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Chemistry World October 19, 2010 Akshat Rathi	Immigration cap could spell disaster for UK science In June the government announced a temporary cap on the number of skilled workers from non-EU states that can enter Britain.
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 November 6, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Chemistry departments running in the red in the UK UK university chemistry departments' finances are well into the red, according to a recent report on university balance sheets.
Chemistry World June 2, 2015 Angeli Mehta	Postdocs struggle with poor job security and stress in Europe Growing numbers of students securing doctorates and taking postdoc positions is causing 'considerable dissatisfaction and stress' across Europe, as many end up spending years on temporary contracts.
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 February 2007 Yfke Hager	Careers: Political Science Nick Green loves the varied nature of his job as science policy manager at the Royal Society, which sees him talking to politicians and scientists. Just how does a chemist make the switch from laboratory research to science policy?
Chemistry World March 26, 2015 Mark Peplow	Thinking ahead Recognizing that a PhD can be a springboard to many different career paths is the first step towards ensuring that science students have every opportunity to succeed.
Chemistry World August 2008	Editorial: Balancing up the equation Academic chemistry is a less welcoming environment for women than it is for men.
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 June 29, 2007 Bea Perks	UK Science Moves to New Government Department Science and university research funding in the United Kingdom has moved into the hands of a newly created Department for Innovations, Universities and Skills (DIUS).
Chemistry World December 17, 2014	US National Academies urges postdoctoral reforms The US National Academies is urging significant changes to improve the country's postdoctoral training system. A panel concluded that postdoctoral researchers should spend more time on training and mentoring, and less time performing research in the lab.
Chemistry World August 2008	Putting women in their place It's in all our interests to promote the career progression of women in chemistry, says Annette Williams
Chemistry World August 15, 2014 Patrick Walter	Former Royal Society of Chemistry president dies After retiring from active research, John Mason Ward continued to play an active role in the chemistry community.
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 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
Science News February 28, 2009 David Spergel	Nation Needs Recovery Plan For Science Faculty Jobs Even if the economy were to recover over the next one to two years, the academic job market for the next few years is likely to be bleak.
Chemistry World July 16, 2008 Victoria Gill	'Macho' Work Ethic Forcing Women Out of Chemistry A slew of recent reports have warned that talented women are continuing to leave research because academia is overpoweringly 'masculine'.
Chemistry World August 4, 2014 Ned Stafford	US labs urged to develop stronger 'culture of safety' A major new report on safety in academic chemical research is calling on US universities to adopt a 'culture of safety' actively supported at all levels.
Chemistry World January 23, 2013 Paula Stephan	Too many scientists? It may be hard to believe, but once there was a time when scientists (young and old), policy wonks and those in government worried about a shortage of trained individuals to conduct research.
Chemistry World March 1, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Archives for Africa and Beyond The Royal Society of Chemistry yesterday announced free access to its journal's back-catalogue in over 50 developing countries, the first learned society to make such a gesture.
Chemistry World October 2, 2014 Bodewits et al.	An escape plan Everyone entering academia would benefit from a soft landing when they leap from the ivory tower -- female scientists aren't the only ones with families to feed.
Chemistry World July 12, 2010 Anna Lewcock	New research assessment plan postponed over impact The UK's universities and science minister has announced a one year delay to a new research assessment system, saying that time is needed to resolve concerns over how the social and economic 'impact' of research is measured.
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 March 8, 2006	Update: Archives for Africa and beyond The Royal Society of Chemistry has provided developing countries with free access to its journal archives, but its involvement shouldn't stop there, said RSC chief executive.
Chemistry World January 2012	A new year and a new dawn As the International Year of Chemistry drew to a close last year, we were delighted to see the future of chemistry in the UK being bolstered with two universities planning to reopen their chemistry departments
Chemistry World August 15, 2013 Julia Higgins	Diversity: leading the way The Royal Society, funded by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, and in parallel with the Royal Academy of Engineering's diversity scheme, has set out a program to address diversity in science. For many of us, the word diversity raises the gender question.
Chemistry World May 19, 2010 Hayley Birch	Could rising graduate debt hit science hard? The Russell Group, which represents the UK's elite universities, has suggested that students should pay more towards the cost of university degrees. But increases in graduate debt could have unwelcome repercussions for scientific research and graduates with science degrees.
Chemistry World November 25, 2010 Mike Brown	Capping scientific migrants A new UK immigration cap could bias against researchers looking to come to the UK.
Chemistry World August 31, 2015	The postdoc problem: too many, or the wrong kind? Are concerns about postdoc proliferation valid? Maybe we just need to make their training more diverse, suggests Keith Micoli
HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Amber Dance	The Best of Times and the Worst of Times for Postdocs Fresh from a Ph.D. in virology, Nancy Van Prooyen is carving her own scientific niche. She's taking on the little-known fungal pathogen, Histoplasma capsulatum, as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco.
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2011	President's Letter Postdoctoral scientists have played an essential role in advancing discovery research in the life sciences for more than a century.
Chemistry World November 1, 2012 Patrick McGhee	Losing concentration In the UK, successive governments have held to the mantra that funding for university research should be heavily concentrated in a handful of universities.
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 September 2009	Education and wealth It seems that the UK government is interested in answering the question: what return does the UK get for the money it puts into academic research in chemistry?
Chemistry World October 2009	Column: Undercover academic How the postdoctoral student begins to establish their own academic identity.
Chemistry World December 14, 2012 Rebecca Trager	US urged to rethink chemistry graduate education US chemistry graduate education needs an overhaul to address a possible glut of chemistry PhDs and other obstacles, according to a new report released by the American Chemical Society.
Chemistry World December 19, 2012 Laura Howes	Home office to help student job seekers In a speech last week, the UK's home secretary announced that from April 2013, all international PhD students will be allowed to remain in the country for one year to find work or start a business after their course has finished.
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 August 2009	Building on a science base Evan Harris, Liberal Democrat science spokesman, underlines the importance of funding, careers, and evidence-based government policy for the future of UK science
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 10, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Fees hike could focus the mind The UK government voted in favour of tripling the university fees cap to 9000 last night, although the vote was passed by a slim margin of just 21 votes.
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Chemistry World May 16, 2013 Angeli Mehta	Australian budget hits higher education hard Catriona Jackson, chief executive of advocacy group Science & Technology Australia, warns that they are 'really going to get in the way of research'.
Chemistry World July 14, 2011 Andy Extance	UK Average Tuition Fees to Hit 8,393 Two-thirds of UK universities will charge the maximum allowed 9,000 annual tuition fee for at least one course from 2012, prompting wide-ranging concerns over students' ability to afford degrees.
Chemistry World April 17, 2015 Angeli Mehta	Women twice as likely to be hired for academic posts as men Researchers in the US said they were shocked to find that, in a series of experiments designed to simulate the hiring process, women were twice as likely as men to be ranked first for a tenure track job.
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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 2009	Column: Undercover academic Good laboratory techniques are key skills for a chemistry graduate. All chemists need an appropriate level and range of practical skills.