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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.
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Chemistry World December 2006 Mark Haw	Comment: A Tale of Two Disciplines Teaching as well as research can help bridge the no-man's land between chemistry and chemical engineering.
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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 2, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Employment prospects improving for US chemistry graduates Last year's chemistry graduates in the US saw the jobs market improve, with unemployment falling from nearly 15% to 12.4%, according to figures from the American Chemical Society's annual graduate survey.
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Chemistry World June 2009 Lord Drayson	World-leading research In the current climate - not just the downturn, but the reality of intense global competition - UK research chemists must join forces with business and government to exploit our abundant talent and potential.
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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 October 17, 2006 Ned Stafford	Chemistry Takes Back Seat Among German Elite First-round funding has been announced in a science funding scheme to create a German elite, or ivy league, of universities. Chemistry-related programs account for only a small slice of the funding pie.
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