Category Archives: DIUS
IUSS Select Committee Publish Critical Report on Science in Government
The Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee has this morning published the report of its inquiry into ‘Putting Science at the Heart of Government’. The report concludes that the Government has reduced science to a political bargaining chip, with … Continue reading
The future of science scrutiny in Government
On 5th June the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) merged to form the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. As certain select committees are directly linked to government … Continue reading
Research Funding: After the ‘Golden Age’
The policy team yesterday attended a very interesting talk delivered by Professor Adrian Smith, Director General of Science & Research at the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS). He started off on an optimistic note, arguing that the UK … Continue reading
Budget Cuts to Affect Tertiary Education
Government department spending cuts announced in the Budget last month are set to hit the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) particularly hard, with annual savings of £400 million by 2011 being called for. Although DIUS will aim to … Continue reading
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
Systematics and Taxonomy in Crisis: House of Lords Report
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has delivered its report on the current state of systematics and taxonomy in the UK. The Committee argues that systematics and taxonomy research in the UK is in critical decline and that … Continue reading