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Chemistry World September 29, 2009 Ned Stafford	German election suggests science boost Changes would include new tax breaks for companies investing in research and development, more freedom on biotechnology issues, and a much more open attitude toward nuclear power.
Chemistry World December 4, 2014 Ned Stafford	Plan to divert EU research cash into investment fund gets chilly response from scientists The proposal would see the money moved from Horizon 2020 into a new investment fund to bolster Europe's economy and create jobs.
Chemistry World February 6, 2013 Ned Stafford	German research minister's doctoral thesis revoked in plagiarism row Annette Schavan, Germany's research minister, may lose her job over claims she plagiarized parts of her thesis
Chemistry World October 23, 2007 Ned Stafford	Chemistry a Winner in German Funding Boost for Elite Universities The second and final round of Germany's so-called 'Ivy League' competition is over, with six new universities christened as elite and several chemistry related programmes bolstered with fresh funding and prestige.
Chemistry World December 5, 2011 Ned Stafford	Europe plans large cash injection for research Horizon 2020 has been crafted to emphasize cooperation between academic researchers and business with the goal of 'turning scientific breakthroughs into innovative products and services'.
Chemistry World March 1, 2012 Ned Stafford	Austrian institute hits the funding big time The money would enable the institute to focus on basic research and PhD training in the natural sciences and to incrementally expand to as many as 100 research groups with around 1000 employees by 2027.
Chemistry World August 25, 2009 Ned Stafford	PhD Bribes Scandal Hits German Universities A criminal investigation into approximately 100 professors in Germany suspected of taking cash bribes for illegally helping unworthy students obtain doctoral degrees has rattled the foundations of German science and higher education.
Chemistry World Ned Stafford	ERC concludes first phase of advanced grants The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the final cash handouts from its first ever 'Advanced Grants' competition, worth a total of 542 million, and launched the competition's second phase of funding.
Chemistry World August 26, 2009 Ned Stafford	Germany plugs electric cars Germany's Federal Cabinet has allocated an additional euro 500 million ( 439 million) for research and development of electric vehicles and related infrastructure
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 March 13, 2008 Ned Stafford	Germany Set to Resolve Foreign Doctorates Spat A truce appears to have been called in the recent battle in Germany between at least six scientists with PhDs earned in the US and police authorities who initiated investigations against them for illegal use of the honorific title Doktor (Dr).
Chemistry World December 21, 2009 Ned Stafford	French researchers get funding boost French President Nicolas Sarkozy caught the Christmas spirit early this year, announcing plans to increase spending by 35 billion Euros to boost the nation's scientific and technological competitiveness.
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.
Chemistry World June 2, 2010 Leila Sattary	Universities face hard years ahead A new report warns that widespread cuts being made to higher education funding across Europe is likely to impact the quality of European teaching and research for years to come.
Chemistry World April 23, 2009 Ned Stafford	Germany bans GM maize Germany's decision to ban cultivation of a strain of genetically modified maize has triggered sharp criticism from German scientists and the European chemicals industry.
Chemistry World March 25, 2015 Constanze Bottcher	Spending targets for German R&D lack ambition The German government's goal of increasing overall expenditure on research and development to 3% of GDP in 2015 has been derided by the latest report of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation.
Chemistry World January 4, 2008 Ned Stafford	German Chemistry Rated World Class An independent study has shown that German chemistry remains world class, with 16 of 57 universities and seven of 20 research institutes rated as being global leaders in at least one field of chemistry research.
Chemistry World January 8, 2008 Ned Stafford	Young Chemists Win Share of ERC Windfall Jerusalem-based chemist Assaf Friedler wins one of the European Research Council's (ERC) prestigious grants for young researchers.
Chemistry World November 7, 2011 Eugene Gerden	Russia Books Place at Science Top Table The Innovative Russia 2020 scheme should see science funding rise to at least 2.5 per cent of GDP. However, some critics think the scheme is overambitious and predict that implementation will run into bureacratic problems.
Chemistry World September 25, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US budget bears good news for chemistry President Obama's budget proposal for fiscal year 2010 - due to start 1 October - represents very good news for chemical science and for the general research community.
Chemistry World July 20, 2010 Ned Stafford	Cash boost for EU research The European Commission has revealed details of its largest investment in research and innovation to date, announcing a funding package worth 6.4 billion ( 5.4 billion).
Chemistry World November 28, 2012 Ned Stafford	Scientists come together to fight EU budget cuts As politicians continue to debate sharp reductions to the next seven year EU budget, scientists are joining together and loudly urging political leaders to keep their budgetary knives away from research funding.
Chemistry World October 7, 2011 Karen Harries-Rees	European doctoral students struggle to find funding Many European doctoral science students are failing to find funding to cover their research, a new survey finds.
Chemistry World October 12, 2007 Rebecca Trager	Leaked Memo Warns US Defense Research Spend 'Inadequate' The US Department of Defense's science and technology spending is 'inadequate' to address security threats, the department's own chief technologist has warned in an internal memo accidentally posted last month.
Chemistry World August 12, 2008	EU Plans to Share More Science Funds and Facilities The new 'Joint Programming' initiative aims to reduce the duplication of research efforts by scientists in EU member states through shared multinational funding pots that would be open to scientists from all participating countries.
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Chemistry World September 19, 2011 Maria Burke	Higher education funding rises around the world 'While our universities are experiencing cuts, other nations are pumping billions more into their universities to gain a competitive edge,' says Wendy Piatt, director-general of the Russell Group, which represents 20 research intensive UK universities.
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 May 12, 2011 Ned Stafford	Eastern European research blighted by funding shortfall While the recently released 2012 draft EU budget is set to increase research spending by 13 per cent, scientists in eastern Europe are continuing to struggle.
Chemistry World July 29, 2011 Ned Stafford	European Research Funding Rises 9 Per Cent Chemistry has done well in the European Commission's new funding package, up 9% from a year ago and the largest such package ever. Researchers say it is another positive step forward for the EU's innovation strategy, which will plough billions into health, energy and new materials.
Chemistry World February 2, 2010 Ned Stafford	Russian science losing its edge Research in Russia, considered a scientific powerhouse during the cold war years, has faded in global importance since the break-up of the former Soviet Union in the early 1990s and now is lagging behind China and India.
Chemistry World March 5, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Hefce announces how RAE money will be distributed This includes 1.6 billion for research, based on the outcome of the revamped Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
Chemistry World November 17, 2010 Rebecca Trager	US science agencies poised for tough times Current political and economic conditions in the US could mean bad news for the nation's science agencies and the researchers.
Chemistry World October 8, 2010 Akshat Rathi	India calls for ambitious increase in science funding The Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India has advised the government to increase its science funding from less than 1 per cent of GDP to up to 2.5 per cent by 2020.
Chemistry World November 23, 2011 Ned Stafford	Cuts threaten autonomy at EU universities The ongoing economic crisis is leading to university funding cuts in varying degrees across much of Europe, with 'financial matters' the 'most pressing challenges faced by universities today.
BusinessWeek February 17, 2010 Peter Coy	Germany's Merkel: She's Got the Whole Euro in Her Hands Angela Merkel, the EU's most powerful leader, has to save Europe from itself.
Chemistry World September 10, 2009 Ned Stafford	Light on the horizon for chemicals sector Production in the worldwide chemical industry, battered and bruised by the global economic meltdown, appears to have stabilized and could even show mild annual growth by the fourth quarter of this year.
BusinessWeek June 3, 2010 Cremer & Reiter	GM's Fast Turnaround Slams into the Euro Crisis With its budget tight after the Greek bailout, Germany rethinks helping to rescue Opel.
Chemistry World April 15, 2011 Rebecca Trager	Delayed US budgets finally agreed The Obama administration says it no longer plans to keep the budgets of the key physical science agencies on a trajectory to double between 2006 and 2016, but it is still vowing to provide them with 'strong investments'.
Chemistry World March 12, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	Energy Focus as Small Firms Benefit From Darling's First Budget The UK government's 2008 budget sees small businesses and school science netting extra funding, and new environmental targets designed to boost renewable energy use.
Chemistry World October 12, 2009 Sarah Houlton	EC pushes renewables research The European Commission has called for a dramatic increase in investment in low carbon technologies to address climate change and secure the future energy supply.
Chemistry World January 25, 2010 Rebecca Trager	US science lead slips The US appears to be losing its global lead in science and technology according to data released by the US National Science Foundation.
Chemistry World August 2008	Editorial: Balancing up the equation Academic chemistry is a less welcoming environment for women than it is for men.
Information Today February 25, 2014	NPG Opens Archives to French Researchers Nature Publishing Group partnered with ISTEX, a project from France's Ministry of Higher Education and Research, to offer scientific resources to more than 1.9 million French researchers, students, and scientists at 200-plus institutions.
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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 October 14, 2010 Laura Howes	France and Spain commit funds to research The 'knowledge economy' has been declared a priority for the governments of both France and Spain, as they announce extra funds for higher education and research in their 2011 budgets.
Chemistry World March 24, 2011	Mild S&T budget growth in China China's science and technology (S&T) budget has increased by 12.5 per cent compared to last year, but its growth momentum has slowed
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