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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 June 26, 2009 James Mitchell Crow	STFC cuts funds to key facilities Key UK national science facilities, including the Diamond Light Source and the ISIS neutron beam laboratory, have had their funding cut.C
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.
Chemistry World March 23, 2010 Leila Sattary	MPs warn science cuts will harm economy Stop spending cuts now or risk devastating British science and the economy, says a report published today by the UK government's Science and Technology Committee.
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 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 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 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 August 18, 2015 Emma Stoye	Storm clouds gather for UK science as government weighs cuts The UK government's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has commissioned management consultants to look at the structure of the bodies it oversees, including research councils.
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 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 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 14, 2013 Maria Burke	MPs call for a bridge over 'valley of death' A lack of government support is letting down UK small technology entrepreneurs, MPs warn in a new report. They call for a 'coherent' government strategy to help businesses bridge the gap between concept and commercialization, dubbed the 'valley of death'.
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 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 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 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 5, 2013 Patrick Walter	Little new for science in autumn statement George Osborne, also announced that the next autumn statement would be accompanied by a science and innovation strategy. This will form part of a roadmap on how the government will fund science over the longer-term.
Chemistry World October 13, 2015 Emma Stoye	Scientists launch campaign to oppose UK exit from EU Several leading scientists have voiced their support for a campaign for the UK to stay in the EU, warning that an exit would harm the country's research base.
Chemistry World January 12, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Lords call for clarity over nanotech in food The UK House of Lords science and technology select committee has called for more research into the use of nanomaterials in food and criticised the food industry for failing to be open about its use of nanotechnology.
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 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 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 March 2, 2012 Maria Burke	Chief scientific advisers ignored by UK government Chief scientific advisers, tasked with providing UK government departments with evidence-based policy advice, are often overlooked or bypassed completely, according to a new report.
Chemistry World July 2010	Supporting science The Wellcome Trust is one of the largest science funding bodies in the world. Sir Mark Walport, the trust's director, tells Phillip Broadwith how it spends its money
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 July 21, 2014 Maria Burke	Spending on UK science and engineering continues to fall The latest figures on UK spending on science, engineering and technology make gloomy reading for the new science minister Greg Clark.
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.
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.
Chemistry World December 13, 2013 Maria Burke	UK overtakes US on research quality metric The UK has overtaken the US and now ranks first in one indicator of research quality, according to a new report commissioned by the UK's Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.
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.
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 September 16, 2011 Laura Howes	Science budget ringfence questioned by report A report from the Campaign for Science and Engineering claims that the UK science budget has been cut substantially, despite the government's pledge to protect it.
Chemistry World October 30, 2015 Maria Burke	Wellcome Trust announces health research funding boost As the UK science community braces itself for funding cuts in November's government spending review, the Wellcome Trust is to invest 5 billion pounds over the next five years into research to improve health.
Chemistry World May 8, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	UK Lords urge government to take lead on fracking The UK House of Lords economic affairs select committee has suggested that regulatory complexity is holding back shale gas exploration, and urged the government to take a stronger lead.
Chemistry World March 12, 2014 Maria Burke	UK government urged to cash in on waste Rather than seeing waste as a problem, the government should consider it a valuable resource, says a report by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee.
Chemistry World March 20, 2013 Laura Howes	UK's research shortfall reduced The 1.7 billion shortfall in research capital following the 2010 Spending Review has been cut to just over 330 million, according to new analysis by the Campaign for Science and Engineering.
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.
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Chemistry World January 28, 2013 Maria Burke	Plan for UK's 'eight great technologies' outlined Advanced materials and energy are two of the 'eight great technologies' that the UK government wants to use to propel the country to future growth.
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 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.
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