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| Diary Highlights |
27/10/10 Imran Khan was on the panel of a Young Fabian event entitled "Protected or pilfered? What the CSR means for R&D and science in the UK"
26/10/10 CaSE attended the Science Question Time featuring David Willetts, chaired by The Times' Mark Henderson
20/10/10 Imran Khan attended a ministerial briefing by the Science Minister David Willetts at the Science Media Centre
15/10/10 Imran Khan attended a UK Border Agency meeting at the Home Office
14/10/10 The Science is Vital petition has today been handed into Number 10 Downing Street
14/10/10 Hilary Leevers attended an Industry Forum Lunch meeting on 'Global challenges for innovation'
13/10/10 Hilary Leevers gave a presentation about CaSE's work at a meeting of the Engineering the Future working group
13/10/10 Imran Khan met with Therese Coffey MP
12/10/10 Science is Vital lobby Parliament
11/10/10 Imran Khan attended the Rolls-Royce science pize awards dinner
09/10/10 Science is Vital Rally
06/10/10 CaSE Director Imran Khan spoke on 'Science and Politics: What are the connections?' to the Guy's Researchers Society at KCL
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Science in the Spending Review
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| The UK's science budget will be frozen in cash terms - around a 10% real terms cut over four years - and that the budget will be ring-fenced. Commenting on the cuts, CaSE Director, Imran Khan, said: "A 10% cut over four years is significant, especially at a time when our competitors like the US and Germany are having real-terms increases - but today saw an important 'statement of intent' from the coalition".
Read CaSE's S-Word blog for a fuller account on what the spending review means for science
Following the announcement, CaSE organised a letter in The Times, whose signatories included 6 Nobel laureates, welcoming the Government's more positive approach to science funding.
In our work leading up to the Spending Review, CaSE showed that many non-scientists and engineers also appreciate the importance of funding science and engineering. CaSE will continue to campaign on funding issues not featured in the Spending Review, such as Capital Expenditure, the abolishment of RDAs and departmental R&D budgets. |
Science is Vital Campaign
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| The Science is Vital grassroots campaign launched in September, aimed at highlighting the important role of science, technology, engineering and mathematics ahead of the Spending Review.
Supported by CaSE, Science is Vital hosted a petition against proposed funding cuts, which was handed into Number 10 Downing Street with nearly 34,000 signatures, held a rally outside HM Treasury, London, attended by over 2000 people, and a lobby of parliament with over 100 constituents and 24 MPs.
Early Day Motion 767 ('Science is Vital') has so-far attracted 132 signatures from MPs and numbers are climbing. You can still write to your MP asking them to sign the EDM. See the Science is Vital website for further details.
For a fuller account of the Science is Vital campaign please see the latest edition of CaSE News.
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The Browne Review
| | CaSE has welcomed many of the recommendations in Lord Browne's Review of Higher Education Funding, although we remain concerned at some of the repercussions for science, technology, and engineering subjects in three key areas: funding, access and choice of careers.
Further to the Browne Review, CaSE has commented on the government's statement on Higher Education, released today.
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CaSE News
| | The latest issue of CaSE News has been published. As well as a round-up of the recent spending settlement and Science is Vital campaign, it also includes articles on the Browne Review, the new Labour science policy team and pieces by the Science is Vital founder Dr Jenny Rohn and the General Secretary for Prospect, Paul Noon.
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Non-EU Migrant Cap
| | CaSE organised a letter in the Times opposing the government's proposed cap on non-EU migrants, signed by eight Nobel laureates, including the two Russian migrants who won the physics prize last month, Professor Andre Geim and Professor Konstantin Novoselov. The letter received coverage on the front page of the newspaper, as well as receiving further exposure in the paper's leader, which called on the UK to maintain its excellence in scientific research.
CaSE has met with the UK Border Agency and will be holding further such meetings with the UKBA alongside other key stakeholders.
CaSE has previously responded to the Home Office and Migration Advisory Committee consultations on the proposed cap and has also produced a briefing document on the issue. The HOC Home Affairs Select Committee have today published their report on the immigration cap.
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Interns
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CaSE will be appointing a series of short-term interns. The CaSE website has more information if you are interested in joining CaSE for an internship or if your organisation would like to sponsor a CaSE intern, possibly working on a particular project, or to sponsor one of their own members or employees to spend time with CaSE.
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| Other issues that CaSE is working on |
- Education & Childrens Bill. CaSE will be monitoring the bill's passage to try to ensure that the teaching of science, technology and mathematics is protected in all schools
- CoPSAC. CaSE is responding to the Government CSA's consultation on the Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees
- Quango Reform. CaSE is monitoring the government's reform of Non-Departmental Public Bodies, particularly changes to key scientific bodies
- Devolved elections. CaSE is currently developing its strategy for next year's elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Haldane Principle. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced it will be making a policy statement on the Haldane principle later in the year. Read CaSE's thoughts on the matter
- HoC Inquiry into Emergencies. CaSE has submitted evidence to the House of Commons Science & Technology Select Committee Inquiry into Scientific Advice and Evidence in Emergencies
If you wish to feed into any of the above policy areas please get in touch. |
CaSE Blog
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The CaSE blog provides ideas and analysis on science and engineering policy developments in the UK. Recent posts include:
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