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Chemistry World
February 6, 2013
Andrew Turley |
Reach reviewed: no change required Chemical regulation in the EU is working as it should be, although there is room for improvement in its implementation, according to a long-awaited review from the European commission.   |
Chemistry World
February 5, 2013
Ned Stafford |
EU proposes neonicotinoid pesticide ban The European Commission has proposed suspending the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides on any agricultural crops that attract bees, populations of which have steadily declined in recent decades. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2013
Patrick Walter |
Graphene hits the funding jackpot Graphene, the atom-thick layer of carbon, is one of two big winners to emerge from the European commission's future and emerging technologies competition. The other big winner was the human brain project. |
Chemistry World
January 18, 2013
Ned Stafford |
EU food agency links pesticides to bee decline Chemical giants Bayer CropScience and Syngenta are both disputing the conclusions of a report from the European Food Safety Authority that says that bees might be at risk from neonicotinoid insecticides produced by the two companies. |
Chemistry World
January 16, 2013
Andrew Turley |
UK companies struggling with Reach Companies in the UK are failing to recognize the implications of the Reach (registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals) regulation, according to a report by EEF, a UK industry group. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2013
Anthony King |
Sweetener in the clear once more The artificial sweetener aspartame has been given the all-clear by the European Food Safety Authority. After an evaluation of 'all available information' the authority concluded that aspartame poses no safety concerns for consumers. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2013
Andrew Turley |
Laropiprant recalled Merck & Co has said it is recalling Tredaptive cholesterol tablets in response to trial results that raised safety concerns and the recommendations of a European Medicines Agency safety panel. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2013
Rachel Courtland |
Gaia Telescope Will Map the Milky Way The European Space Agency project will change how astronomers view our galaxy |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2012
Laura Howes |
New European universities ranking initiative The European commission is inviting universities to sign up to a new international university ranking system, U-Multirank, that is intended to take a broader range of factors into account, including reputation for research, quality of teaching, international orientation and more. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2012
Ned Stafford |
Top academics targeted in scheme to boost poorer European regions The European commission has launched a new pilot project to help 'attract outstanding academics' to universities or institutions in less developed regions of Europe. |
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