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Chemistry World July 10, 2015 Angeli Mehta |
Business unable to access knowledge locked up in universities A bewildering array of organizations and schemes to support collaborative research between businesses and universities in the UK is leading to frustration and confusion, and needs to be simplified. |
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 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 April 4, 2013 Joe Connor |
An artful solution to scientist shortfall There has been much attention given recently to concerns regarding the overproduction of science graduates in the United Kingdom. |
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 December 4, 2014 Ageli Mehta |
Cash for science in autumn statement given cautious welcome The UK chancellor, George Osborne, has told MPs that science is 'a personal priority' but the commitments in yesterday's autumn statement drew only a cautious welcome from science bodies. |
Chemistry World December 1, 2014 |
Power to the people As belts are tightened all over Europe, scientists have been caught up by politicians' ardor for austerity. |
Chemistry World November 27, 2014 Mark Peplow |
It's time to speak up for Europe From the EU funding that British scientists receive, to the benefits of hiring talent from across the continent, the 'science case' for membership is overwhelming. |
Chemistry World September 11, 2012 Derry Jones |
Resources for research Paula Stephan, author of the book How Economics Shapes Science, is a longtime student of how governments and universities allocate resources and how scientists respond to this. |
Chemistry World November 13, 2012 Leila Sattary |
Chancellor singles out science to drive economic growth The chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, has outlined eight technology areas in which he wants the UK to lead the world. |
Chemistry World April 1, 2014 Emma Stoye |
New Centers for Doctoral Training announced Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced the UK will fund another 22 Centers for Doctoral Training, taking the total government investment in CDTs over 500 million pounds. |
Chemistry World November 1, 2013 Laura Howes |
UK failing to capitalize on graphene A new policy statement from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns that while UK universities lead the world in graphene development, the country's poor commercialization of the material could see it fall behind. |
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 January 5, 2015 Adam Brounsell |
Welcome to 2015 and to a new volume Chemistry World demonstrates how science is relevant to everyone, not just scientists. Discoveries never go stale; they are made anew by each person when he or she first encounters them. |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2008 Jill Jusko |
Inflation Outpaces Federal Funding: By the Numbers Academics lose federal R&D dollars for science and engineering. |
Chemistry World September 2011 |
Graphene by the kilo Durham Graphene Science founder Karl Coleman is forging ahead in production of single-layer carbon. Sarah Houlton talks to the 2011 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year |
Chemistry World July 31, 2015 Patrick Walter |
Living on credit While Greece will find it tough to support its universities, there are ways to put its research base on life support so that it can be revived when the good times return. |
Chemistry World November 2011 Philip Ball |
Column: The Crucible Growing graphene by CVD might benefit from an initial injection of hexagonality to start off on the right footing. |
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 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 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 October 18, 2006 Ned Stafford |
Nobel Lobbying Skews Prizes, Chemist Claims US success among the 2006 Nobel prizes has prompted a top German chemist to complain that US domination in recent years has more to do with lobbying efforts than with superiority over European peers. |
Chemistry World October 2, 2015 Adam Brownsell |
Let's talk about chemistry I hope all of you have now had a chance to at least skim read the results of the survey carried out this year by the Royal Society of Chemistry on the public's attitudes to chemistry in the UK. |
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 August 2010 |
We need more scientists in politics Scientist Michael Brooks stood for parliament at the last election against an MP who favours homeopathy and medical astrology. He lost. Should we worry? |
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 September 19, 2013 Banholzer & Jones |
Possible versus practical Scientists and engineers must do a better job assessing and explaining the difference between the subset of discoveries that offers practical solutions and the set that is simply possible. |
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 May 2007 |
Comment: A Matter of Ethics Scientists should embrace a universal ethical code. |
Chemistry World October 5, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Graphene scoops the physics Nobel This year's Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov for the discovery of graphene - single-atom-thick layers of carbon. |
Chemistry World August 2006 Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Action Please, Not Reviews of Reviews Whether developing new materials for fuel cells, or contributing to the Council for Science and Technology's nano-review, chemists' voices in the UK must be heard by policy-makers. Given the current pause for further thought, now is the perfect time to chip in. |
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 January 2007 Yfke Hager |
Careers: Spin-Out Sense Craig Banks is passionate about his chemistry research. In his short academic career he has already co-founded a spin-out firm to make cannabis detectors. |
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 April 28, 2014 Emma Stoye |
Scientists asked how to spend UK science cash The UK government is asking the scientific community what the portion of the science budget set aside for infrastructure should be spent on over the next five years. |
Chemistry World January 5, 2016 Patrick Walter |
Count your blessings Public funding for science in the United Kingdom will be protected in real-terms, meaning that it will keep pace with inflation. |
Chemistry World July 2, 2014 Emma Stoye |
Graphene Flagship doubles in size The Graphene Flagship aims to take graphene 'from the lab to the factory floor' over the next 10 years, with a large investment from the European commission. |
Chemistry World August 29, 2014 Mark Peplow |
The trouble with boycotts If the goal is to draw the world's attention to malfeasance, then forceful censure achieves much the same result as an academic boycott. Support can be offered to scientists who press for change in repressive regimes |
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 January 26, 2012 David Bradley |
Leaky graphene oxide lets water pour through UK researchers have created a graphene-based membrane that allows water through but not helium. |
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 December 19, 2014 Mark Peplow |
A bad business The university-as-business model has been embraced because of its potential benefits. But there is a growing feeling that the relentless pursuit of targets is at odds with scientific research and the academic ethos. |
Chemistry World October 3, 2006 Victoria Gill |
UK Dragging Heels on Nanotechnology Disappointing and slow. That is how the UK government's research to improve the understanding of the potential health and environmental impacts of free nanoparticles has been summed up by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering. |
Fast Company April 2010 Gay Jervey |
Fast Talk: The University of Rochester Markets Medical Research Marjorie Hunter markets academic research to companies and entrepreneurs; such collaborations brought the University of Rochester Medical Center nearly $70 million in royalties in fiscal 2008. |
Chemistry World November 30, 2011 Patrick Walter |
Autumn windfall for UK science and industry The UK government has announced a raft of measures in its autumn statement to try to boost the flagging economy. There is some good news for the research community, as well as the chemical and life science industries. |
Chemistry World November 2010 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Editorial: Nobels and Ozone Four of this year's Nobel prize winners are working at UK institutions... The health of the ozone layer is still in intensive care but the long-term prognosis is good... |
Chemistry World February 28, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
First Graphene Transistors May Herald Future of Electronic Chips Researchers claim to have created the world's first practical transistors cut from ribbons of graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms. |
Chemistry World April 24, 2015 Harriet Brewerton |
Disrupting graphene Scientists across the field of 2D materials have put forward a roadmap to steer graphene research off the drawing board, to a point where it emerges within disruptive technologies that alter people's lives the world over. |
Chemistry World January 17, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Nanotech patent jungle set to become denser in 2013 As we welcome in 2013, will nanotechnology continue to dominate many of the scientific headlines in the coming year, just as it has done over the past decade? |
Chemistry World January 29, 2009 James Urquhart |
Graphene to graphane by chemical conversion An international research team have successfully converted graphene - sheets of carbon just a single layer of atoms thick - into its hydrogenated equivalent, graphane. |