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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Policy Lunchbox</title>
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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>The science of science and innovation policy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/01/the-science-of-science-and-innovation-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/01/the-science-of-science-and-innovation-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly £5 billion of public funding is spent on science and innovation in the UK each year. Despite cuts in other sectors, this level of funding was frozen in the 2010 Spending Review, guaranteeing “flat cash&#8221; until 2014. Another one-year &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/03/01/the-science-of-science-and-innovation-policy/">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>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>
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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>Lessons from the past: science-policy through history – Policy Lunchbox</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/13/lessons-from-the-past-science-policy-through-history-policy-lunchbox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/13/lessons-from-the-past-science-policy-through-history-policy-lunchbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The role of science in informing policy-making is not a new phenomenon, as the research of Dr William Thomas, Junior Research Fellow at Imperial College London and speaker at yesterday’s Policy Lunchbox, reveals. There is a long history of various &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/09/13/lessons-from-the-past-science-policy-through-history-policy-lunchbox/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Improving diversity and tackling inequality in science</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/16/improving-diversity-and-tackling-inequality-in-science/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/16/improving-diversity-and-tackling-inequality-in-science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2790</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Equality and diversity in science was the focus of last week’s Policy Lunchbox, run monthly at Charles Darwin House by the BES and the Biochemical Society. Sarah Hawkes, Head of Scientific Engagement at the Royal Society, gave a presentation on &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/16/improving-diversity-and-tackling-inequality-in-science/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From Concept to Commercialisation of Research</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/27/from-concept-to-commercialisation-of-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/27/from-concept-to-commercialisation-of-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BES, together with the Biochemical Society, hosted another successful Policy Lunchbox at Charles Darwin House yesterday. The guest speaker was David Bott, Director of Innovation Programmes at the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) who delivered an engaging talk on the &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/01/27/from-concept-to-commercialisation-of-research/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Setting out the plans for innovation at Policy Lunchbox</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/12/12/setting-out-the-plans-for-innovation-at-policy-lunchbox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/12/12/setting-out-the-plans-for-innovation-at-policy-lunchbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post first appeared on the Biochemical Society&#8217;s Blog Policy Lunchbox was privileged on Friday to host the first presentation on the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ (BIS) new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth since its launch last &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/12/12/setting-out-the-plans-for-innovation-at-policy-lunchbox/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Science is one of the UK&#8217;s greatest assets</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/10/07/science-is-one-of-the-uks-greatest-assets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/10/07/science-is-one-of-the-uks-greatest-assets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Science is an important tool to build bridges between nations and a great asset for the UK in cultural diplomacy. So said Lloyd Anderson, Director of Science at the British Council, when he joined the Policy Lunchbox network earlier this &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/10/07/science-is-one-of-the-uks-greatest-assets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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