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Author Archives: Nick Hall
Science education put at risk by new Academies Act
CaSE Director Imran Khan has written a post for the New Scientist S-Word blog warning that the new Academies Act, which made it through parliament this week, has removed the obligation by new Academy schools to teach science and maths in line with the national curriculum. Under the previous government, Academy schools (publically-funded but independently-run [...]
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Scientific Expertise on the S&T Committee
Last week saw the announcement of the eleven new members of the House of Commons Science & Technology Committee. The new chair of the Committee, Andrew Miller, blogged for CaSE on what he sees as the major challenges facing the committee.
To plug the budget deficit we must invest in science and engineering
CaSE Director Imran Khan wrote an article in yesterday’s Guardian newspaper, calling on the government to throw its weight behind sectors that deliver economic growth in order to reduce the budget deficit, particularly science and engineering.
As Khan argues, research and development (R&D) in Britain’s private sector relies heavily on public support for education, research [...]
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Industry leaders make the business case for science
In a letter to The Times newspaper, published today, senior figures from some of the UK’s top science and engineering firms made the case for continued public support for science and engineering. Between them, the companies account for almost a third of all corporate spending on R&D in the UK – more than twice the Government’s [...]
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Interview with the Science Minister
The new Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts has given an interview to Mark Henderson of the Times, ahead of the Cheltenham Science Festival, on the importance of independent scientific advice in government. You can view the Times’ article here, as well as an extended version of the interview on Mark’s blog.
In the interview [...]
Labour Science Spokesperson – An Update
Following Imran’s Khan blog on the S-Word, which called for the swift appointment of a science spokesperson for Labour, CaSE now understands that this appointment will take several months.
The rules of the Labour Party state that members of the shadow cabinet must be voted for by the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), that is, the collective body of [...]
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MPs to Watch
CaSE has developed a list of those MPs with an interest or background in science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) who have been re-elected or newly elected to Parliament. We have now written to these MPs, inviting them to engage with science and engineering issues. If you wish to give us any feedback on the [...]
Less Doom and Gloom
As the last few votes from this election are still being counted, the autopsy has already begun.
The view being put forward, in the Times and New Scientist, seems to be that science has ‘lost out’ in this election. To a certain degree this is true – the failure of Liberal Democrat science spokesmen Dr Evan [...]
Science and the Leaders’ Debate
The importance of science and engineering was finally recognised in last night’s third and final televised debate between the three main political leaders (39 minutes in).
In response to a question on how the leaders propose to re-build the country’s manufacturing industry, Conservative leader David Cameron (speaking first) put great emphasis on the importance of science [...]
Election edition of CaSE News published
A special Science Vote edition of CaSE News has been published this week, focussing on science and the general election. This issue includes responses by David Cameron and Nick Clegg to CaSE’s letter to the leaders setting out their parties’ science and engineering policies, as well as detailing all of CaSE’s election activities and providing [...]
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Letters in the Papers
This morning has seen the publishing of two letters in national newspapers on the importance of science and the general election. In a letter to the Times, 28 fellows of the Royal Society have urged the next government to retain Britain’s competitive advantage in science and engineering, with greater emphasis given to education, training and [...]
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Secretaries of State and their Chief Scientific Advisers
The answers to a series of parliamentary questions asked by the Shadow Conservative Minister for Science, Adam Afriyie MP, have revealed a worrying paucity of face-to-face meetings taking place between Secretaries of State and their Chief Scientific Advisers (CSAs).
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Vince Cable versus the World on science