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UK election: Upstart parties set out science plans

What the rising influence of the Greens, UKIP and the Scottish National Party means for research policy.

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Gibney, E., Cressey, D. UK election: Upstart parties set out science plans. Nature 520, 16–17 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/520016a

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