MPs back Science Council’s call to create more flexible working environments
The House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee gender equality report has called for greater job flexible to support... read the full article
Articles tagged as Policy
Why UK Universities are Stronger In the EU
By Lucy Shackleton, EU Policy and Campaign Manager, Universities UK @ShackletonLucy Nobody can say for certain what a UK outside... read the full article
Budget 2016: short-term gains but (possible) long-term pains
After ruminating for a couple of days on this week’s Budget announcement, one might come to the conclusion that this... read the full article
Supporting transitions into education and employment for people with disabilities
By Martin Hollins, Chair of the STEMM Disability Advisory Committee A report published by the Resolution Foundation last month brought home to... read the full article
Raising standards in HE teaching for all teaching staff
I can’t begin to tell you how many submissions to the government’s Higher Education Green Paper I have read over the... read the full article
6 ways to achieve gender pay equality in the science workforce
Did you know that more women achieve first degrees and postgraduate degrees in STEM subjects than men yet only make... read the full article
Scientific evidence alone is not what people need or want to inform policy
Professor Dame Anne Glover delivers the Roberts Lecture 2015 on the topic of whether international policy could be driven by... read the full article
6 ways the government can address lack of confidence in apprenticeships
Statutory regulation for apprenticeships should be part of a wider programme of reform to address issues of the perception, take... read the full article
The European Question: how the science community will help answer it
Andy Bagnall, Director of Campaigns, CBI speaks at the Science Council’s Public Affairs Network event to discuss European reform. By... read the full article
What next for science in the European Union?
This week the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker announced his decision to abolish the role of Chief Scientific... read the full article