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Chemistry World December 6, 2011 Philip Robinson	Commission appoints first chief scientific adviser The European commission has announced that Anne Glover, a professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of Aberdeen, UK, will be its first chief scientific adviser.
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Chemistry World February 11, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Science advice rules could do more harm than good Eminent UK scientists have raised concerns that recent moves to ensure the independence of scientific advice in government may in fact further threaten the relationship between the two communities.
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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.
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Chemistry World November 28, 2012 Ned Stafford	Scientists come together to fight EU budget cuts As politicians continue to debate sharp reductions to the next seven year EU budget, scientists are joining together and loudly urging political leaders to keep their budgetary knives away from research funding.
Chemistry World December 10, 2012 Andrew Turley	EU companies increasing R&D Companies in the EU are increasing their investment in R&D, despite the difficult economic conditions, according to a report from the European Commission that looked at the global top 1500 R&D investors.
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Chemistry World July 1, 2013 Mico Tatalovic	Croatian scientists hope to capitalize on EU membership Croatian scientists secured their first two prestigious European Research Council grants in the last eight months.
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Chemistry World December 14, 2009 Ned Stafford	New approach for EU research called for Research experts have called for EU leaders to make 'radical improvements' in research policy following an assessment of the current state of European science.
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 November 2010	350 years and counting Martin Rees, president of the Royal Society, on the first 350 years of the world's oldest scientific academy in continuous existence
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