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| Diary Highlights |
29/09/09 Hilary Leevers attended a STEM careers event
29/09/09 Meeting with Exeter University
28/09/09 Hilary Leevers attended an event organised by the UK Resource Centre for Women
23/09/09 Meeting with Phil Willis MP and staff from the new Science and Technology Committee
22/09/09 Meeting with the British Library
21/09/09 CaSE hosted two policy development workshops on education and skills, and the research base
17/09/09 Meeting with Oxford Instruments
17/09/09 Meeting with Durham University
15/09/09 Nick Dusic gave a talk to the Royal Society science policy group on CaSE's plans for the next general election
14/09/09 Meeting with the Russell Group
10/09/09 Meeting with Engineering Technology Board
09/09/09 Meeting with Ordnance Survey
07/09/09 Meeting with a Conservative policy adviser to discuss inovation policy
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CaSE Annual Lecture and AGM - 10th December
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The 2009 CaSE Annual Distinguished Lecture will be given by the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor John Beddington. The lecture will be held on Thursday, 10th December 2009 at 6.30pm with registration from 6.00, kindly hosted by the Wellcome Trust, Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. It is necessary to register to attend the lecture. The CaSE Annual General Meeting will be held in advance of the lecture at 5.00pm at the Wellcome Trust. All individual and organisational members are welcome to attend, please RSVP to nickh@sciencecampaign.org.uk. |
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Election Campaign |
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| We are gearing up our work in the run-up to the general election.
Political Debate
CaSE has organised a political debate between the science policy spokespeople from the three main political parties:
- Lord Drayson (Labour), Minister for Science & Innovation,
- Adam Afriyie MP (Conservative), Shadow Minister for Science & Innovation
- Dr Evan Harris MP (Liberal Democrat), Science Spokesman
The Institution of Engineering and Technology is kindly hosting the event at Savoy Place, London, in the evening of Wednesday 13th January 2010. We will be issuing invitations soon.
Policy Development
Many collaborators contributed to our workshops in September. The ideas discussed will help guide our ongoing political discussions and will inform the political challenges that we will set the parties.
Collaborative Working
The online resource for sharing information in the run-up to the election includes a log of the parties' commitments and comments on science and engineering policy, a list of prospective parliamentary candidates highlighting STEM interests, and various background documents.
We appreciate any support for direct elements of this work, please contact us if you would like to become more involved. |
Impact Report
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CaSE has published its latest policy report Impacts of Investment in the Science and Engineering Research Base. It analyses the government's economic impact agenda. The main conclusion of the report is that policy initiatives to increase the impacts of science and engineering research need to be informed by evidence, clearly articulated and fully debated prior to implementation and it recommends that the Treasury appoint a Chief Scientific Adviser. It was covered in a number of media articles, including Research Fortnight and the Times Higher Education. |
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In September, CaSE published the latest edition of its quarterly magazine CaSE News. As well as a round up of policy developments, this issue includes articles by both chairs of the Lords and Commons Science and Technology Committees, as well as pieces on UK manufacturing and the creation of the new Society for Biology. |
Lords' Inquiry into research priorities
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CaSE recently submitted written evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's inquiry into setting funding priorities for scientific and technological research. CaSE Director, Nick Dusic, will be speaking at a seminar at the start of the Committee's inquiry later this month. | |
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