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Chemistry World November 10, 2006 |
Lord Sainsbury Quits as UK Science Minister Scientists paid tribute to Lord Sainsbury as he resigned after eight years as UK science minister. The former chairman of Sainsbury's supermarkets said he had stepped down for personal reasons, preferring to concentrate on his business interests and charitable work. |
Chemistry World December 1, 2014 |
Power to the people As belts are tightened all over Europe, scientists have been caught up by politicians' ardor for austerity. |
Chemistry World February 16, 2015 Patrick Walter |
Poll finds majority of scientists engaging with public Scientists believe that they should take an active role in public policy debates when it comes to science and technology, according to a survey of American Association for the Advancement of Science members. |
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. |
Chemistry World April 2010 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Editorial: Election science Science is very much on the agenda in the UK, with many a report being launched during the last month. |
Reason November 2005 Tim Cavanaugh |
Subsidized Spin The Pentagon is spending $300,000 to send mid-career scientists, researchers, and engineers to a workshop at the television and screen writing school with the hope that some of these scientists will be inspired to produce a screenplay that paints scientists as cool. |
Chemistry World May 2007 |
Comment: A Matter of Ethics Scientists should embrace a universal ethical code. |
Chemistry World July 2009 |
UK science funding Adam Afriyie, UK shadow science minister, would like to see more investment in training the next generation of scientists and is pioneering a science literacy scheme for MPs |
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 November 2011 |
Reaching out The explosion is the doyenne of chemical demonstrations, but is the web taking over as a tool for researchers to enthuse the public about chemistry? Success online depends on reaching the right audience. YouTube and iTunes make this easier |
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 November 27, 2014 Mark Peplow |
It's time to speak up for Europe From the EU funding that British scientists receive, to the benefits of hiring talent from across the continent, the 'science case' for membership is overwhelming. |
Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Steve Fuller |
The public: clients of science? Despite the lip service paid to the virtues of secular democracy, the extent to which the public trusts blindly in research scientists rivals medieval deference to priestly authority. |
Chemistry World January 2007 Sue Ferns |
Comment: Who's Looking After British Science? As the union representing public sector scientists in the UK, Prospect is calling for urgent action to stem the loss of key science research facilities and staff. |
Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Sile Lane |
Decisive uncertainty We depend on scientists, often at fraught moments where lives are at stake, being willing to assess the evidence and speak the truth to those in power, as they see it, with all the uncertainties and in the context of what has gone before. |
Chemistry World October 17, 2014 Ned Stafford |
European scientists rally to protest jobs and funding crisis Scientists throughout Europe, frustrated with inadequate funding for research and a lack of jobs, are banding together to demand that policymakers at national and EU levels take action. |
Chemistry World October 13, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Scientists launch campaign to oppose UK exit from EU Several leading scientists have voiced their support for a campaign for the UK to stay in the EU, warning that an exit would harm the country's research base. |
Chemistry World October 22, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Free legal help for embattled US scientists A pro bono network that will provide legal protection for US scientists in government and academia has been launched by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an environmental group based in Washington, DC. |
Chemistry World March 31, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Fears UK government scientists could be gagged by new rules Recent changes to the civil service code could make it harder for UK government scientists to talk to the media, leading to 'misinformation' about key scientific issues among the public. |
Chemistry World November 28, 2013 |
Lack of planning has hamstrung the UK's science base The current system of funding and management are not making the most of the UK's science facilities and if the the country is to remain internationally competitive changes are urgently needed. |
Chemistry World November 28, 2012 Ned Stafford |
Scientists come together to fight EU budget cuts As politicians continue to debate sharp reductions to the next seven year EU budget, scientists are joining together and loudly urging political leaders to keep their budgetary knives away from research funding. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2006 George Koroneos |
Pharm Exec Q&A: Inside View The Union of Concerned Scientists made revelations about the FDA's own scientific culture. Here, Francesca Grifo, director of scientific integrity program at UCS, talks about the findings. |
Science News May 9, 2009 Charles Niederriter |
At Nobel Conference, Scientists And Public Converse The author, a physics professor at Gustavus Adolphus College directs the Nobel Conference, an annual forum where scientists and the public discuss a contemporary scientific topic. |
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 August 7, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
US research agencies accused of stifling communication of science US government agencies have put in place obstacles that thwart efforts by science journalists to effectively communicate government science, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. |
Chemistry World October 24, 2013 Emily James |
Silenced scientists speak out in Canada Nine out of 10 Canadian federal scientists say that they are not allowed to speak freely to the media about their work, according to results from a major survey. |
Chemistry World April 1, 2014 David Smith |
'No sexuality please, we're scientists' So does it matter that I am a gay scientist? It certainly doesn't make me a better or worse scientist, but I believe it matters that people know. |
Chemistry World November 19, 2015 Mark Peplow |
O Canada... 'The war on science ends with the Liberal government.' So promised Justin Trudeau, leader of Canada's Liberal party, a month before sweeping to election victory on 19 October. |
Chemistry World October 31, 2014 Ned Stafford |
Plea for EU to act on GM from plant scientists 21 top European plant scientists have issued an open letter demanding that the EU take action to ensure that they and other scientists are able to pursue genetically modified plant research. |
Chemistry World February 11, 2010 Anna Lewcock |
Science advice rules could do more harm than good Eminent UK scientists have raised concerns that recent moves to ensure the independence of scientific advice in government may in fact further threaten the relationship between the two communities. |
Chemistry World August 2010 |
We need more scientists in politics Scientist Michael Brooks stood for parliament at the last election against an MP who favours homeopathy and medical astrology. He lost. Should we worry? |
IEEE Spectrum September 2012 Ritchie S. King |
The Global Brain Trade A survey reveals the worldwide migration patterns of researchers |
Chemistry World October 3, 2012 Ian Le Guillou |
Health check finds Canadian science doing well Canadian science is healthy and growing, according to an independent expert panel at the Council of Canadian Academies |
Chemistry World April 10, 2008 Luisa Massarani |
Brazil Pins Economic Hopes on Science Brazil's future prosperity depends on training more young scientists. |
Chemistry World February 2007 Mark Peplow |
Science Stars Rise in the East Collaborate or die. That's the message of a series of reports from the independent thinktank Demos, claiming that British science is in danger of being sidelined unless it tries harder to work with booming Asian nations such as China, India and South Korea. |
Chemistry World June 27, 2014 Philip Ball |
Synthetic aesthetics Artists, designers, scientists and sociologists got together in 2009 for an intensive workshop that debated what synthetic biology might and might not mean. |
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 August 21, 2014 Eugene Gerden |
Scientists claim Russia's science plan lacks ambition Scientists at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, have called the education ministry's science and technology program for 2013 -- 2020 irrelevant. |
Geotimes January 2007 Edward Derbyshire |
International Collaboration in Global Science: Price or Prize? The UN triennium 2007 - 2009 International Year of Planet Earth aims to contribute to the improvement of everyday life, especially in less-developed countries, and by promoting the societal potential of the world's earth scientists. |
Geotimes May 2006 Constantine & Wilkinson |
Translating Science Into Informed Policies To discuss how to get more scientific integrity into policy-making, graduate students at the University of California in Santa Barbara held a panel discussion with the hopes of raising awareness about political interference in government science. |
Chemistry World October 22, 2013 Andy Roast |
Science communication: a practical guide for scientists This book by Bowater and Yeoman begins with the emergence and importance of science communication, providing many good reasons for engaging the public with scientific research. |
Chemistry World March 1, 2014 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
European collaborations EuCheMS, the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, provides a single voice for chemistry in Europe. |
Chemistry World March 15, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Budget Cuts for UK Science Scientists and research managers in the UK have reacted with dismay to a 68 million-pound raid on the budget of the research councils - the state agencies that fund the bulk of civil science research in the country. |