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Annual General Meeting 2024
The Science Council was pleased to welcome Members to its 2024 Annual General meeting on 27 June.
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David Wells appointed as new Science Council Chair
The Science Council is delighted to announce that David Wells CSci, Chief Executive of the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), has been appointed the next Chair of its Board of Trustees. David, who has been a trustee of the Science Council since 2022, will succeed Adam Donnan in September 2024. David was appointed Chief Executive…
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Evidence and collaboration: hallmarks of successful policy work
Attendees at a recent Science Council event discussed how to maximise our influence The Science Council recently brought together colleagues from its members, Licensed Bodies and partner organisations at Perspectives on successful policy work in science. The one-day conference heard from a host of speakers involved in policy development and influencing. Together they talked about…
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Report launched for the Workforce Skills Conference
Today the Science Council has launched its report of its Workforce Skills Conference which took place at the Institute of Physics on the 19th of October 2023. The conference enabled the science, research and innovation community to come together and consider how effectively our current policies are working to meet the UK’s skills challenges, to…
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British Science Week 2024 – Videos
The Science Council were delighted to bring three Lunch & Learn events during British Science Week 2024 which ran from 8th-17th March. The Lunch & Learn events were themed around ‘time’ with talks from incredible speakers: Prof Chris Jackson, Dr Hamied Haroon & Dr Marie Oldfield who provided a chance to celebrate the diverse people and careers…
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2023 Celebration of Science: Keynote and full event videos
The Science Council Celebration of Science 2023 took place at Thinktank, Birmingham science museum, on Wednesday 15 November 2023. The event celebrated the achievements of CPD Award winners, recognised volunteer contributions and applauded apprentices and their journey. It also provided an opportunity for networking across the science disciplines. We were delighted to welcome Dr Becky…
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Professional Body Membership for Apprentices: Expanding Pathways for Success
Introduction Apprenticeships are often framed as being effective when the training is planned and delivered through the triangle of apprentice, training provider and employer. However, the apprenticeship landscape can include other organisations, that bring with them opportunity for amplified learning and enhanced professional development. To consider how Professional Bodies can best contribute, the Science Council…
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Meet the 2023 CPD Award Winners
A huge congratulations to the 2023 CPD Award winners for their continued professional development! Read their individual stories and learn more about what it’s like to be a CPD Award winner. [accordions id=”13643″] View the full winners list, plus volunteer and apprentice recognitions here. The annual CPD Awards celebrate the continuing professional development (CPD) carried out by…
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Celebration of Science 2023 announcement
…Institute of Science and Technology Jemma Lonsdale CSci – Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology Dr Joanne Fallowfield CSci – Institute of Biomedical Science Katy Fleckney CSci – Institute…
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The Competence Report: 5 most-common mistakes
1: We, not I Now’s your time to shine! We are awarding registration to you, not your team, so in all your explanations, you need to be clear on what your individual role was. If your entire answer references “us” and “we” with no “I” or “me,” then you will need to reformulate what you’ve…
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Meet the Science Council’s new Chief Executive, Della Freeth
Della Freeth recently joined the Science Council as our new Chief Executive. Della joins us most recently from the Royal College of Physicians. Prior to this, she worked in several senior roles in universities – although she started out in secondary school teaching. “Learning has always been my passion,” she says. “I originally studied maths…
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The Wellcome Sanger Institute receives the Employer Champion Award
The Science Council would like to congratulate Wellcome Sanger Institute who were awarded Science Council Employer Champion status last week. The Employer Champion programme provides a package of support for employers that have made the commitment to support their scientific staff to become professionally registered. The award was presented on Wednesday 19th July by Helen Gordon,…
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University of Bristol, CSci case study
As part of our CSci campaign we spoke to University of Bristol to gain their insight on why Chartered Scientists make good employees. What is the value, to your organisation, of having those in your employment who hold Chartered Scientist status? CSci status demonstrates a level of professionalism in our technical community that has equivalence…
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Fiona Rayment appointed NI President
We are delighted to announce the Nuclear Institute‘s new President for the 2024-2025 year will be Dr Fiona Rayment OBE FNucI of National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL). Her nomination was approved by the NI Board of Trustees at its March 2023 meeting, and she will take over from the current President, Jasbir Sidhu, in January 2024.…
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Professional Development Day – summary
On 14th March, 2023 the Science Council held its first Professional Development Day at the Institute of Physics, London. The event brought together practicing scientists and science technicians from across the science and engineering community for networking and reciprocal learning. The programme for the day was carefully developed in collaboration with our Professional Body members…
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Professor Della Freeth appointed Chief Executive of the Science Council
The Science Council is delighted to announce that Professor Della Freeth has been appointed Chief Executive, starting on 1st August 2023. Della is currently Executive Director of Education at the Royal College of Physicians and brings with her experience of working in a network of diverse professional membership organisations. She also brings expertise from research and…
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