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Diary Highlights
| 27/04/11 CaSE submitted evidence to the House of Commons S&T Committee inquiry on the Science and Research Budget Allocations
18/04/11 Samantha Gan and Hilary Leevers attended a Policy Lunchbox meeting with Dale Bassett, Research Director at Reform, hosted by The Biochemical Society
15/04/11 Dave Hawksett, CaSE Member Liaison, met with Unilever
13/04/11 CaSE met with Annette Smith, CEO of The Association for Science Education
12/04/11 CaSE attended a PolicyNet event with Michael Kenward, former Editor of New Scientist, and Andrew Cohen, Head of Science at the BBCg
11/04/11 CaSE welcomed Dr Samnatha Gan as the new intern
08/04/11 Imran Khan and Dave Hawksett met with the Society for Applied Microbiology
07/04/11 Imran Khan met with David Docherty, Chief Executive of the CIHE
06/04/01 Hilary Leevers attended the inaugural Institute of Brand and Innovation (IBIL) Debate, on patents, organised by UCL.
05/04/11 Imran Kahn attended an evidence-based policy event at UCL
05/04/11 Imran Khan attended an Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) reception in Parliament
04/04/11 Imran Khan attended the Biochemical Society Talkfest
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Science Question Time - Innovation
| | The third Science Question Time is being held at the University of Manchester on Thursday 12th May. You can register here.
We're inviting the panellists, including the entrepreneur Manoj Ranaweera and Professor of Computer Science Alasdair Rawsthorne, to discuss innovation in science and technology, alongside contributions from the audience.
The second Science Question Time was held at UCL and focused on science and maths education in schools. The discussion touched on topics including free schools, creationism, 'how science works', and continuing professional development. Click here to download or listen to the podcast. You can also listen to the first Science Question Time, which discussed the state of the scientific nation.
For further details about the events please get in touch. |
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Devolved Elections 2011
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With the elections less than 48 hours away, CaSE is asking voters to remind themselves of what the different parties and candidates are offering science and engineering.
12 of 14 leaders from the main political parties responded to CaSE's request for them to set out their policies for science and engineering
All key commitments from the letters, party manifestos and elsewhere, are summarised on our website:
Scottish Party Commitments
Welsh Party Commitments
Northern Ireland Party Commitments
CaSE has produced a devolved policy report, Science, Engineering & the Devolved Nations 2011, sponsored by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, which contains analysis of regional and national science and engineering performance, and offers recommendations for the future. Separate policy recommendations can also be viewed for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The underlying rationale for this work can be found in the more detailed devolved working paper.
We have also encouraged electoral candidates to engage with science and engineering issues by writing for the CaSE devolved blog, alongside our members and collaborators.
For more details of CaSE's election work, visit the 'devolved' section of our website, or follow us on Twitter.
Following the results on May 5th we will be looking to engage with the new Parliaments and Assemblies. If you would like any further information or wish to get involved you can also contact us directly.
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CaSE News
| | | The latest issue of CaSE News has been published. As well as a round-up of CaSE's recent devolved work, it also includes articles on CaSE's recent 25th anniversary and the 2011 CaSE Distinguished Lecture, given by the Shadow Business Secretary John Denham MP.
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Higher Education White Paper
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| CaSE is holding discussions with members and collaborators, aimed at helping help the science and engineering community feed into BIS discussions on the HE White Paper.
CaSE Director Imran Khan has written an article for the HE Wonk blog, setting out measures the HE White Paper should contain in order to boost science and engineering.
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CaSE Policy Email List | | |
CaSE currently runs a science policy email discussion list, which operates on an ad hoc basis. We use it when we need rapid reaction to media or political queries, and it provides a way for our members and collaborators to directly influence our work and output.
We are looking to include people from all areas of science and engineering policy. If you would like to be added to the list please get in touch
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| Other issues that CaSE is working on |
- VAT. Universities are being increasingly asked by Ministers to share services; for instance, back-office functions, libraries, or technical equipment. Unfortunately, whenever they do engage in such sharing, they have to pay 20% VAT on the transaction to HM Treasury. The HE White Paper should recognise that promoting a sense of community across academia should be a VAT-exempt activity.
- House of Lords Reform. CaSE is looking at how reform of the House of Lords might impact upon science and engineering policy-making.
If you wish to feed into any of the above policy areas please get in touch. |
| Upcoming Consultations and Events |
- Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips Inquiry
Deadline for responses: 11th May 2011
House of Commons Science & Technology Committee
For more details see here - The Royal Society pairing scheme
Deadline for responses: 13th May 2011
The scheme helps to build bridges between parliamentarians, civil servants and some of the best science research workers in the UK. You can find out more details here. - EU Green Paper on Research and Innovation Funding Inquiry
Deadline for responses: 20th May 2011 - Science and the Welsh Assembly
24th May 2011
This event, organised by the RSC, is designed to develop closer links between the scientific community in Wales and the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government.
For more details see here. - Understanding and influencing the Scottish Parliament
16th June 2011
Imran Khan will be speaking at this event orgaqnised by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society of Biology at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
You can register here.
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