Red tape 'strangling UK science'
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Lord Robert Winston claims bureaucracy is forcing UK research, including some of his own, abroad to the US.
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The next five years are critical if the UK is to avoid losing the next generation of scientists, a new consortium warns.
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Â· Studies have exaggerated benefits, say scientists  Â· Mass vaccine programme called into question
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And for government to listen to advice... Minister for Innovation John Denham said the scientific community needs to improve its engagement with the public and that government needs to pay more attention to science when making policy.â¦
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Science & environment: Universities and medical schools have been criticised for increasing the number of animals used in research.
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The Government&#39;s chief scientist has warned the world must act fast to combat global warming or face the dire consequences. Professor Sir David King said climate change cannot be avoided and that &quot;action is affordable, inaction is not&quot;.
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Controls are needed to ensure genetic information for research is not used by outside parties, warn experts.
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A Washington-based think tank has been soliciting critiques of the just-released international assessment of the evidence on climate change, a move that prompted some academics and environmentalists to accuse the group of seeking to distort the latest evidence for global warming.
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Scientists risk debates on their research being shaped by minority "maverick" views, Lord Martin Rees warns.
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The Bush administration is clamping down on scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, the latest agency subjected to controls on research that might go against official policy.
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Many technologies may be a waste of time and money, researcher says.
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The "doom and gloom" being spread about the state of UK physics is inaccurate, says research chief Keith Mason.
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The government is accused underplaying  the science teacher shortage in England's schools.
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Â· Watchdog asks officials to rethink use of statistics Â· Document obscures policy failures, say campaigners
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Critics say universities' role as society's bulwarks of free intellectual exploration is being jeopardized.
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Fragmentation is just one of our enemies The UK government's chief scientific advisor painted a depressing picture of an ever-evolving terror threat that had to be be met with an ever agile investment in science and technology for security.â¦
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A group of leading scientists are stepping up their campaign to get the NHS to turn its back on homoeopathy.