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Chemistry World October 11, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Scientists protest against planned funding cuts Two thousand people joined a rally outside the UK Treasury on Saturday to protest against the government's plans to slash research funding as part of measures to cut the budget deficit.
Chemistry World December 19, 2012 Laura Howes	Home office to help student job seekers In a speech last week, the UK's home secretary announced that from April 2013, all international PhD students will be allowed to remain in the country for one year to find work or start a business after their course has finished.
Chemistry World October 19, 2010 Akshat Rathi	Immigration cap could spell disaster for UK science In June the government announced a temporary cap on the number of skilled workers from non-EU states that can enter Britain.
Chemistry World April 22, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Darling budgets for high tech growth Alistair Darling, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave a speech which focused heavily on how he wants to produce a 'hi tech Britain that will lead our economic recovery'
Chemistry World January 18, 2012 Patrick Walter	Shell shutters UK R&D site The research currently carried out at the facility will be transferred to overseas sites. The announcement has fueled concerns in the UK research community that the country's opportunity to become a high-tech economy is slipping away.
Chemistry World September 23, 2010 Anna Lewcock	UK faces scientific exodus The UK faces a 'significant' risk of researchers abandoning its shores and long-term damage to the science base if proposed funding cuts go ahead
Chemistry World February 26, 2013 Simon Perks	UK top scientist immigration policy under fire While Prime Minister David Cameron was away promoting the UK to Indian businesses and students, his stance on immigration was coming under increasing fire at home.
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 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 March 6, 2012 Simon Perks	Special Treatment for Scientists Under Immigration Rules Scientists traveling to work in the UK will be exempt from rules on settling in the country.
Chemistry World May 12, 2015 Emma Stoye	Tory election victory heralds new science minister for UK Jo Johnson has been appointed the science and universities minister within the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, overseen by new business secretary Sajid Javid who replaces Liberal Democrat Vince Cable.
Chemistry World February 14, 2014 Maria Burke	Science cash preserved by UK government The government has decided to protect investment in science and research as part of its plans to have this sector drive the UK's economic recovery.
Chemistry World February 10, 2015 Emma Stoye	Science societies urge next UK government to invest more in research The next UK government should invest twice as much in research, according to a joint statement released by the National Academies.
Chemistry World June 9, 2009 Sarah Houlton	New department takes responsibility for UK science The UK government reshuffle has reunited the departments responsible for business and science.
Chemistry World July 27, 2011 Sean Milmo	UK government sets aside 1000 places for top researchers The UK chemistry sector has given a mostly cool response to a government scheme to attract top chemists, chemical engineers and other scientists from outside the EU, while tightening restrictions on immigration.
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 December 11, 2009 Anna Lewcock	Hundreds of millions to be slashed from UK science budget Money is being sucked out of the research pot
Chemistry World March 20, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	UK Drug Firms to Slash Research and Jobs The UK pharmaceutical industry is expecting to cut jobs and investment in R&D following an alarming slump in confidence in the UK market.
Chemistry World December 23, 2014 Matthew Gunther	Home secretary's student visa plan draws ire of science community The UK home secretary Theresa May plans to back a proposal that would force foreign graduates to leave the country as soon as they have finished studying.
Chemistry World September 16, 2011 Laura Howes	Science budget ringfence questioned by report A report from the Campaign for Science and Engineering claims that the UK science budget has been cut substantially, despite the government's pledge to protect it.
Chemistry World January 9, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Government rejects home secretary's student visa proposal The UK government has rejected a proposal by the home secretary, Theresa May, to remove foreign students from the country immediately following their graduation from university.
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 March 22, 2012 Andrew Turley	GSK to build 350 million factory in UK GlaxoSmithKline has announced plans to build its first new UK production plant for almost 40 years in Ulverston, Cumbria.
Chemistry World October 5, 2007 Ananyo Bhattacharya	UK Government Expected to Strengthen Science The UK government is to launch a 'major campaign' to strengthen school science and overhaul its own science and technology investment.
Chemistry World October 24, 2006 Victoria Gill	British Scholarship Scheme to Attract the World's Best Brains The Royal Society has developed an international fellowship scheme that aims to attract the world's best scientists to the UK and give the country a business edge.
Chemistry World July 1, 2010 Sarah Houlton	Austerity measures hit higher education UK universities have been hit with further cuts as the government introduces stringent measures to reduce the budget deficit.
Chemistry World February 2, 2015 Emma Stoye	UK announces 40m fund for synthetic biology The UK government has said it will invest 40 million pounds in synthetic biology over the next five years, 32 million of which will be used to establish three new research centers.
Chemistry World April 23, 2013 Emma Stoye	Invest in research or be left behind, UK academies warn The UK's four national academies have called on the government to increase investment in research over the next decade or risk being overtaken by international competitors.
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 December 10, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Fees hike could focus the mind The UK government voted in favour of tripling the university fees cap to 9000 last night, although the vote was passed by a slim margin of just 21 votes.
Chemistry World February 2, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Higher education funding boost confirmed for England The UK government has confirmed that it will increase funding for higher education in England by approximately 1 billion pounds in the forthcoming financial year.
Chemistry World February 2007 Mark Peplow	Science Stars Rise in the East Collaborate or die. That's the message of a series of reports from the independent thinktank Demos, claiming that British science is in danger of being sidelined unless it tries harder to work with booming Asian nations such as China, India and South Korea.
Chemistry World May 6, 2014 Maria Burke	Public money for science pays off A new report claims to provide 'crucial economic evidence' to support claims that the UK government can boost growth by investing in science and engineering research.
Chemistry World July 14, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	UK Government Unveils Energy Plans The UK government's long-awaited Energy Review contains great opportunities for chemists, but fails to pledge the research funding needed to meet the country's commitment to renewable energy.
Chemistry World February 25, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Nobel laureates warn on European science funding cuts A letter has been sent by 27 Nobel laureates to Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission president, criticizing the proposed budget cuts.
Chemistry World May 24, 2011 Andrew Turley	Chemical industry fears over UK emissions plans Government plans to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions risk crippling the chemical sector and thereby harming chances of moving to a low emissions future
Chemistry World November 13, 2012 Leila Sattary	Chancellor singles out science to drive economic growth The chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, has outlined eight technology areas in which he wants the UK to lead the world.
Chemistry World April 2010 Bibiana Campos Seijo	Editorial: Election science Science is very much on the agenda in the UK, with many a report being launched during the last month.
Chemistry World March 3, 2010 Sarah Houlton	UK must avoid 'neglected decline' in research Investment in science should be a government priority and PhD programs should last four years, according to a report from the UK's Council for Science and Technology.
Chemistry World October 2006 Craig Fleming	Comment: Discrimination in the workplace New UK age discrimination legislation recently came into force. Employers should see it as a perfect opportunity to balance their workforce. This issue not only affects large pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, but many small and medium sized organizations as well.
Chemistry World December 10, 2014	Big pharma opens up abandoned drugs Sixty eight stalled pharmaceutical compounds are being made available for academic research through the UK Medical Research Council.
Chemistry World November 9, 2010 Andrew Turley	Stanford to challenge patent rights in Supreme Court The US Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the question of who owns intellectual property generated using billions of dollars of taxpayer money for medical research.
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 April 15, 2015 Maria Burke	Science remains a peripheral issue in the UK election The economy, the NHS and immigration are key battlegrounds as the UK election approaches, but science and technology are rarely discussed.
Chemistry World September 19, 2011 Maria Burke	Higher education funding rises around the world 'While our universities are experiencing cuts, other nations are pumping billions more into their universities to gain a competitive edge,' says Wendy Piatt, director-general of the Russell Group, which represents 20 research intensive UK universities.
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2013 Julian Upton	Opening the Patent Box Are the answers to the UK pharma sector's problems to be found in the government's new "Patent Box," which introduces a lower rate of corporation tax on profits generated from UK-owned intellectual property.
Chemistry World November 9, 2015 Emma Stoye	UK science's 'superpower' status at risk The UK government must commit to spend more on science R&D in the long-term if the UK is to remain a 'scientific superpower', according to a report published by the House of Commons
Chemistry World July 24, 2012 Laura Howes	Calls to match skills to industry A report, published today by the House of Lords science and technology committee has called for more science students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level, to drive the UK's economic growth.
Chemistry World August 9, 2010 Leila Sattary	Microfinancing to solve academic poverty? With budget cuts starting to bite and a fresh wave of bad news expected in the Comprehensive Spending Review in October 2010, UK scientists are looking for new ways to finance their research.