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Willetts leaves post in cabinet reshuffle

July 15, 2014
David Willetts will no longer hold his post as Minister of State for Universities and Science in David Cameron’s Cabinet reshuffle. Willetts is reported to have resigned from his position...

Animal experiments rise to 4.12m

July 10, 2014
The number of animal experiments carried out in the UK has risen, despite a Government pledge to reduce animal use. In 2013, 4.12m procedures involving animals were started – an...

Research Councils adopt new reporting platform

June 20, 2014
The seven UK Research Councils have announced they are to begin using a uniform digital platform for collecting outputs from research they support. ResearchFish will allow the funding bodies –...

Concordat on Openness on Animal Research signed

May 14, 2014
Over 70 organisations across the scientific sector have signed the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK. The Concordat aims to help the public understand more about animal...

Public consultation into Section 24

May 1, 2014
The Government has launched a public consultation into the repeal of Section 24 which prevents the publicising of details of animal experiments. The consultation is part of the Coalition Governments’...

Discussing UK Science with Andrea Sella

October 11, 2013
Chemist, TV and radio science personality and king of the chemistry demo - Andrea Sella talks to us about the state of science in the UK. Andrea will be talking...

Open access policy strengthened by Wellcome Trust

July 4, 2012
The Wellcome Trust is to enforce its open access policy and withhold funding from scientists who do not make the results of their research freely available to the public.The Trust...

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