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Last week's Nature editorial singled out CaSE for its collaborative work in delivering a coherent pro-science message in the the run-up to the election.
CaSE has organised a Science and Engineering Policy Debate. The next thing we are doing is writing to the party leaders asking them to set-out a their science and engineering policies prior to the election. CaSE attended the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's first speech on science. Given that Gordon Brown gave such a speech a year ago, David Cameron is the only main party leader yet to agree to do so. We very much hope he will find an opportunity to set out Conservative science and engineering policies in a speech before the election. CaSE is currently producing three working papers covering education and skills, research funding, and science and engineering in government to help aid the parties develop their policies for science and engineering. CaSE is also the CaSE Notes blog to be a resource on election issues. It will track the relevant commitments of the different parties, list collaborator's election manifestos and give people advice on what they can do to make science and engineering an election issue.
CaSE is compiling a database on those prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) with an interest or background in STEM, which is available to interested parties. |
Science and Engineering Policy Debate
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| On 13th January, 350 people attended the CaSE Science and Engineering Policy Debate between Lord Drayson (Labour), Adam Afriyie MP (Conservative) and Dr Evan Harris MP (Liberal Democrats) at the Institution of Engineering and Technology. The event was skillfully chaired by Roger Highfield of New Scientist.
The three speakers covered a range of issues including research funding, education, innovation and scientific advice in government.The event kicked off a discussion on science and engineering policies that we are keen to build upon in the run-up to the election.
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CaSE is responding to the government's Guidelines on Scientific Analysis for Policymaking consultation, including the proposed Principles on Scientific Advice. The deadline for the consultation is 9th February. For further analysis on the government's Principles read the CaSE Notes blog post.
Nick Dusic will be appearing before the Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry into the impact of spending cuts on scientific research. |
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