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		<title>Government Office for Science: roles, responsibilities and programmes</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/18/government-office-for-science-roles-responsibilities-and-programmes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Government Office for Science: roles, responsibilities and programmes It was all change at the top of evidence based policy in Government this month, with Sir Mark Walport replacing Sir John Beddington as Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA). This role is &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/04/18/government-office-for-science-roles-responsibilities-and-programmes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Contribute to the BES response to the Triennial Review of the Research Councils</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BES will respond through the Society of Biology to the UK Government’s Triennial Review of the seven Research Councils. The first phase is to consider the core functions of the Research Councils, to assess the need for these functions &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/13/contribute-to-the-bes-response-to-the-triennial-review-of-the-research-councils/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tackling Tree Disease in the UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It isn&#8217;t simply Ash Dieback that&#8217;s threatening the forests and woodlands of the UK. A plethora of pests and pathogens are on the horizon, with the numbers of diseases afflicting our trees having increased markedly over the past twenty years. &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Funding Scheme for Systematics and Taxonomy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new funding scheme aims to revive research in systematics and taxonomy, a crucial field which has struggled somewhat in recent years. The scheme, announced by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/12/01/new-funding-scheme-for-systematics-taxonomy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wetter Climes Increase Aphid Crop Damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Milder UK winters are resulting in increased crop damage from aphids, research from the Rothamsted Institute has found. Aphids are now appearing up to four weeks earlier than the long-term average; the findings indicate that for every 1 degree centigrade &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2008/08/12/wetter-climes-increase-aphid-crop-damage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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