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Chemistry World March 25, 2010 Sarah Houlton	Budget boon for science and industry Science and industry were offered a few nuggets of cheer during a political pre-election budget from Alistair Darling, the UK's chancellor of the exchequer.
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Chemistry World April 24, 2009 Nina Notman	UK carbon capture and storage gets government boost The UK will lead the way in the development and use of carbon capture and storage technology for coal-fired power stations, the country's minister for energy and climate change has declared.
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Chemistry World October 20, 2010 Turley & Lewcock	Science budget frozen in spending review The UK's science budget will suffer a 10 per cent cut in real terms over the next four years and higher education has been hit hard in the government's public spending review announced today.
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 22, 2012 Andrew Turley	GSK to build 350 million factory in UK GlaxoSmithKline has announced plans to build its first new UK production plant for almost 40 years in Ulverston, Cumbria.
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 December 6, 2012 Patrick Walter	Autumn statement science boost to offset cuts The UK science community has welcomed an additional 600 million pounds of investment in research infrastructure. The money was announced in the autumn statement by George Osborne, chancellor of the exchequer.
Chemistry World November 13, 2012 Leila Sattary	Chancellor singles out science to drive economic growth The chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, has outlined eight technology areas in which he wants the UK to lead the world.
Chemistry World March 19, 2015 Emma Stoye	UK budget science cash given cautious welcome Yesterday's budget announcement, in which UK chancellor George Osborne announced additional funding for research and scientific infrastructure, has been cautiously welcomed by scientists.
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Chemistry World February 9, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Calls for UK Investment in Carbon Capture The UK government must invest immediately in carbon capture and storage technologies to meet carbon emissions targets, a parliamentary committee has urged.
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Chemistry World April 23, 2013 Emma Stoye	Invest in research or be left behind, UK academies warn The UK's four national academies have called on the government to increase investment in research over the next decade or risk being overtaken by international competitors.
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Chemistry World August 2006 Mark Peplow	Editorial: Action Please, Not Reviews of Reviews Whether developing new materials for fuel cells, or contributing to the Council for Science and Technology's nano-review, chemists' voices in the UK must be heard by policy-makers. Given the current pause for further thought, now is the perfect time to chip in.
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 January 10, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Green Light for UK Nuclear Power The UK government has formally announced its long-awaited decision to support a new generation of nuclear power stations. Scientists, while welcoming the government's decision, also warned that plenty of detailed decisions remained.
Chemistry World June 12, 2009 Anna Lewcock	Focus on economic impact the way forward, says RCUK The chief executives of the UK's seven research councils have stepped forward to defend moves to reprioritize the nation's research on projects that offer economic benefits.
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.
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 October 24, 2011 Patrick Walter	UK Government Pulls the Plug on CCS Plant Plans for the UK's first commercial scale carbon capture and storage power plant have been shelved.
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Chemistry World April 30, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Obama issues scientific call to arms President Obama has pledged billions of extra dollars towards scientific research and development (R&D) in a bid to maintain the US's position at the forefront of science and technology.
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 June 26, 2013 Laura Howes	Science survives latest UK spending round Setting out a spending plan for 2015-16, the UK's Chancellor George Osborne described investment in science as 'an investment for the future.'
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.
Chemistry World April 28, 2014 Emma Stoye	Scientists asked how to spend UK science cash The UK government is asking the scientific community what the portion of the science budget set aside for infrastructure should be spent on over the next five years.
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Chemistry World November 9, 2015 Emma Stoye	UK science's 'superpower' status at risk The UK government must commit to spend more on science R&D in the long-term if the UK is to remain a 'scientific superpower', according to a report published by the House of Commons
Chemistry World July 12, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Chemistry will underpin economic growth, say industry leaders A cross-industry collaboration is trying to unite the UK chemicals sector, building a robust industry landscape founded on basic chemical feedstock manufacturing supporting innovation across all the chemical-using industries.
Chemistry World January 25, 2008 Ananyo Bhattacharya	EPSRC Forced to Cut Science The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is to cut the volume of science it funds over the next three years.
Chemistry World November 25, 2015 Emma Stoye	Scientists relieved as UK research protected in real terms UK chancellor George Osborne has said the science budget will be protected in real terms over the next parliament.
Chemistry World April 16, 2010 Sean Milmo	Ineos starts UK chemicals exodus Ineos's decision to relocate its headquarters to Switzerland because of corporate taxation concerns may spark an exodus of chemical and pharmaceutical companies from having their headquarters in the UK.
Chemistry World December 4, 2014 Ageli Mehta	Cash for science in autumn statement given cautious welcome The UK chancellor, George Osborne, has told MPs that science is 'a personal priority' but the commitments in yesterday's autumn statement drew only a cautious welcome from science bodies.
Chemistry World September 10, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Research bodies urge UK government to protect science funding Nearly 200 research organizations have signed an open letter urging the UK government to protect science funding in the 2015 UK spending review.
Chemistry World October 22, 2010 Akshat Rathi	UK carbon capture a one horse race On the same day UK ministers revealed a 1 billion fund for the development of carbon capture and storage, power company E.ON UK announced it is pulling out of the government's national CCS competition, leaving just one company in the race.
Chemistry World October 11, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Scientists protest against planned funding cuts Two thousand people joined a rally outside the UK Treasury on Saturday to protest against the government's plans to slash research funding as part of measures to cut the budget deficit.
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Chemistry World May 17, 2011 Meera Senthilingam	UK report calls for new approach to strategic metals The UK will need to secure supplies of strategic metals or future economic growth will be put at risk, a Science and Technology Committee report warns.
Chemistry World February 22, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Funding cuts will 'damage a generation' of science Cutting research budgets will harm science for an entire generation, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science said. The Royal Society of Chemistry, one of the many who have voiced their outrage at the cuts to UK science funding, shares this view.
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 September 2007 Ian Pearson	Comment: Global Science Matters The UK's new science minister says that an international perspective is vital for scientific growth.