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Fall in animal testing procedures
October 22, 2015
2014 statistics from the Home Office have shown a 6% decrease in animal testing procedures completed in the UK.
EP vote for extensive animal cloning ban
September 11, 2015
The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban cloning of all farm animals. In a plenary session on 8 September, the Members of the EP banned not only the cloning...
Greek academics cut off from publishers
July 3, 2015
By failing to maintain payments, Greek universities and research institutes will no longer have access to scholarly publishers. As a result of the Greek crisis, the system Hellenic Academic Libraries...
‘Stop Vivisection’ appeal rejected
June 4, 2015
After the ‘Stop Vivisection’ public hearing at the European Parliament, the Commission – responsible for legislation – announced that a vivisection ban would not be applied. In a formal reply...
‘Stop Vivisection’ petition awaits reply
June 2, 2015
After the ‘Stop Vivisection’ public hearing at the European Parliament, the Commission – responsible for legislation – will issue a formal reply on the 3rd June 2015. Their petition –...
European Parliament to form science advice panel
May 28, 2015
After the abolition of the chief scientific adviser’s position last year, the European Commission – responsible for legislative decisions in Europe – is planning to recruit a group of seven...
Vote for science policies
April 20, 2015
Ahead of the General Election, science spokespeople from the six major political parties in the UK have provided interviews about their future policies. The British Science Association (BSA) conducted series...
Budget 2015 – what it means for science
March 19, 2015
In this year’s budget, Chancellor George Osborne pledged over £240 million of extra money for science and innovation and detailed how previously announced – unallocated – funds will be spent.The...
“Future economic success depends on future scientific success”
March 18, 2015
This year’s budget – the last of the current government – has seen Chancellor George Osborne announce several changes in the areas of research funding, scientific institute freedoms, and postgraduate...
New director for ITER
March 10, 2015
The ITER Council has appointed Dr Bernard Bigot as the next Director of the ITER Organisation. At a meeting held in Paris, ITER – a global collaboration project to build...
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