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Chemistry World August 1, 2012 Carmelo Polino |
A warning for Iberoamerican science Very few students consider science as a potential career and even fewer are interested in studying the exact and natural sciences. |
Chemistry World July 24, 2012 Nuala Moran |
Plan to tackle EU funding disparity The final shape of the 80 billion euro Horizon 2020 research fund continues to be a bone of contention among budgetary conservatives and poorer member states that fear that they won't see any of this money. |
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 July 18, 2012 Maria Burke |
EU and UK bitten by the open access bug The European commission plans to make all the research findings funded by its 80 billion euro 2014 -- 2020 research program, Horizon 2020, accessible to all. |
Chemistry World July 18, 2012 Philip Ball |
Nullius in verba Purging of preconception and self-deception is what Francis Bacon called for in the 17th century when he argued that natural philosophers seeking truth must free themselves from 'idols of the mind'. But as John Ioannidis recognizes, changing mindsets isn't easy for chemists and other scientists. |
Chemistry World July 17, 2012 Laura Howes |
3.5 million for UK bioenergy research hub David Willetts, UK Minister of State for Universities and Science, has announced the formation of the SUPERGEN bioenergy hub, to accelerate the deployment of sustainable bioenergy. |
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 10, 2012 John Emsley |
The Court Jester of Science Most of the book, The Aha! Moment: a Scientist's Take on Creativity, is an eclectic blend of David Jones the chemist and Daedalus the mad scientist and together they make entertaining reading. |
Chemistry World June 28, 2012 Maria Burke |
Wellcome Trust to enforce open access rules The Wellcome Trust has announced it will withhold final grant payments from researchers who fail to make their findings freely available with immediate effect. |
Chemistry World June 28, 2012 Laura Howes |
New chief scientific adviser announced Mark Walport, immunologist and director of the Wellcome Trust since 2003, has been named as the UK government's next chief scientific adviser. |
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