The government announced a temporary cap on the number of skilled workers from non-EU states that can enter Britain. The move prompted concern in the scientific community that it would lose access to a rich pool of international talent and potentially jeopardise the UK’s ability to remain at the forefront of global research.
Immigration cap could spell disaster for UK science – Chemistry World, 19 October 2010
At a unique event in the Lindau Nobel laureates meeting, a panel of students got to question the laureates. The tables had been turned. They shared their secrets and even gave advice to the laureates.
Turning the tables – Nature, 13 October 2010
The Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India has advised the government to increase its science funding from less than 1 per cent of GDP to up to 2.5 per cent by 2020. It has also recommended overhauling the management of science in the country to increase innovation in the research community.
India calls for ambitious increase in science funding – Chemistry World, 8 October 2010
Akshat Rathi 