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EPA delivers mixed finding on carcinogenic rubber ingredient
15+ hour, 29+ min ago (481+ words) US environmental agency says 1,3-butadiene is harmful for some industry workers, but not for the environment or those living near plants using it EPA delivers mixed finding on carcinogenic rubber ingredient - Share this on Facebook Share this on X (Twitter)…...
Erasmus+ programme to reopen to UK student in 2027
3+ week, 1+ day ago (276+ words) The EU's Erasmus+ grant scheme is to be reopened to UK students for the first time since Brexit. The Campus Westend of the Johann Wolfang Goethe-University in Germany.In the 20272028 academic year, UK students can once more get grants through…...
International student levy worries universities as budget contains little new for research
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (270+ words) With most of the government's commitments to research announced already, the autumn budget contained little new on this front, but it did announce several decisions that will affect higher education. Most controversial is a levy on fees from international students…...
University of Leicester chemistry department could lose at least nine staff under merger proposals
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (140+ words) Staff warn cuts would leave the department without the resources to teach Leicester's growing student population University of Leicester chemistry department could lose at least nine staff under merger proposals Staff warn cuts would leave the department without the resources…...
Starting a chemistry PhD as a mature student
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (148+ words) The benefits and challenges of returning to academia after a period away Starting a chemistry PhD as a mature student The benefits and challenges of returning to academia after a period away Mature PhD students " a loosely defined term that…...
The cost of a visa for a researcher moving to the UK is 22 times that of international average
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (287+ words) Upfront visa costs for researchers to come to the UK continue to be significantly higher than other countries, according to a new Royal Society report. The report updated immigration costs in the UK and compared them with 17 other countries that…...
Cardiff University scales back proposed cuts to chemistry department following consultation
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (426+ words) Proposals to cut up to 10 staff and reduce undergraduate numbers by 50 in the school of chemistry at Cardiff University have been scrapped in favour of an alternative plan requiring a smaller reduction in undergraduate numbers and fewer redundancies. The department…...
Losing sleep over pesticide exposure
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (179+ words) Indian farmers are becoming more aware of the effects of exposure to pesticides, but their experience highlights disparities in risk mitigation across the world Yet the solution is not as simple as just putting the pesticides down, as the farmers…...
‘An act of national self-harm’: UK visa system deters top chemistry talent
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) An act of national self-harm." That"s how the House of Lords science and technology committee describes the UK"s approach to attracting global Stem talent. The government insists it wants to attract the best researchers into the country, yet…...
‘I barely sleep for four hours’: Are pesticides robbing farmers worldwide of sleep?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1069+ words) Even after 12 exhausting hours in the fields, farmworker Sudhakar Tasgave still struggles to get any rest. "I barely sleep for four hours," he says. Every morning, he feels drained and continues his demanding routine of spraying pesticides, followed by backbreaking…...