Committee controversy over genetic screening
News Article 24 March 2005
A controversial report suggesting that parents could gain the right to choose the sex of their babies has prompted division among MPs.
Blair to announce science boost
Press Review 7 March 2005
The prime minister is today poised to announce a £10 billion boost to science in the UK.
£10bn pledged for UK science boost
News Article 7 March 2005
The government has announced a £10 billion boost to science in the UK.
Brown sounds Chinese warning over UK economy
News Article 21 February 2005
The chancellor has warned that Britain must promote science and technology or risk trailing behind China's economic surge.
Defiant Brown sets scene for science-based Budget
News Article 4 February 2005
Gordon Brown has dismissed critics of his economic growth plans and promised to make Britain the most competitive country in the world.
Hewitt at odds with Home Office over animal activists
News Article 31 January 2005
The government has unveiled plans for tougher sentencing for animal rights activists who terrorise scientific researchers amid contradictions among ministers.
MPs welcome science boost
News Article 31 January 2005
The government should lead by example and increase departmental spending on scientific research and development, a Commons committee has said.
Scientists wary of Kelly's religious beliefs
Press Review 22 December 2004
Top scientists are concerned about Ruth Kelly's conservative views on stem-cell research.
Brown to boost university spin-offs
Press Review 19 November 2004
An email from a Treasury official has revealed that chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-Budget report will include a measure to remove most of the tax liabilities currently faced by academics who own shares in university spin-off companies.
Ministers reject change in scientific publishing
Press Review 9 November 2004
The Department of Trade and Industry has rejected a call by MPs on the science committee to support a fundamental change in scientific publishing.
Scientists slam human tissue law
Press Review 19 July 2004
The Human Tissue Bill is confused and potentially damaging to research, according to the Royal Society.
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Drug firms issue R&D pledge
Press Review 17 March 2004
Drug companies have signalled that they will increase spending on research and development following the launch of the 10-year strategy for science yesterday.
Brown's science plan under fire
Press Review 8 March 2004
Gordon Brown's 10 year science strategy will be undermined by new layers of bureaucracy imposed on research, says the head of Britain’s biggest biomedical charity.
