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Chemistry World
July 19, 2011
Ned Stafford |
German Science Receives a 10 Per Cent Funding Boost Angela Merkel's government has unveiled a 10 per cent boost in funding for research.   |
Chemistry World
September 29, 2009
Ned Stafford |
German election suggests science boost Changes would include new tax breaks for companies investing in research and development, more freedom on biotechnology issues, and a much more open attitude toward nuclear power. |
Chemistry World
October 23, 2007
Ned Stafford |
Chemistry a Winner in German Funding Boost for Elite Universities The second and final round of Germany's so-called 'Ivy League' competition is over, with six new universities christened as elite and several chemistry related programmes bolstered with fresh funding and prestige. |
Chemistry World
October 17, 2006
Ned Stafford |
Chemistry Takes Back Seat Among German Elite First-round funding has been announced in a science funding scheme to create a German elite, or ivy league, of universities. Chemistry-related programs account for only a small slice of the funding pie. |
Chemistry World
March 25, 2015
Constanze Bottcher |
Spending targets for German R&D lack ambition The German government's goal of increasing overall expenditure on research and development to 3% of GDP in 2015 has been derided by the latest report of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation. |
Chemistry World
April 23, 2009
Ned Stafford |
Germany bans GM maize Germany's decision to ban cultivation of a strain of genetically modified maize has triggered sharp criticism from German scientists and the European chemicals industry. |
Chemistry World
January 4, 2008
Ned Stafford |
German Chemistry Rated World Class An independent study has shown that German chemistry remains world class, with 16 of 57 universities and seven of 20 research institutes rated as being global leaders in at least one field of chemistry research. |
Chemistry World
February 6, 2013
Ned Stafford |
German research minister's doctoral thesis revoked in plagiarism row Annette Schavan, Germany's research minister, may lose her job over claims she plagiarized parts of her thesis |
Chemistry World
March 9, 2010
Anna Lewcock |
Fund science or risk economic downfall Leading researchers and former science ministers have today warned the UK government it risks 'throwing away' years of investment unless the UK keeps pace with science funding levels in other countries. |
Chemistry World
October 18, 2006
Ned Stafford |
Nobel Lobbying Skews Prizes, Chemist Claims US success among the 2006 Nobel prizes has prompted a top German chemist to complain that US domination in recent years has more to do with lobbying efforts than with superiority over European peers. |
Chemistry World
February 22, 2010
Anna Lewcock |
Funding cuts will 'damage a generation' of science Cutting research budgets will harm science for an entire generation, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science said. The Royal Society of Chemistry, one of the many who have voiced their outrage at the cuts to UK science funding, shares this view. |
Chemistry World
October 14, 2011
Ned Stafford |
Universities around the world prepare to welcome an influx of Brazilian students The students will start arriving in January as part of Brazil's new Science Without Borders program. |
Chemistry World
August 25, 2009
Ned Stafford |
PhD Bribes Scandal Hits German Universities A criminal investigation into approximately 100 professors in Germany suspected of taking cash bribes for illegally helping unworthy students obtain doctoral degrees has rattled the foundations of German science and higher education. |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2008
Ned Stafford |
Germany Set to Resolve Foreign Doctorates Spat A truce appears to have been called in the recent battle in Germany between at least six scientists with PhDs earned in the US and police authorities who initiated investigations against them for illegal use of the honorific title Doktor (Dr). |
Chemistry World
July 30, 2012
Ned Stafford |
Bleak outlook for Greek chemistry The chemistry community in Greece has not escaped the financial storms that have battered the Greek economy over the past two years. The damage to the chemical sciences and academia is already severe and the future looks bleak. |
Chemistry World
July 29, 2011
Ned Stafford |
European Research Funding Rises 9 Per Cent Chemistry has done well in the European Commission's new funding package, up 9% from a year ago and the largest such package ever. Researchers say it is another positive step forward for the EU's innovation strategy, which will plough billions into health, energy and new materials. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2010
Ned Stafford |
Japan research funding safe The proposals of major cuts in researching funding triggered howls of criticism from Japanese scientists and academics, who appealed for support from the global scientific community. |
Chemistry World
August 2010 |
We need more scientists in politics Scientist Michael Brooks stood for parliament at the last election against an MP who favours homeopathy and medical astrology. He lost. Should we worry? |
Chemistry World
November 17, 2006
Ned Stafford |
Uniting to Preserve Germany's Heritage Two of Germany's largest scientific organizations have created an alliance to intensively research methods to better preserve and restore historical buildings, monuments, artwork, and other items of cultural significance. |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003
Stanley Reed in London |
School Daze At British Universities They're facing huge funding gaps as subsidies shrink and enrollments swell. |
BusinessWeek
July 25, 2005
Jack Ewing |
Germany's Merkel: Thatcher Lite? German businesses had hoped for a tougher plan from the chair of the Christian Democratic Union, though many believe Angela Merkel has more reforms up her sleeve. |
Chemistry World
May 19, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Could rising graduate debt hit science hard? The Russell Group, which represents the UK's elite universities, has suggested that students should pay more towards the cost of university degrees. But increases in graduate debt could have unwelcome repercussions for scientific research and graduates with science degrees. |
Chemistry World
June 2, 2010
Leila Sattary |
Universities face hard years ahead A new report warns that widespread cuts being made to higher education funding across Europe is likely to impact the quality of European teaching and research for years to come. |
Chemistry World
December 5, 2011
Ned Stafford |
Europe plans large cash injection for research Horizon 2020 has been crafted to emphasize cooperation between academic researchers and business with the goal of 'turning scientific breakthroughs into innovative products and services'. |
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
March 5, 2007
Ned Stafford |
Funding Ignites Ethics Row Some believe scientists should refuse awards that are connected to tobacco companies, in this case the Philip Morris Foundation. How should chemists face ethical questions about funding? |
Chemistry World
October 20, 2010
Turley & Lewcock |
Science budget frozen in spending review The UK's science budget will suffer a 10 per cent cut in real terms over the next four years and higher education has been hit hard in the government's public spending review announced today. |
Chemistry World
October 21, 2015
Maria Burke |
Chemists' anxiety mounts as spending review nears The UK government will publish its spending review, setting out funding commitments and priorities for the next five years. This review will include funding levels for scientific research and wider public investment in science and engineering. |
BusinessWeek
October 24, 2005
Jack Ewing |
Now, Merkel Is In Her Element She's a weak campaigner, but Germany's new Chancellor is a skilled Reichstag tactician. |
BusinessWeek
November 14, 2005 |
Progress On A Merkel Government Despite political chaos in Berlin, the betting among pundits is that Christian Democrat Angela Merkel will still cobble together a coalition German government with herself as Chancellor. |
Chemistry World
November 1, 2012
Patrick McGhee |
Losing concentration In the UK, successive governments have held to the mantra that funding for university research should be heavily concentrated in a handful of universities. |
Chemistry World
November 17, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
US science agencies poised for tough times Current political and economic conditions in the US could mean bad news for the nation's science agencies and the researchers. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003 |
Germany's CDU Leader Takes Lead On Reform With the tactical sharpness that has so often frustrated her rivals, German center-right leader Angela Merkel used a party convention in Leipzig on Dec. 2 to take the initiative in the national debate on economic reform. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
US budget bears good news for chemistry President Obama's budget proposal for fiscal year 2010 - due to start 1 October - represents very good news for chemical science and for the general research community. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2009
Ned Stafford |
French researchers get funding boost French President Nicolas Sarkozy caught the Christmas spirit early this year, announcing plans to increase spending by 35 billion Euros to boost the nation's scientific and technological competitiveness. |
Chemistry World
October 2010 |
A renaissance in school chemistry John Holman, former director of the UK's National Science Learning Centre, is optimistic about the current state of chemistry education. But important caveats remain |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2014
Ageli Mehta |
Cash for science in autumn statement given cautious welcome The UK chancellor, George Osborne, has told MPs that science is 'a personal priority' but the commitments in yesterday's autumn statement drew only a cautious welcome from science bodies. |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2011
Leila Sattary |
Higher education cuts hit home Universities in England will lose 940 million in funding in the next financial year with severe cuts to capital budgets and teaching. |
Chemistry World
February 2, 2010
Anna Lewcock |
Budget cuts hit university teaching University teaching is bearing the brunt of cuts to higher education funding, while science has been afforded a degree of protection, according to the latest figures announced by the Higher Education Funding Council for England |
Chemistry World
December 5, 2008
Matt Wilkinson |
250m to train new breed of UK scientists The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has selected 44 new centers to share a 250 million injection into postgraduate science education. |
Chemistry World
February 16, 2011
Laura Howes |
International Year of Chemistry launches across the world Over 1000 people from more than 60 countries helped to launch the International Year of Chemistry at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquarters in Paris, France. |
Chemistry World
October 2011
David Delpy |
EPSRC Funding The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is having to make some tough funding decisions. |
Chemistry World
November 3, 2010
Leila Sattary |
Universities to get 9000 fees option The UK government has announced today that university students in England will face tuition fees of up to 9000 per year. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
David Fairlamb |
The Euro Zone: There Go The Brakes The decision to scrap strict spending limits may get growth going again. But it could also trigger bigger deficits. |
BusinessWeek
July 21, 2003
David Fairlamb |
Germany: Putting the Stability Pact in Peril Despite widespread expectations that Germany will breach the Stability & Growth Pact for a second straight year in 2003, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel says his tax cuts won't threaten efforts to keep the 2004 budget deficit below the 3% of gross domestic product limit. |
Chemistry World
September 2007
Ian Pearson |
Comment: Global Science Matters The UK's new science minister says that an international perspective is vital for scientific growth. |
Chemistry World
March 18, 2010
Anna Lewcock |
Universities face cuts as Hefce deals with first funding drop in years As the Higher Education Funding Council for England announces how it plans to distribute 7.4 billion in funding, uncertainties over future cuts and shifts in the political landscape cause anxiety in academia. |
Chemistry World
October 22, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Investment rekindles interest in science A recent upturn in the number of university students taking science and maths in England suggests interest in the sciences is on the rise again |
Chemistry World
June 9, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
US speeds visa process for researchers The US government has implemented changes to its visa system that are expected to make it dramatically easier for foreign researchers and graduate students to enter the country to work or attend scientific conferences. |
Chemistry World
May 19, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
NIH spends $1 billion on research construction projects The US National Institutes of Health has awarded $1 billion ( 700 million) to universities and medical centers across the country for the construction or upgrading of scientific research laboratories. |
