmaceutical industry will cut around five per cent off the cost of medicines sold to the National Health Service
Chemistry World June 17, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Nanoboxes given optoelectronic function Scientists in the US have folded a nanoscale wafer of aluminium oxide, with a pattern of gold on its surface, into a hollow cube, creating a tiny optoelectronic device.
Chemistry World May 4, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Cancer Charity Takes on Shelved Drugs Cancer Research UK, and its commercial arm, Cancer Research Technology have launched a clinical development partnership scheme to sweep up drug candidates that pharmaceuticals companies have deprioritized for not showing enough commercial promise.
Chemistry World December 2009 Chris Reynolds	Regulatory Burden A new carbon emissions scheme will unwittingly hit the chemical industry. The UK risks being at a disadvantage if industry is overburdened with regulation.
Chemistry World August 25, 2006	Chemical Giant Releases GM Plans German chemical company BASF has applied to the UK government for permission to conduct two field trials of genetically modified crops next year.
Chemistry World November 25, 2010 Mike Brown	Capping scientific migrants A new UK immigration cap could bias against researchers looking to come to the UK.
Chemistry World March 2009 James Mitchell Crow	Editorial: Great debate Are university-based researchers about to receive a huge windfall? Or could blue-skies research - which by its very nature needs a free reign from government funders - become the next victim?
Chemistry World March 20, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	UK Drug Firms to Slash Research and Jobs The UK pharmaceutical industry is expecting to cut jobs and investment in R&D following an alarming slump in confidence in the UK market.
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Chemistry World November 2011 Jack Stilgoe	The Science we Want, the Science we Need The UK government has lost the ability to ensure that the research that it really needs gets done.