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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 August 2010 |
Ships of knowledge passing in the night School children in the UK are told oil will run out by 2050, but oil companies expect production to be about the same as it is today. Extraordinary disparities exist in the scientific and educational worlds today. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2010 Mike Brown |
Bright ideas to develop solar fuels The US Department of Energy is financing the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, with $22 million going towards the project this year and the remainder handed out at a rate of approximately $25 million annually over the following four years. |
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 July 13, 2010 Mike Brown |
NMR: Nobel work if you can get it There are plenty of practicing chemists who are grateful for Richard Ernst's work to develop what the Nobel committee described as 'perhaps the most important instrumental measuring technique within chemistry.' |
Chemistry World July 12, 2010 Anna Lewcock |
New research assessment plan postponed over impact The UK's universities and science minister has announced a one year delay to a new research assessment system, saying that time is needed to resolve concerns over how the social and economic 'impact' of research is measured. |
Chemistry World July 5, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Too many chiefs, not enough indians? Researchers in the United Kingdom are calling for recognition and support for those who prefer to stay 'at the bench' rather than heading up an academic research group. |
Chemistry World July 1, 2010 Sarah Houlton |
Austerity measures hit higher education UK universities have been hit with further cuts as the government introduces stringent measures to reduce the budget deficit. |
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 July 2010 |
Biotech - onwards and upwards The end of the UK's Eastern Region Biotechnology Initiative marks the beginning of a new era, writes Harriet Fear, former chief executive of Erbi |
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