United Kingdom & Ireland

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Chemistry World January 30, 2014 Mark Peplow	Virtually excellent A virtual world congress is part of an international benchmarking exercise being conducted by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to assess the UK's reputation in chemical engineering.
Chemistry World January 17, 2014 Emma Stoye	Broke RI rejected Royal Society merger The Royal Institution has rejected a bail-out proposal from the Royal Society that would see the two organizations merge, according to a report in the magazine Research Fortnight.
Chemistry World January 15, 2014 Patrick Walter	Funding confirmed for another 19 doctoral centers David Willetts, the UK's science minister, has announced an additional 40 million pounds for doctoral training in the UK. The extra money came from further industry support and academia, as well as 'renegotiating' some university contracts.
Chemistry World January 7, 2014 Emma Stoye	Warning over graphene investment scams The UK Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors to beware of scams involving graphene, as evidence of a graphene investment company was found on a computer belonging to a suspected 'boiler room' company.
Chemistry World December 13, 2013 Maria Burke	UK overtakes US on research quality metric The UK has overtaken the US and now ranks first in one indicator of research quality, according to a new report commissioned by the UK's Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.
Chemistry World December 13, 2013 David Parker	Where is the chemistry? The science that evolves in PhD research is the lifeblood of our U. K. university chemistry departments. We must safeguard it and encourage fundamental new work focused by challenging objectives.
Chemistry World December 5, 2013 Patrick Walter	Little new for science in autumn statement George Osborne, also announced that the next autumn statement would be accompanied by a science and innovation strategy. This will form part of a roadmap on how the government will fund science over the longer-term.
Chemistry World November 28, 2013	Lack of planning has hamstrung the UK's science base The current system of funding and management are not making the most of the UK's science facilities and if the the country is to remain internationally competitive changes are urgently needed.
Chemistry World November 25, 2013 Patrick Walter	New doctoral training centers get go ahead UK science minister David Willetts has announced 72 new centers to train more than 3500 PhD students over the next four years.
Chemistry World November 12, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Fracking risks are manageable, says UK industry body The risk of contaminating groundwater aquifers as a result of shale gas exploration in the UK is 'negligible', says the Chemical Industries Association, and proper regulation will minimize the risk of contaminating surface water with fracking fluids.
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