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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
December 6, 2012
Patrick Walter |
Autumn statement science boost to offset cuts The UK science community has welcomed an additional 600 million pounds of investment in research infrastructure. The money was announced in the autumn statement by George Osborne, chancellor of the exchequer. |
Chemistry World
May 1, 2014
Ned Stafford |
Synthetic biology vision for Europe unveiled A new 'strategic vision' for synthetic biology has laid out the steps Europe needs to take in the next five to 10 year to nurture the field, with chemistry a key part of its strategy. |
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
December 18, 2014 |
UK science strategy leaves many questions unanswered The government has published its long awaited science and innovation strategy, but many of the questions asked by the science community won't be answered until the next spending review. |
Chemistry World
March 19, 2015
Emma Stoye |
UK budget science cash given cautious welcome Yesterday's budget announcement, in which UK chancellor George Osborne announced additional funding for research and scientific infrastructure, has been cautiously welcomed by scientists. |
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
October 2011
David Delpy |
EPSRC Funding The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is having to make some tough funding decisions. |
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
April 30, 2008
Ananyo Bhattacharya |
MPs Berate UK Government and Funding Agency Over Research Cuts An influential cross-party panel of MPs has blamed 'a few poor decisions' by the UK government for recent cuts in research funding that is threatening many of the country's largest science facilities. |
Chemistry World
March 14, 2013
Maria Burke |
MPs call for a bridge over 'valley of death' A lack of government support is letting down UK small technology entrepreneurs, MPs warn in a new report. They call for a 'coherent' government strategy to help businesses bridge the gap between concept and commercialization, dubbed the 'valley of death'. |
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
September 7, 2012
Laura Howes |
10 million open access boost UK Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, has today announced an additional investment of 10 million to help universities take up open access options. |
Chemistry World
May 9, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Blueprint for 1bn UK technology drive unveiled The UK's Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has outlined how it will invest 1 billion over the next three years to boost innovative R&D and business. |
Chemistry World
March 19, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Global AstraZeneca restructuring will cost 1600 jobs The company's global research blueprint will now be centered on the creation of three 'strategic R&D centers' for small molecules and biologics, to be based in Cambridge in the UK, Gaithersburg in Maryland, US, and Molndal in Sweden, to be completed by 2016. |
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
February 20, 2013
Laura Howes |
UK-India projects launched To coincide with the prime minister's visit to India, UK universities have announced a series of research partnerships and scholarships intended to boost the trade and education links between the UK and India. |
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. |
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
March 25, 2010
Sarah Houlton |
Budget boon for science and industry Science and industry were offered a few nuggets of cheer during a political pre-election budget from Alistair Darling, the UK's chancellor of the exchequer. |
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
March 20, 2013
Laura Howes |
UK's research shortfall reduced The 1.7 billion shortfall in research capital following the 2010 Spending Review has been cut to just over 330 million, according to new analysis by the Campaign for Science and Engineering. |
Chemistry World
April 25, 2014
Emma Stoye |
EPSRC announces 83.5m boost for PhD training The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will invest an additional 83.5 million pounds this year in doctoral training partnerships in the UK, universities and science minister David Willetts has announced. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2009
Nina Notman |
UK launches materials chemistry brokering service A multi-million pound center acting as a one-stop-shop for firms looking to contract out their materials chemistry research has officially opened in the north of England. |
Chemistry World
July 12, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Chemistry will underpin economic growth, say industry leaders A cross-industry collaboration is trying to unite the UK chemicals sector, building a robust industry landscape founded on basic chemical feedstock manufacturing supporting innovation across all the chemical-using industries. |
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
May 25, 2011
Sarah Houlton |
Cost-cutting will stifle UK innovation The UK government's cost-cutting policies are in danger of stifling innovation, according to a report from The Work Foundation. |
Chemistry World
July 21, 2014
Maria Burke |
Spending on UK science and engineering continues to fall The latest figures on UK spending on science, engineering and technology make gloomy reading for the new science minister Greg Clark. |
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
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
December 8, 2011
Maria Burke |
Government Launches UK Life Sciences Strategy Prime minister David Cameron has announced a package of measures designed to boost the UK's life sciences industry. |
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
March 30, 2012
Patrick Walter |
Controversial physical sciences shaping strategy comes to a close For better or worse, the main UK physical sciences funding body has finished deciding which areas of science will see their funding grow and which will shrink. |
Chemistry World
September 2011 |
Future funding concern The announcement by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council about future research funding has caused concern in the chemistry community. |
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
April 28, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Scientists asked how to spend UK science cash The UK government is asking the scientific community what the portion of the science budget set aside for infrastructure should be spent on over the next five years. |
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
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
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
September 18, 2012
Laura Howes |
Battery boost for electric cars The UK government, in collaboration with industry, is to create a new UK energy storage R&D center to accelerate the development of batteries for vehicles. |
Chemistry World
February 2008
Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Science on Tap? In both the UK and US, scientists have seen unexpectedly harsh budget settlements by government. |
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
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
December 2006
Mark Peplow |
Editorial: A Shot in the Arm for Science Education University science education has received a significant boost with the announcement that the Higher Education Funding Council for England will provide an extra 75 million pounds for courses in chemistry, physics, and engineering. |
Chemistry World
December 2009 |
Column: Undercover Academic Science funding, science-based policy and science education take up a substantial part of the UK's budget, so why are they not more widely discussed at election time? |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2014
Emma Stoye |
UK science to get long-term investment plan Following recent criticism for failing to make long-term plans for science, the UK government is now formulating a roadmap for its investment in research infrastructure. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2013
Laura Howes |
Five green chemical feedstock projects launched The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has announced 10.7 million pounds, in combination with 1.1 million pounds from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to fund five projects to develop new bio-based feedstocks for the chemical industry. |
Chemistry World
June 27, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
UK's chem-bio interface gets mixed report United Kingdom scientists working at the interface between chemistry and biology think their research councils don't adequately support interdisciplinary research, a survey suggests. |
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
August 16, 2011
Patrick Walter |
Chemists Vent Anger at Funding Body in Letters to UK Government UK chemists are in open revolt over administrative interference in their field by the main grant funder. |
