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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 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 December 11, 2009 Anna Lewcock |
Hundreds of millions to be slashed from UK science budget Money is being sucked out of the research pot |
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 July 20, 2011 Leila Sattary |
REF looks to help academics who take a career break The Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) has released it guidelines detailing how universities will be assessed in the upcoming Research Excellence Framework. |
Chemistry World November 20, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Nurse review backs shake-up at research councils Royal Society president Paul Nurse has released his long awaited review of the UK research councils that are responsible for allocating around 3 billion pounds of arts and science funding every year. |
Chemistry World February 4, 2011 Leila Sattary |
Higher education cuts hit home Universities in England will lose 940 million in funding in the next financial year with severe cuts to capital budgets and teaching. |
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 June 8, 2011 Laura Howes |
MPs warn funding reform threatens university places A cross party group of MPs has said that the new funding arrangements for UK higher education will result in a 'significant funding gap of hundreds of millions of pounds'. |
Chemistry World April 7, 2010 Sarah Houlton |
Lords call for research funding clarity The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called on the UK government to clarify its current research funding commitments, and the periods of time over which they will apply. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2008 Ananyo Bhattacharya |
MPs Berate UK Government and Funding Agency Over Research Cuts An influential cross-party panel of MPs has blamed 'a few poor decisions' by the UK government for recent cuts in research funding that is threatening many of the country's largest science facilities. |
Chemistry World October 12, 2012 Laura Howes |
Government adds 200 million to research partnership fund At the Conservative party conference earlier this week, UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne pledged 200 million of new money to the Research Partnership Investment Fund which supports university capital projects. |
Chemistry World March 29, 2010 Leila Sattary |
REF refined The Higher Education Funding Council for England has made changes to the proposed Research Excellence Framework following an extensive consultation with stakeholders in the research community. |
Chemistry World March 3, 2010 Sarah Houlton |
UK must avoid 'neglected decline' in research Investment in science should be a government priority and PhD programs should last four years, according to a report from the UK's Council for Science and Technology. |
Chemistry World February 14, 2014 Maria Burke |
Science cash preserved by UK government The government has decided to protect investment in science and research as part of its plans to have this sector drive the UK's economic recovery. |
Information Today August 6, 2015 |
Jisc Supports OA Efforts in Higher Education Jisc will work with universities and researchers to help meet requirements for open access in response to Research Councils UK reviewing its OA policy and HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) updating OA requirements. |
Chemistry World October 27, 2009 Leila Sattary |
Scientists reject economic impact assessment Almost 4,000 academics have signed a petition which claims that the UK's planned Research Excellence Framework is founded on a lack of understanding of how knowledge advances, and calls for the UK funding councils to withdraw the current proposal. |
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 March 18, 2010 Anna Lewcock |
Universities face cuts as Hefce deals with first funding drop in years As the Higher Education Funding Council for England announces how it plans to distribute 7.4 billion in funding, uncertainties over future cuts and shifts in the political landscape cause anxiety in academia. |
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 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 July 13, 2012 Laura Howes |
Research integrity may be linked to UK grants Universities UK, in association with several other UK funding bodies have published a concordat on research conduct and integrity that could become part of the grant conditions of the signatories. |
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 December 3, 2009 Nina Notman |
English university funding squashed again English academics won't be feeling the festive cheer, after yesterday's announcement that a further 135 million pounds has been chopped from the country's higher education funding. |
Chemistry World February 2008 Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Science on Tap? In both the UK and US, scientists have seen unexpectedly harsh budget settlements by government. |
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 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 February 10, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Science societies urge next UK government to invest more in research The next UK government should invest twice as much in research, according to a joint statement released by the National Academies. |
Chemistry World December 17, 2009 Andy Extance |
STFC funding axe bodes ill for UK science The UK Science and Technology Facilities Council has announced a series of program cuts and priority shifts, indicating a direction for British research that some researchers have reacted angrily to. |
Chemistry World January 12, 2011 Andy Extance |
EPSRC plans represent 'huge change' Academics are concerned that research grant cuts through to 2015 at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, changes in how students are funded, and more centralized control will threaten science careers. |
Chemistry World June 2008 Seam McWhinnie |
Science Funding in Crisis How the UK's research funding system is suffering from government interference. |
Chemistry World July 1, 2011 Andrew Turley |
UK Report Criticizes Forensic Science Move In deciding to shut down the Forensic Science Service, the UK government gave insufficient consideration to the impact on forensic science R&D, according to an independent government report. |
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 November 11, 2010 Laura Howes |
Research impact rating to stay Impact assessment will remain a key part of the UK's new research assessment framework, following the results of a pilot scheme at a number of universities. |
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 23, 2015 Patrick Walter |
Chop and change The plans for how much money the nation's science base will be allotted over the next five years will currently be sitting on the U.K. chancellor's desk |
Chemistry World December 16, 2009 Anna Lewcock |
Research funding plan should be abandoned, say academics A petition bearing 18,000 signatures calling for the abandonment of economic impact assessment in research funding applications has been delivered to the Higher Education Funding Council for England |
Chemistry World September 7, 2012 Laura Howes |
10 million open access boost UK Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, has today announced an additional investment of 10 million to help universities take up open access options. |
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. |
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 December 6, 2012 Laura Howes |
FOI exemptions for unpublished research The UK government has agreed to amend the Freedom of Information Act so that universities do not have to release unpublished research data, following a recommendation by the House of Commons justice committee in July. |
Chemistry World March 28, 2012 Patrick Walter |
Cutbacks Threaten Lords' Oversight of UK Science The number of inquiries carried out by the House of Lords science and technology select committee could be drastically reduced as a result of cost saving measures. |
Chemistry World February 2, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Higher education funding boost confirmed for England The UK government has confirmed that it will increase funding for higher education in England by approximately 1 billion pounds in the forthcoming financial year. |
Chemistry World September 23, 2009 Leila Sattary |
Brace for research impact exercise University research funding will be distributed partly according to measures of 'research impact', the Higher Education Funding Council for England has revealed. |
Chemistry World January 14, 2010 Ned Stafford |
Japan research funding safe The proposals of major cuts in researching funding triggered howls of criticism from Japanese scientists and academics, who appealed for support from the global scientific community. |
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. |
Chemistry World March 9, 2010 Anna Lewcock |
Fund science or risk economic downfall Leading researchers and former science ministers have today warned the UK government it risks 'throwing away' years of investment unless the UK keeps pace with science funding levels in other countries. |
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. |
Chemistry World June 12, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
UK chemists must take control The Engineering and physical sciences research council second international review of UK chemistry has warned that too little is being done to support early-career researchers and encourage high-risk research. |
Chemistry World December 18, 2014 |
UK science strategy leaves many questions unanswered The government has published its long awaited science and innovation strategy, but many of the questions asked by the science community won't be answered until the next spending review. |