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Chemistry World April 27, 2015 Ned Stafford	European parliament refuses to back diversion of research cash Key European parliament committees have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to divert euro 2.7 billion of research funding to help finance a new EU-wide economic stimulus package.
Chemistry World April 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Science skirmishes continue on Capitol Hill A proposal by Republicans in the US Congress to reauthorize landmark legislation surrounding science and technology funding is being met with fierce backlash from scientific groups, as well as Democrats.
Chemistry World April 23, 2015 Maria Burke	Grant application peer review system 'works well' The role of peer review in assessing grant applications has often been the subject of debate among scientists. Now, a recent analysis by US researchers suggests the system is working well.
Chemistry World April 22, 2015 Eugene Gerden	Ukraine to slash science budget Rapid growth in defense spending has led Ukraine's president, Petr Poroshenko, to announce plans to cut science funding to the bone.
Chemistry World April 21, 2015 Fiona Case	Gender bias in US research funding investigated At the request of three Congresswomen the US Government Accountability Office has launched an investigation into whether gender bias is influencing the awarding of research grants, which would be illegal under US law.
Chemistry World April 20, 2015 Philip Ball	Oh, the humanities! The ruling elite have humanities degrees ... they can test premises, they can think outside the box, they can problem-solve.' It is depressing to see a humanities academic suggest that these qualities are not found in the sciences.
Chemistry World April 17, 2015 Angeli Mehta	Women twice as likely to be hired for academic posts as men Researchers in the US said they were shocked to find that, in a series of experiments designed to simulate the hiring process, women were twice as likely as men to be ranked first for a tenure track job.
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 April 2, 2015 Maria Burke	Metrics failed to predict REF outcomes A team of mathematicians who used metrics to predict the outcomes of the UK's national assessment of research in 2014 have reported that their results were 'wildly inaccurate'.
Chemistry World March 31, 2015 Emma Stoye	Fears UK government scientists could be gagged by new rules Recent changes to the civil service code could make it harder for UK government scientists to talk to the media, leading to 'misinformation' about key scientific issues among the public.
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