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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.
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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
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Chemistry World April 25, 2014 Emma Stoye	EPSRC announces 83.5m boost for PhD training The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will invest an additional 83.5 million pounds this year in doctoral training partnerships in the UK, universities and science minister David Willetts has announced.
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Chemistry World March 15, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Budget Cuts for UK Science Scientists and research managers in the UK have reacted with dismay to a 68 million-pound raid on the budget of the research councils - the state agencies that fund the bulk of civil science research in the country.
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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 June 27, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	UK's chem-bio interface gets mixed report United Kingdom scientists working at the interface between chemistry and biology think their research councils don't adequately support interdisciplinary research, a survey suggests.
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Chemistry World January 2007 Sue Ferns	Comment: Who's Looking After British Science? As the union representing public sector scientists in the UK, Prospect is calling for urgent action to stem the loss of key science research facilities and staff.
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.
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Chemistry World November 2011 Jack Stilgoe	The Science we Want, the Science we Need The UK government has lost the ability to ensure that the research that it really needs gets done.
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 May 16, 2012 Patrick Walter	The death of UK science? A new lobby group of scientists launched itself with a mock funeral for UK science to protest recent actions taken by the main funder of chemistry research in the UK, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
Chemistry World January 31, 2014 Patrick Walter	EPSRC names new chief executive The next chief executive of the UK's main chemistry funding body will be Philip Nelson, currently pro-vice chancellor of the University of Southampton.
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 11, 2007 Ananyo Bhattacharya	Exclusive Interview: EPSRC's New Chief Executive, David Delpy UK chemists have been too content to 'fill the gaps' instead of tackling big, exciting problems. That's the view of medical physicist David Delpy, who recently started work as the chief executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
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 October 23, 2012 Leila Sattary	EPSRC grant success rates rise The UK's largest physical sciences funding agency has experienced a significant decrease in the number of applications submitted in 2011 -- 12, which has led to the highest grant success rates in the last decade.
Chemistry World November 25, 2013 Patrick Walter	New doctoral training centers get go ahead UK science minister David Willetts has announced 72 new centers to train more than 3500 PhD students over the next four years.
Chemistry World January 8, 2015 Patrick Walter	EPSRC head pledges greater dialogue with researchers The new head of the UK's physical sciences research council plans to make engagement his watchword.
Chemistry World January 7, 2009 James Mitchell Crow	UK chemists force funding compromise More young chemists in the UK look set to receive government grants after the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) bowed to pressure from the chemistry community to spread its early career funding more widely.
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 September 2011	Future funding concern The announcement by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council about future research funding has caused concern in the chemistry community.
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 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 April 2, 2013 Laura Howes	Funding boost for PhDs UK research funder, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, has announced 84.2 million for doctoral training grants, stipends awarded to institutions to fund PhD students.
Chemistry World April 15, 2015 Maria Burke	Science remains a peripheral issue in the UK election The economy, the NHS and immigration are key battlegrounds as the UK election approaches, but science and technology are rarely discussed.
Chemistry World March 30, 2012 Patrick Walter	Controversial physical sciences shaping strategy comes to a close For better or worse, the main UK physical sciences funding body has finished deciding which areas of science will see their funding grow and which will shrink.
Chemistry World May 6, 2014 Maria Burke	Public money for science pays off A new report claims to provide 'crucial economic evidence' to support claims that the UK government can boost growth by investing in science and engineering research.
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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 May 2009	Funding fall-outs The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council recently announced plans to ban persistently unsuccessful grant applicants for one year. Why did it do this and why are some UK chemists unhappy about it?
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.
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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.
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