Monday 13 March saw the return of the first in-person Voice of the Future (VOF) event since 2019. This insightful and educational event flips the usual format of a Parliamentary Select Committee, giving students and Early Career Researchers within Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) the power to ask questions on issues that matter to them as young scientists. This event is organised by the Royal Society of Biology on behalf of the STEM community.
Event overview:
Prior to being joined by members of…
For the sixth year running, the Society was delighted to have supported the first in-person Parliamentary Links Day event since the start of the pandemic; one of the biggest events in the parliamentary calendar for science.
Organised by the Royal Society of Biology on behalf of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, over 100 people including scientists, policymakers, and politicians came together at Portcullis House to discuss Science and International Collaboration.
The UK’s pending involvement with Horizon Europe was a leading topic…
The Government's Food Strategy White Paper has today been published.
This strategy follows the government-commissioned independent review of the food system, the “National Food Strategy” led by Henry Dimbleby and builds on existing work across government and the actions already being taken forward by industry and other key actors.
The objectives for this strategy are to deliver:
- a prosperous agri-food and seafood sector that ensures a secure food supply in an unpredictable world and contributes to the levelling up agenda through good quality…
STEM for BRITAIN is a major scientific poster competition and exhibition which has been held in Parliament each year since 1997.
Organised by the Parliamentary…
STEM for BRITAIN was established by Dr Eric Wharton in 1997. Following his untimely death in 2007, the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, with support from the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of Biology, …