All Policy articles – Page 10
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OpinionMolly Shoichet: ‘We fail every day’
The Canadian biomedical engineer on failure, politics and celebrity science
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NewsSwitzerland loses associated country status in Horizon Europe programme
Decision sparks fears of long-term consequences for Swiss research
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OpinionThe human cost of inaction on chemical waste
Chemists must press the UN to act and set up a body to deal with the world’s toxic legacy
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NewsScientists at EPA allege ‘deliberate tampering’ with chemical risk reviews
Environment body’s inspector general asked to probe claims that safety assessments of chemicals, including PFASs, have been ‘improperly altered’ for years
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NewsUK share of Horizon 2020 funds dropped £1.5bn since Brexit vote
Five years of uncertainty has cost British scientists dearly, campaign group’s analysis finds
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NewsSwiss decision to abandon trade talks raises questions over research relationship with EU
Political fallout could hit Swiss involvement in European science programmes
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NewsCitizen initiative yields new parliamentary science office for Spain
New body will foster evidence-informed decision-making and awareness programmes for the public
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NewsLeader sought for UK’s blue skies science funding body
Risk takers wanted to lead UK’s agency modelled on the US’s Darpa
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NewsEnvironment agency overturns contentious Trump-era ‘secret science’ rule
Directive finalised at the end of Trump’s presidency would have hindered use of non-public data in policymaking
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BusinessStriving to bolster the antibiotic pipeline before it becomes the next crisis
It’s been almost 10 years since the world was warned of a post-antibiotic apocalypse. Katrina Megget takes a look at the initiatives trying to support antimicrobial R&D
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NewsPromotion of Covid-19 pseudoscience by Indian government criticised as pandemic rages
Questionable therapies under study or promoted include prayer, breathing exercises and herbal medicines
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NewsReport finds reasons for optimism and room for improvement in French science
Assessment reveals weaknesses in chemistry
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NewsUS onboard with effort to waive global Covid-19 vaccine patents
Biden administration says pandemic calls for ‘extraordinary measures’ to relinquish IP protections, but pharma and biotech sectors push back
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NewsPhysical chemist tapped to head chemical safety at US environment agency
Biden nominates Michal Freedhoff who has spent decades on Capitol Hill on chemical regulation
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NewsBiden’s science budget for 2022 pleases US research community
White House requests big funding increases for research agencies
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NewsHole in UK science budget for Horizon Europe membership plugged
Funding appears to have been agreed to cover association to the EU’s huge research programme
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NewsFunding cuts and uncertainty leave UK researchers in the lurch
Financing of research and Horizon Europe programme thrown into turmoil by millions of pounds worth of cuts
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NewsUK science minister’s review aims to cut red tape for researchers
Report will identify solutions to free up researchers from unnecessary admin
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NewsDozens of leading scientists speak up for Harvard chemist Charles Lieber
Nobel laureates and other preeminent researchers urge the US Department of Justice to drop its case against him
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NewsDetails on science funding scarce in latest UK budget
Concerns voiced over R&D’s exact role in economic recovery from the pandemic and paying for membership of the EU’s science programme