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CaSE E-Bulletin April 2010
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CaSE Director
Election Statement
Letter to the Leaders
Principles of Scientific Advice
The Budget
The Science Vote blog
Recent Reports
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Diary Highlights

26/03/10 Met the Science Minister Lord Drayson

25/03/10 Attended the

launch of the Society of Biology

23/03/10 Met with the British Ecological Society

20/3/10 Nick Dusic spoke at the Institute of Ideas conference

19/03/10 CaSE met with Birmingham University

18/03/10 CaSE met with Breast Cancer Campaign

17/02/10 CaSE met with York University

15/03/10 Nick Dusic spoke at a Westminster Sceptics science policy discussion

15/03/10 Hilary Leevers attended the Times Educational Supplement pre-election debate on schools

12/03/10 Nick Hall attended a science policy workshop on Scotland and research funding

12/03/10 Met with the British Computer Society

11/03/10 Attended the RSC Parliamentary Affairs Committee

10/03/10 Hilary Leevers attended an AMRC Public Affairs Working Group

10/03/10 CaSE's Executive Committee met

09/03/10 Hilary Leevers attended the launch of the Royal Society's new report The Scientific Century

08/03/10 Met with Microsoft

01/03/10 Nick Dusic attended the launch of the Council for Science Technology report 'A Vision for UK Research'
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CaSE Director
Nick Dusic will be leaving CaSE as its Director on 7th May to become the Director of Science and Medical Public Affairs at Pfizer. Dr Hilary Leevers will become Acting Director of CaSE on 10th May until a new Director is appointed.
 
CaSE is now advertising for a new Director, with a deadline for applications of 18th April 2010. Details of how to apply are in the job advertisement.
See the advert
Election Statement

CaSE has published its short election document, Building our Future with Science & Engineering, developed with our members and collaborators. This summarises the key issues emerging from the three CaSE working papers on research funding, innovation and skills, and science and engineering in government. The document urges the parties to develop clear and long-term policies that will enable science and engineering to address societal challenges and build a more robust economy.
Building our Future with Science & Engineering 
CaSE working papers

Please see our website, our election blog and follow us on Twitter to remain updated on CaSE's election activities.

Letter to the Leaders
CaSE has written to the leaders of the main political parties, asking them to set out their science and engineering policies covering education & skills, research funding, innovation, and science and engineering in government. We will publish the responses in advance of the General Election. The Letter was also published in The Times.
Read the letter
Principles of Scientific Advice
The government has published its final version of the Principles of Scientific Advice to Government. CaSE worked closely with Sense About Science over the last few months to provide constructive input into government on this issue. The final response did take into account many of the concerns with the original draft, expect for retaining a statement on 'mutual trust'.
Read the final Principles
Read CaSE and Sense About Science's Joint Response
Read the CaSE blog

The Budget
The spring Budget included some welcome additional support for educating science and engineering students, research commercialisation and innovation. There was no clarity about the government's commitment to the 10 year Science and Innovation Investment Framework.   
 
On 29th March, in answer to a parliamentary question, David Lammy stated that the government remained committed to the sustained investment set out in the framework.
The Science Vote blog
The Science Vote has had many recent posts, including:
The blog also tracks the relevant commitments of the different parties, lists collaborator's election manifestos and gives advice on what people can do to make science and engineering election issues.
 
CaSE has also written for New Scientist's The S-Word blog on geeking the science vote and the Dyson report on science and technology.

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Recently published reports
The Scientific Century - The Royal Society

Vision for UK Research - Council for Science and Technology

Impact of Spending Cuts on Science and Scientific Research - Science and Technology Committee

Ingenious Britain - James Dyson Report

The Current and Future Role of Innovation Centres in the UK - Hauser Report
For more information on our activities go to our website www.sciencecampaign.org.uk
 
To contact us please telephone 0207 679 4994 or email nickh@sciencecampaign.org.uk