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Chemistry World March 5, 2007 Ned Stafford	Funding Ignites Ethics Row Some believe scientists should refuse awards that are connected to tobacco companies, in this case the Philip Morris Foundation. How should chemists face ethical questions about funding?
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Chemistry World February 2009 Richard Van Noorden	Editorial: Survival of the fattest The results of the UK's 2008 research assessment exercise, a national audit of university research quality, were announced late last year, and they were good news for the country's chemistry departments.
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