Tag Archives: science policy
Government Office for Science: roles, responsibilities and programmes
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 … Continue reading
Policy Training Workshop
Science Policy Training Opportunities External Policy Training Opportunities 20th May 2013 – Charles Darwin House, London 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, … Continue reading
Policy Digest
Policy Digest Policy Digest is produced four times each year (February, April, July and October) by the BES Policy Team. Contact us to receive Policy Digest by email. The latest edition is below. Policy Report – April 2013 Contents: 1. UK Parliamentary Committees 2. UK Government … Continue reading
The science of science and innovation policy
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” until 2014. Another one-year … Continue reading
Public Policy
Science Policy The British Ecological Society External Affairs Team works with the Public and Policy Committee and the Press Officer to communicate ecological science to policy-makers and the public. Why is this important? Scientists engaging with policy-makers is fundamentally important. Policy-makers need sound … Continue reading
The 200 year old debate… to cull…or not to cull?
Badger culling to prevent TB transmission is a topic that has been debated back forth for since the 18th century and it is no different today. Do scientific facts play a big enough role? Or are we just divided by … Continue reading
Lessons from the past: science-policy through history – Policy Lunchbox
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 … Continue reading
Better communciation of science to the public is critical to tackling major environmental challenges
There is a pressing need for researchers to better communicate science and technology developments to the general public, says Alan Leshner, chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in a publication last week. Currently, public … Continue reading
Young scientists get chance to grill Ministers at Society of Biology’s ‘Voice of the Future’ Event
As part of National Science and Engineering Week 2012, young scientists were today given the chance to question Ministers and Members of Parliament on the future of science and engineering in the UK at a meeting organised by the Society … Continue reading
Policy Internship Opportunity
The British Ecological Society has a opportunity for a paid internship to assist the Science Policy Team for two days a week for three months at the Society’s office in central London. Policy Interns will help: •Monitor legislation and policy … Continue reading