Please forward this on to any colleagues or friends you think would be interested in supporting science and engineering.
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Government R&D hit by disproportionate cuts
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A new investigation by CaSE has found that Whitehall departments have cut their research and development (R&D) budgets disproportionately - despite suggestions that such spending would be protected.
Our analysis received exclusive coverage in the Financial Times. |
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CaSE Trustee Vacancies
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Do you want to change policy and politics to make the UK a better place for scientists and engineers, or know someone who does? We're looking for interested and passionate people to join the Campaign for Science and Engineering's governing body.
The deadline for applications is noon on 30th October 2012.
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Party Conferences: The science round-up
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With the last of the three main party conferences coming to a close this week, CaSE has put together a summary of the big news for science and engineering.
Ahead of the conference, our Director Imran Khan wrote an article comparing the science policies of the Conservatives, Labour, and the Liberal Democrats.
And looking back, CaSE analysed the speeches of the main figures at each conference, to see if our political elite are at least talking science - there were mixed results. |
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Conservatives
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Chancellor George Osborne used his conference speech to announce an additional £200m for the Research Partnership Investment Fund.
While welcoming the announcement, CaSE responded by arguing that more needs to be done to offset the cuts made to the UK's research base in 2010.
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Liberal Democrats
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At their party conference, the Liberal Democrats passed a policy motion urging the Government to increase investment in science and research across the UK.
The passing of this motion follows the publication of the Liberal Democrats' new science policy paper , which we've compiled selected highlights of. CaSE had previously sent the Liberal Democrats a science policy wishlist.
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Labour
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In his conference speech, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls called for the upcoming 4G auction windfall to fund housing and stamp duty breaks. CaSE has argued that the money could be put to better use by investing in science and engineering, and later this month we will be releasing a joint report with Nesta to outline this argument further.
The Labour Shadow Science and Innovation Minister Chi Onwurah also trailed Labour's five-point plan for its new science policy, at a conference fringe event hosted by the Science Council. We also featured a guest article by Bryony King - a Labour Party delegate and full-time science enthusiast, who gave a speech at conference on the value of funding science.
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Diversity in STEM
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Nominations for Chair of the STEM Disability Committee
CaSE is a founding member of the STEM Disability Committee, a collaborative group of professional bodies that consider practical ways to improve policies, practices and provision for disabled people in STEM.
The Committee is now seeking an independent Chair. Please can you send through any nominations for Chair, and your reasons why you think they would be suitable to imran@sciencecampaign.org.uk by Tuesday 16 October.
Diversity Event
The Royal Academy of Engineering and The Royal Society will be holding a joint event on the afternoon of 31 October 2012 at the Academy to disseminate findings from their on-going data work on diversity in science and engineering.
For further details and to register please contact diversity@raeng.org.uk.
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CaSE Annual Lecture and AGM - 27th November 2012
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The 2012 CaSE Annual Lecture is scheduled to take place on the evening of Tuesday 27th November. Further details of our eminent guest speaker will be published shortly.
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