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Chemistry World November 6, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Chemistry departments running in the red in the UK UK university chemistry departments' finances are well into the red, according to a recent report on university balance sheets.
Chemistry World July 24, 2012 Laura Howes	Calls to match skills to industry A report, published today by the House of Lords science and technology committee has called for more science students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level, to drive the UK's economic growth.
Chemistry World July 25, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Government Hits Back Over Sussex Chemistry Row The near-death experience of the University of Sussex' chemistry department earlier this year is still causing ripples in UK parliament.
Chemistry World May 19, 2010 Hayley Birch	Could rising graduate debt hit science hard? The Russell Group, which represents the UK's elite universities, has suggested that students should pay more towards the cost of university degrees. But increases in graduate debt could have unwelcome repercussions for scientific research and graduates with science degrees.
Chemistry World January 9, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Government rejects home secretary's student visa proposal The UK government has rejected a proposal by the home secretary, Theresa May, to remove foreign students from the country immediately following their graduation from university.
Chemistry World January 2012	A new year and a new dawn As the International Year of Chemistry drew to a close last year, we were delighted to see the future of chemistry in the UK being bolstered with two universities planning to reopen their chemistry departments
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 April 4, 2013 Joe Connor	An artful solution to scientist shortfall There has been much attention given recently to concerns regarding the overproduction of science graduates in the United Kingdom.
Chemistry World February 2, 2012 Simon Hadlington	UK chemistry student numbers hold steady University chemistry departments across the UK are breathing a sigh of relief as the number of people applying to study chemistry has held steady despite a large increase in tuition fees for degree courses in England and Wales.
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 September 22, 2006	Monitoring Environmental Risks of Nanotech The UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a scheme to assess the potential risks of nanotechnology.
Chemistry World March 12, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Funding Shift Worries Researchers Government and research funding bodies are shifting funding towards projects with measurable societal and economic impact -- triggering protests from many academics, who see the strategy as dangerously short sighted.
Chemistry World October 14, 2011 Ned Stafford	Universities around the world prepare to welcome an influx of Brazilian students The students will start arriving in January as part of Brazil's new Science Without Borders program.
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 December 10, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Fees hike could focus the mind The UK government voted in favour of tripling the university fees cap to 9000 last night, although the vote was passed by a slim margin of just 21 votes.
Chemistry World February 10, 2014 Maria Burke	Commons' report echoes past messages on women in science The UK is continuing to make slow progress in increasing the number of women in science and keeping them there
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 July 14, 2011 Andy Extance	UK Average Tuition Fees to Hit 8,393 Two-thirds of UK universities will charge the maximum allowed 9,000 annual tuition fee for at least one course from 2012, prompting wide-ranging concerns over students' ability to afford degrees.
Chemistry World September 2009	Education and wealth It seems that the UK government is interested in answering the question: what return does the UK get for the money it puts into academic research in chemistry?
Chemistry World April 15, 2015 Maria Burke	Science remains a peripheral issue in the UK election The economy, the NHS and immigration are key battlegrounds as the UK election approaches, but science and technology are rarely discussed.
Chemistry World February 2, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Budget cuts hit university teaching University teaching is bearing the brunt of cuts to higher education funding, while science has been afforded a degree of protection, according to the latest figures announced by the Higher Education Funding Council for England
Chemistry World March 15, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Update: Thriving Chemistry Department Faces Closure An emergency evidence session of the UK parliamentary Science and Technology select committee is being considered to address proposals to cease chemistry teaching at Sussex University.
Chemistry World December 19, 2012 Laura Howes	Home office to help student job seekers In a speech last week, the UK's home secretary announced that from April 2013, all international PhD students will be allowed to remain in the country for one year to find work or start a business after their course has finished.
Chemistry World March 6, 2012 Simon Perks	Special Treatment for Scientists Under Immigration Rules Scientists traveling to work in the UK will be exempt from rules on settling in the country.
Chemistry World January 5, 2012 Patrick Walter	UK Government Proposes Science Universities The UK government is inviting proposals for a 'new type of university' which would place a greater emphasis on science and technology courses and postgraduate education, although there would be no extra public money for their creation.
Chemistry World December 2006 Mark Peplow	Editorial: A Shot in the Arm for Science Education University science education has received a significant boost with the announcement that the Higher Education Funding Council for England will provide an extra 75 million pounds for courses in chemistry, physics, and engineering.
Chemistry World July 14, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	UK Government Unveils Energy Plans The UK government's long-awaited Energy Review contains great opportunities for chemists, but fails to pledge the research funding needed to meet the country's commitment to renewable energy.
Chemistry World February 6, 2014 Patrick Walter	Clouds on the horizon for UK science The UK needs to up its game to keep up with the rest of the continent when it comes to science, Europe's research chief has said.
Chemistry World July 1, 2010 Sarah Houlton	Austerity measures hit higher education UK universities have been hit with further cuts as the government introduces stringent measures to reduce the budget deficit.
Chemistry World September 2007 Ian Pearson	Comment: Global Science Matters The UK's new science minister says that an international perspective is vital for scientific growth.
Chemistry World September 5, 2008 Fred Campbell	Rushed Reforms Failing UK School Science UK government reforms of school education have done little to increase the number of children with maths or science (STEM) qualifications, according to the UK's national academy of sciences.
Chemistry World January 2008 Gurney & Adams	Comment: How Good is UK Chemistry? Using bibliometrics as the key measure, the author compares the publication output of different countries.
Chemistry World November 3, 2010 Leila Sattary	Universities to get 9000 fees option The UK government has announced today that university students in England will face tuition fees of up to 9000 per year.
Chemistry World November 3, 2009 Nina Notman	Cash lures top achievers away from US science The highest academic achievers are leaving science and technology faster than those who obtain lower grades, says a new report published in the US.
Chemistry World April 2009 Martin & Moss	The changing shape of chemistry, 1998 to 2008 There is much more variety, choice and diversity in modern undergraduate chemistry, but at what price?
Chemistry World March 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Riding the RAE Rollercoaster For chemists, a shift to metrics may bring welcome relief from the time-consuming and onerous RAE, first praised but increasingly criticized for its effect on UK research.
Chemistry World October 21, 2015 Maria Burke	Chemists' anxiety mounts as spending review nears The UK government will publish its spending review, setting out funding commitments and priorities for the next five years. This review will include funding levels for scientific research and wider public investment in science and engineering.
Chemistry World December 23, 2014 Matthew Gunther	Home secretary's student visa plan draws ire of science community The UK home secretary Theresa May plans to back a proposal that would force foreign graduates to leave the country as soon as they have finished studying.
Chemistry World February 3, 2012 Patrick Walter	NERC asks institutes to weed out poor grants The UK Natural Environment Research Council is planning to ask institutes to winnow out 'uncompetitive' proposals in an effort to drive up its grant application success rates.
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 October 5, 2007 Ananyo Bhattacharya	UK Government Expected to Strengthen Science The UK government is to launch a 'major campaign' to strengthen school science and overhaul its own science and technology investment.
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Paul Muhlrad	Irving Epstein: Better Living Through Chemistry (Class) It will require a change in mindset for chemistry faculty if we are going to get students into chemistry because they want to be, rather than because they have to be.
Chemistry World August 5, 2015 Jaroslaw Adamowski	Drop in number of Polish academics causes concern One of Poland's university associations is reporting that the number of academics and researchers at the country's higher education institutions is in decline.
Chemistry World July 8, 2014 Emma Stoye	UK backs 52m pounds science industry training fund The government will contribute 32.6 million, with an additional 20 million coming from participating employers.
Chemistry World October 19, 2010 Akshat Rathi	Immigration cap could spell disaster for UK science In June the government announced a temporary cap on the number of skilled workers from non-EU states that can enter Britain.
Chemistry World December 2009	Column: Undercover Academic Science funding, science-based policy and science education take up a substantial part of the UK's budget, so why are they not more widely discussed at election time?
Chemistry World May 2006 Lee Higham	Comment: A Case of Job Dissatisfaction A chemistry degree ought to prepare its graduates for a range of disciplines, such as finance or industry. Some students who choose the subject don't wish to work in those environments though; they are motivated by an academic path.
Chemistry World August 15, 2013 Julia Higgins	Diversity: leading the way The Royal Society, funded by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, and in parallel with the Royal Academy of Engineering's diversity scheme, has set out a program to address diversity in science. For many of us, the word diversity raises the gender question.
Chemistry World May 6, 2014 Maria Burke	Public money for science pays off A new report claims to provide 'crucial economic evidence' to support claims that the UK government can boost growth by investing in science and engineering research.
Chemistry World May 13, 2014 Maria Burke	Pledge to create 2000 new STEM posts Leading UK businesses and institutions have pledged to create over 2000 new jobs and apprenticeships in science, technology, engineering and math.