United Kingdom & Ireland

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Chemistry World May 2006 Andrew West	Mission to Marzzz... With planned manned missions to Mars, ESA and NASA both recently announced that they are funding research into methods that would allow astronauts to spend months or even years in suspended animation.
Chemistry World May 3, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Nano Warning A leading occupational medicine expert in the UK has angered nanoparticle manufacturers by comparing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with asbestos.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Sarah Houlton	Global Report: A Hope and a Payer If current trends continue, the United Kingdom will spend 12.7 percent of its GDP on healthcare by 2050. Maybe that means it's time to reform the National Health Service's notoriously complex drug payment scheme.
Chemistry World April 26, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Marriage of Science and Innovation Significant changes to the UK government's science set-up have been announced, in an attempt to embed science into the Department of Trade and Industry.
Chemistry World April 12, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Nuclear Power to Save the Planet The UK's chief scientific adviser, David King, has reiterated his support for nuclear power. King supports the rebuilding of decommissioned nuclear power plants in the UK to reduce dependence on fossil fuels in the next 15 years.
Chemistry World March 2006	Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards In each UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership, an associate is teamed with a university and a company to undertake a specific project. The prize for this year's best KTP partnership involves analytical chemists, a company that checks for counterfeits and a pharmaceutical scientist.
Chemistry World March 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Funding Council Powerless to Intervene in Department Closures Investigations into proposals to cut chemistry teaching at Sussex University have highlighted weaknesses in the Higher Education Funding Council for England's (Hefce) strategic powers, according to politicians.
Parameters Spring 2006 Wade Markel	Draining the Swamp: The British Strategy of Population Control Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S. and its Army again find themselves confronted with a tenacious insurgency, this time in Iraq. Here's a look at Britain's victory in Malaya as a model to emulate.
Chemistry World February 9, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Calls for UK Investment in Carbon Capture The UK government must invest immediately in carbon capture and storage technologies to meet carbon emissions targets, a parliamentary committee has urged.
ifeminists January 25, 2006 Wendy McElroy	Kidnapping Plot Robs Father's Rights Group of Credibility Unless revealed as a set-up, the alleged Leo Blair kidnapping plot discredits Fathers 4 Justice and validates the worst predictions of its enemies. Indeed, the very spectre of violence may have erased much of the progress achieved by earlier non-violent activism.
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