Rent row rocks royal societies

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Five learned societies--the Society of Antiquaries in London, the Royal Society of Chemistry, The Geological Society, the Royal Astronomical Society and The Linnean Society London--are locked in an High Court battle with the government over whether or not they should pay rent on the building in London, UK, that has been their home for more than a century. If they lose the case the societies fear that they will have to find rent of up to UKPd1.3 mil/yr. The societies have occupied a building at Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, since the 1870s without anybody suggesting that they should pay for the privilege, but lawyers for John Prescott, deputy prime minister, argue that they societies have been only allowed to remain on the premises on sufferance as "tenants at will".

Facilities & equipment, Company legal issue, Cases, Buildings and facilities, Rents (Property), Learned institutions and societies, Learned societies

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UK warns Europe on animal activism

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The UK biomedical research council has warned other European countries that animal rights extremism is no longer solely a British problem and that they also need to address the issue. The UK has introduced a number of laws to limit the actions of extremists and it is argued that other countries should consider doing the same.

International aspects, Animal rights movement, Animal rights activists

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Big cuts on cards if RAE goes

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The sector culd be destabilised by Treasury proposals to axe the RAE, with some universities losing up to 80 percent of research income, vice-chancellors have warned. Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced a radical simplification of the research funding system.

Government expenditures, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Research & Development-Universities, Forecasts and trends, Universities and colleges, Market trend/market analysis, University research, Government finance

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