January 2016 e-bulletin

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CaSE Annual Lecture

Role of EU membership

New CaSE Membership Manager

New CaSE Board Members

Open Consultations

Policy Jobs

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Diary

08/01/16 Dr Sarah Main met with the Wellcome Trust

06/01/16 Naomi Weir met with the Royal Society

14/12/15 Naomi Weir attended a British Pharmacological Society Parliamentary reception

10/12/15 Naomi Weir chaired an Open Forum conference on science and research

09/12/15 CaSE met with Jim Shannon MP

07/12/15 CaSE met with Mark Pawsey MP

04/12/15 Naomi Weir met with the National Science Learning Centre

04/12/15 Dr Martin Turner attended a Royal Society policy advisers meeting

03/12/15 Naomi Weir met with Ruth Cadbury MP

03/12/15 Naomi Weir met with the ABPI

02/12/15 Naomi Weir attended a Foundation for Science and Technology debate on productivity

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CaSE Annual Lecture with the Science Minister, 27th Jan

You are invited to attend the CaSE Annual Lecture , given by the Universities and Science Minister, Jo Johnson MP, on the evening of 27th January at the Royal Institution.

Registration for the lecture is from 7pm with the lecture beginning at 7.45pm. Afterwards, please do join us for a drinks reception.

The lecture is free and you can register for tickets here. Please note, if the Annual Lecture sells out, priority will be given to CaSE members. You can join CaSE for as little as �2.50 per month here.

We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event which marks the beginning of CaSE's 30th anniversary year.

Role of EU membership in UK science and engineering research

CaSE and the Engineering Professors' Council have published a new report seeking to inform the current debate around the question of UK membership of the EU, by examining the role of EU membership in UK science and engineering research.

The report contains evidence and insight gained from analysis of available data and interactions with the science and engineering community. The report's author, Joanna Scales, has also written a summary of the findings for the CaSE website.

New CaSE Membership Manager

CaSE will be welcoming Sharleni Inbanathan as the new Membership Engagement and Development Manager. Sharleni will manage all aspects of CaSE's individual and organisational membership.

Sharleni replaces the former Membership Manager Jenni Lacey, who has taken a position with Cancer Research UK, and we thank her for all her hard work with CaSE.

In other staffing news, CaSE is delighted to welcome back our Director Dr Sarah Main who has been on maternity leave for the last 12 months.

We also say goodbye to Dr Martin Turner, who has worked as Policy Adviser at CaSE over the last year.

New CaSE Board Members

CaSE is pleased to announce the election of its new Board of Directors;

Simon Jennings, Director of Strategy and Policy, Strathclyde University.
Dr Hannah Kerr is Head of R&D Policy and Scientific Affairs, GSK (CaSE Deputy Chair)
Dr Robert Sorrell, Vice President for Public Partnerships, BP

Chaired by Professor Graeme Reid, the Board meet several times a year to help set the strategic direction of CaSE.

We also say goodbye and thank you to Professor Sir Colin Blakemore and Dr Maria-Ana Cataluna who are stepping down from the Board.

Open Consultations

Fulfilling our potential: teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Deadline: 15th January 2016

UK Digital Strategy
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Deadline: 19th January 2016

Satellites and space
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Deadline: 29th January 2016

Online 'evidence-check' forum
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Deadline: 29th January 2016

Consultation on Changes to ONS Products 2015
Office for National Statistics
Deadline: 8th February 2016

Policy Jobs Page
We are currently listing a number of science and engineering policy job opportunities on our website. If you are a prospective employer and would like to advertise a vacancy here, please email info@sciencecampaign.org.uk.

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