Neuroscience enters the policy spotlight

20 January 2011 by Jessica Bland

FROM IAN THORNTON, POLICY ADVISER, As a neuroscience graduate, it was a real pleasure when I was asked to work…

Pastures new for science policy in Cambridge

14 January 2011 by James Wilsdon

Back in October 2008, the Council for Science and Technology published a thoughtful report on ‘How academia and government can…

The death of environmentalism?

20 December 2010 by Marie Rumsby

The title of the 2010 Institute for Environmental Science Burntwood Lecture – The growth fetish and the death of environmentalism…

How do we ensure humanity survives and flourishes?

2 December 2010 by Jessica Bland

FROM  FRANCESCO MIGNECO IN THE SCIENCE POLICY CENTRE On the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society the Guardian’s G2 magazine has…

Scientists in the seat of power: the MP-Scientist pairing scheme

23 November 2010 by Jessica Bland

FROM TESS GARDNER IN THE SCIENCE POLICY CENTRE 2010 marks the tenth Royal Society MP-Scientist pairing scheme. To date, more…