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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Research Councils</title>
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	<description>Advancing ecology and making it count</description>
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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>Knowledge Exchange Course in London &#8211; Half Price for BES Members</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/06/knowledge-exchange-course-in-london-half-price-for-bes-members/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/06/knowledge-exchange-course-in-london-half-price-for-bes-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the BES can benefit from a 50 percent discount on a new knowledge exchange course, taking place at our headquarters, Charles Darwin House, London, on 20th May 2013. Run by two well respected researchers in the field of &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/06/knowledge-exchange-course-in-london-half-price-for-bes-members/">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>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/13/contribute-to-the-bes-response-to-the-triennial-review-of-the-research-councils/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/02/13/contribute-to-the-bes-response-to-the-triennial-review-of-the-research-councils/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3327</guid>
		<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>CSaP: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/05/csap-bridging-the-gap-between-science-and-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/05/csap-bridging-the-gap-between-science-and-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where the relationship between scientists and policy-makers works, it is due to the existence of strong networks, but this relationship fails more often than it succeeds. This was one of the conclusions of a 2008 report from the Council for &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/12/05/csap-bridging-the-gap-between-science-and-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tackling Tree Disease in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/30/tackling-tree-disease-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Forests]]></category>
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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>LWEC Launches New Guidelines for Knowledge Exchange</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/16/lwec-launches-new-guidelines-for-knowledge-exchange/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/16/lwec-launches-new-guidelines-for-knowledge-exchange/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Living with Environmental Change]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3211</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New guidelines to enhance researchers&#8217; knowledge exchange activities have been launched by Living with Environmental Change (LWEC), the cross-Research Council and Government partnership. Launched at the first LWEC annual conference, in Birmingham, the guidelines will be complemented by two training &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/16/lwec-launches-new-guidelines-for-knowledge-exchange/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Research Careers</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/17/the-future-of-research-careers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/17/the-future-of-research-careers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the one-off joint Education and Policy Lunchbox on 15th October (organised by the British Ecological Society, Biochemical Society and Society for Experimental Biology as part of Biology Week) our specially assembled panel and an audience of around 50 discussed &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/17/the-future-of-research-careers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NERC &#8211; DEFRA High Level Policy Placement Fellowship</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/04/nerc-defra-high-level-policy-placement-fellowship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/04/nerc-defra-high-level-policy-placement-fellowship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3079</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are seeking a senior member of the environmental science community to take on a key role linking NERC science with Defra policymaking at the highest &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/04/nerc-defra-high-level-policy-placement-fellowship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NERC internships with business, policy and the third sector</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/17/nerc-internships-with-business-policy-and-the-third-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/17/nerc-internships-with-business-policy-and-the-third-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Natural Environment Research Council has launched a call for internships, inviting existing researchers to apply for projects of up to four months, based in businesses, policy or third sector organisations. Interns will explore and demonstrate how business, policy or &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/08/17/nerc-internships-with-business-policy-and-the-third-sector/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government and Research Councils Set Out Open Access Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/government-and-research-councils-set-out-open-access-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/government-and-research-councils-set-out-open-access-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Government has today published its official response to the &#8216;Finch Report&#8217;, the output of a working group led by Dame Janet Finch that considered how to expand access to the published findings of research. To complement the Government&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/07/16/government-and-research-councils-set-out-open-access-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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