Author Archives: BES Admin
Cabinet Reshuffle: Full details
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has this afternoon announced the full results of his Cabinet reshuffle. Ed Milliband is to become Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, in a new department, full details of which are yet to … Continue reading
Brown Reshuffles Cabinet: What’s Happening to Defra?
Gordon Brown has this morning announced the first results of his long-anticipated Cabinet reshuffle. Hilary Benn, currently Secretary of State for Defra, will stay in the Cabinet but in a slimmed-down role, responsible for food. There is to be a … Continue reading
Sense about Science: Standing up for Science Media Workshop, Edinburgh, 21 November
To all early-career researchers in the biological sciences: Are you passionate about your research? Do you think it is important for good science and evidence to becommunicated to a wider audience? What can you do about misconceptions and misinformation aboutscience? … Continue reading
Amphibians in Precipitous Decline Spurred by Climate Change and Disease
Researchers at the Zoological Society of London last night warned that over half of all frogs, toads and newts in Europe could be driven to extinction within the next 40 years, through a combination of climate change, disease and habitat … Continue reading
Mild Recreational Activities Can Disrupt Ecosystems
New research published in Conservation Letters has shown that even supposedly mild recreational activities can have a dramatic impact on ecosystem structure. Researchers surveyed 28 national parks in the US, examining population densities of coyote, bob-cat and grey foxes in … Continue reading
Environment Agency Calls for Mandatory Carbon Capture and Storage
The Environment Agency has called for a halt to Government plans to build a new generation of coal-fired power stations, unless these incorporate carbon capture and storage technology (CCS). Chris Smith, the new Chair of the Environment Agency has commented … Continue reading
Climate Change Minister Online Today to Answer Your Questions
Joan Ruddock MP, Minister for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste, will be online today at http://www.guardian.co.uk/ to answer your questions on climate change and fuel poverty. You can post questions to the Minister in advance and see them answered when … Continue reading
New Practical Biology website for schools
The Nuffield Curriculum Centre, in partnership with the Biosciences Federation, has launched a new Practical Biology website for teachers of secondary school biology. The website allows teachers to download tried and tested biology experiments that should work in any school … Continue reading
Eat Less Meat to Tackle Climate Change
The BES Science Policy Team last night attended a lecture given by Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the International Panel on Climate Change, sponsored by Compassion in World Farming. Dr Pachauri argued that one way for citizens in developed countries … Continue reading
Sir David King Opens BA Science Festival in Liverpool
The 2008 BA Science Festival has begun in Liverpool. Professor Sir David King, President of the BA, is due to address the Festival this evening and is expected to call for a shift in focus of science research in the … Continue reading