Science policy

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‘Cultural vandalism’: row as Kew Gardens and Natural History Museum plan to move collections out of London
Scientific specimens and research facilities set to be rehoused in Reading University science park, alongside British Museum archive

Robin McKie Science editor

25, Nov, 2023 @11:00 AM

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Kamala Harris to call for urgent action on AI threat to democracy and privacy
US vice-president to say short-term problems with technology as pressing as existential ones, before UK summit

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

01, Nov, 2023 @9:46 AM

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UK abandoned plans to rejoin Euratom after concluding impact of absence ‘could not be reversed’– as it happened
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Andrew Sparrow

07, Sep, 2023 @4:48 PM

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What does rejoining EU’s Horizon scheme mean for UK research and innovation?
Scientists relieved they can once again apply for funding from world’s largest such programme after three-year hiatus

Ian Sample and Lisa O'Carroll

07, Sep, 2023 @1:59 PM

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Britain can recover from the self-harm of Brexit. Today’s return to the EU’s Horizon project shows how | Simon Jenkins
Polls suggest a majority of Britons regret our exit. Rejoining the scientific programme could be the start of something bigger, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins

07, Sep, 2023 @12:21 PM

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Sunak hails ‘right deal for country’ as UK rejoins EU Horizon project
Scientists welcome long-anticipated deal to return to £85bn science research programme

Lisa O'Carroll Brussels correspondent

07, Sep, 2023 @7:26 AM

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UK to return to EU’s flagship Horizon science research programme
Post-Brexit return to £85bn scheme discussed this week, say sources, and is set to be announced on Thursday

Lisa O'Carroll, Kiran Stacey and Ian Sample

06, Sep, 2023 @4:54 PM

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One scientist can be wrong. But deny the scientific consensus at your peril | David Robert Grimes
In sniping at ‘failures’ on Covid, the former MI6 chief is reinforcing a false message

David Robert Grimes

27, Aug, 2023 @8:32 AM

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Apocalypse not now? AI’s benefits may yet outweigh its very real dangers
A new Cambridge University institute will try to harness the good and anticipate the bad effects of artificial intelligence

Robin McKie Science editor

09, Jul, 2023 @6:00 AM

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The Observer view on the Horizon Europe research programme: the best hope for UK science | Editorial
Rishi Sunak is still dithering about whether to rejoin the EU’s £85bn scheme or force our scientists to go it alone with UK funding

Observer editorial

09, Jul, 2023 @5:01 AM

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Dangerous lab leaks happen far more often than the public is aware | Alison Young
Biological facilities in the US and around the world suffer breaches, including of potentially pandemic-causing pathogens, but are shrouded in secrecy

Alison Young

30, May, 2023 @10:03 AM

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UK ready to snub key EU science research scheme if Brexit row not resolved
Amid stalemate over UK joining Horizon Europe due to Northern Ireland protocol, Michelle Donelan looks to allies outside bloc

Ian Sample Science editor

12, Feb, 2023 @1:21 PM

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