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Chemistry World
March 18, 2010
Anna Lewcock |
Universities face cuts as Hefce deals with first funding drop in years As the Higher Education Funding Council for England announces how it plans to distribute 7.4 billion in funding, uncertainties over future cuts and shifts in the political landscape cause anxiety in academia.   |
Chemistry World
March 17, 2010
Ned Stafford |
Ditch the paperwork, say researchers Thousands of frustrated researchers have signed a petition calling for change to the European Union's funding processes, criticising the current system as untrusting, complicated and riddled with cumbersome financial and administrative regulations. |
Chemistry World
March 10, 2010
Hepeng Jia |
China slows R&D funding growth After robust growth in science and technology spending in 2009, China has revealed a milder increase in the proposed 2010 science budget. |
Chemistry World
March 9, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
Mixed reviews for Canada's science budget Canada's new science budget has elicited a mixed reaction from the research and higher education communities since being unveiled on 4 March. |
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
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
March 2010
Richard Catlow |
The Royal Institution: two centuries of impact The author, a former director of research at the Royal Institution, tells us why it's important to remember the key role the RI has played throughout the history of science |
Chemistry World
March 2010 |
How good is research? As universities face increasing competition for the best minds of tomorrow and financial resources become scarce, reliable indicators for research performance have become indispensable for decision-makers in science and technology. |
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
February 19, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
EPA's new research chief installed after long delay Paul Anastas, a Yale University chemist who is considered to be the father of the green chemistry movement, is now in charge of EPA's Office of Research and Development and the nearly 2,000 scientists who work there. |
Chemistry World
February 17, 2010
Sarah Houlton |
Europe's new research commissioner sworn in Career politician Maire Geoghegan-Quinn trained as a teacher, and will now be responsible for driving the EU's science agenda. |
Chemistry World
February 15, 2010
Ned Stafford |
Profile: The future of French science Alain Fuchs, the chemist and newly installed president of France's National Centre for Scientific Research, admits he has one major concern about his new role. |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2010
Anna Lewcock |
Science advice rules could do more harm than good Eminent UK scientists have raised concerns that recent moves to ensure the independence of scientific advice in government may in fact further threaten the relationship between the two communities. |
HHMI Bulletin
Feb 2010
Robert Tjian |
Beyond Our Borders Ray Wu. Gifted scientist, mentor, advocate, and friend, he was all of these and more to several generations of researchers across the United States and China. |
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