Tag Archives: Royal Academy of Engineering

Can science and engineering set the standard for social mobility in the professions?

The Royal Academy of Engineering today hosted this months PolicyNet discussion entitled ‘Can science and engineering set the standard for social mobility in the professions?’ The event comes after the release of the Higher Education White Paper last week, and … Continue reading

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PolicyNet: Science and the media

Today the Royal Academy of Engineering hosted this months PolicyNet event, bringing together those working in science-policy to discuss the subject of how the new media has affected science conversation. The talk was led by Andrew Cohen, Head of Science … Continue reading

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Making the Most of the Research Base and the Science Settlement

The BES Policy Team this lunchtime attended the last of this year’s Policy Net events, organised by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Prof. Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Advisor at the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Business, … Continue reading

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