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Plunging research output holds back UK revival claims report

August 6, 2023
News
The UK’s research infrastructure and funding system must be radically overhauled in order to improve the reliability of scientific research and kick start the economy, argues think tank the Social...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Health & Safety, Materials, Nanotech, Physics, Policy
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NPL clock watchers hit the big time

August 6, 2023
News
Britain’s National Physical Laboratory is celebrating a major achievement by its scientists with the inclusion of a UK optical clock in the determination of International Atomic Time (TAI).
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Physics, Policy
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Look beyond the Horizon

August 2, 2023
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While many scientists are keen to see the UK back in the Horizon Europe programme, Professor Brian J Ford remains sceptical about the benefits…
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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New tools for an old enemy

July 30, 2023
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It’s 30 years since the World Health Organisation identified the resurgence of tuberculosis as a global public health emergency, an issue reiterated by its present head. TB drug resistance underlines...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Health, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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Scottish researchers seek to turn plastic waste into pharmaceuticals

July 29, 2023
News
A new project led by Scottish researchers is aiming to revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry by transforming plastic waste from industrial processes into medications for neurological conditions.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Policy
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NPL and STFC collaborate on small satellite calibration facility

July 29, 2023
News
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is partnering with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) RAL Space to develop an advanced small satellite calibration facility.
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Materials, Materials Science, Physics, Policy
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Stopping the rot

July 23, 2023
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The global cold chain is functioning but often ineptly, with consequences for food and vaccine supply worldwide. As ever, science is seeking to provide solutions.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Health, Medical/Health, Pharmacology, Policy
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Depression now in Top Five most studied diseases in clinical development

July 22, 2023
News
Phesi’s mid-year global analysis of all clinical trials conducted to date in 2023 confirms a shift in disease focus but also a decline in clinical development productivity.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Remote robotic tech ‘could transform medical assessment in high risk situations’

July 22, 2023
News
Research at Sheffield University is claiming a breakthrough in robotics technology enabling remote medical treatment in high-risk emergency environments.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Engineering, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Hyper-space

July 16, 2023
Insight
There’s a temptation in space science to bill every act of participation as a success, whatever the outcome. That has less to do with truth, more to do with eliciting...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Comment And Analysis, Engineering, Health & Safety, Materials, Physics, Policy
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