Science is in for a change at the top

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Four of the biggest political jobs in science in the UK are expected to come up for competition in the near future. Lord May of Oxford, president of the Royal Society, is due to leave his position at end-November 2005; Lord Sainsbury, Science Minister, is forecast to leave his position in order to concentrate on his family's retail business; Sir David King, the Government's chief science adviser, is due to come to the end of his term in office towards end-2005; and Ian Gibson has stated that he does not know whether he will chair the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee after the forthcoming election.

Executive changes & profiles, Scientists, Sciences, Officials and employees, Political aspects, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Science

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Big spending nations leave UK trailing in R&D stakes

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Companies in the United Kingdom still lag behind their international competitors when it comes to investment in research and development, according to the Department of Trade and Industry's annual R&D scorecard. The figures reveal that the top 700 companies in the UK invested only 2.2% of sales in research in 2002, vs 4.3% for the top 700 international firms and 5.2% for companies in the United States. Companies in the UK invested UKPd16 bil in R&D in 2002, of which pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies accounted for 40%.

Commercial physical research, Research & Development-Industry, Economic aspects, Company investment, Investments, Research and development, Industrial research, Surveys

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RAE stars get cash for loyalty

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Star researchers are being offered 'golden handcuffs' by universities to prevent poaching attempts in the run-up to the research assessment exercise (RAE). Key university figures have said that bespoke packages are being created to attract the bext researchers.

Research and Testing Services, Personnel administration, Research & Development-Universities, Research Personnel, Finance, Compensation and benefits, Universities and colleges, Company financing, University research, Research scientists

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