All Policy articles – Page 4
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NewsScientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accelerating pace
Researchers of Chinese descent are leaving the US 75% faster since state-backed espionage investigations began in 2018
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NewsChemical weapons expert forces UK government to back down on blacklisting policy
Guidance that has seen experts blocked from speaking at government conferences over criticism of policies to be reviewed
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BusinessEnvironmental groups claim US herbicide reapprovals were illegal
Lawsuit says Environmental Protection Agency ignored serious risks with 2,4-D-containing Enlist products
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NewsUK association to Horizon Europe still up in the air as politicking continues
Warnings that failure to associate soon will harm the country’s ability to get the most out of EU science programme
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BusinessBio-based plastics compete for space
From drop-in replacements to new polymers, what role will renewable materials play in a sustainable future?
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NewsUK government urged to act on Stem training and visas
Campaign for Science and Engineering says skills shortage is costing economy £1.5 billion a year
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OpinionBringing drug manufacturing back home
Pharmaceutical supply chains are international, complex and opaque. Is there a better way?
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NewsUS to pay $600m to rejoin Unesco
US officials hope that restoring the country’s Unesco membership will counterbalance China’s influence
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BusinessUK diverges from EU rules with cosmetics animal testing ban
UK will no longer allow Reach-required animal tests intended to prove worker safety
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NewsReport highlights job insecurity and mental health strain in academia
Baseline pay and conditions compare well to other sectors for permanent staff
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NewsDedicated committee needed to tackle research reproducibility problems in the UK
UK House of Commons report suggests government needs to play a bigger role addressing issues affecting science
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OpinionIsraeli scientists in defence of democracy
The Israeli government’s proposed reforms are already damaging science, says Ehud Keinan
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NewsUK and India sign research agreement to work on AI, decarbonisation and sustainability
Governments agree to support collaboration on AI, sustainability and decarbonisation
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OpinionBattery materials going up in smoke
We cannot afford to simply throw away, rather than recycle, these valuable resources
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NewsExplainer: who is Charles Lieber and why does his case matter for US research?
Three years after his arrest the former head of Harvard’s chemistry department has been sentenced for concealing links to a Chinese university
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NewsHarvard’s former chemistry head Charles Lieber avoids prison over undisclosed links to China
Prosecutors requested 90 days in prison for concealing ties to Chinese university and programmes, but he ended up with time served
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BusinessBattery recyclers race to increase capacity and efficiency
As battery demand grows, recycling needs to capture more of the valuable resources in each cell
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OpinionWill a court overturn abortion drug’s approval?
Tangle between regulation and politics makes uncomfortable viewing from industry
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NewsUK government outlines Horizon alternative, as negotiations drag on
Science community urges swift association to Horizon Europe, following publication of government’s back up plans
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OpinionNursing success – what next for UK science?
Policy prescriptions for research need cross-party support