Altmetric’s High Five – From the Oldest Microbes to the “Newest” Giraffes (September 2016)
Welcome to the Altmetric High Five in association with the Science Council. On a monthly basis, the High Five posts... read the full article
News, Blog & Events
Government Science & Engineering profession launch new strategy
The Government Science and Engineering (GSE) profession, which sits within the Government Office for Science, has launched a new strategy: Our blueprint... read the full article
Medical Research Council awarded Science Council Employer Champion status
The Science Council visited the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) site at Harwell on 6 October 2016 to present them with their... read the full article
Improving the career development of technicians as researchers
On 13 September the Science Council attended the 2016 Vitae Researcher Development International Conference in Manchester. Supporting all staff engaged... read the full article
CPD Monitoring Forum and CPD Award Presentation 2016
Photo (L-R): William Bardega, Amardeep Ghattaoraya and Jemma Walker. Each year the Science Council hosts a day-long forum to discuss issues... read the full article
World Maritime Day
By Dr Bev Mackenzie, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) @OceanBev On the 29th September, we will be... read the full article
CPD ideas for science technicians in schools
By Stacey Wheeler RSciTech I currently work in a secondary school in Nottingham as the senior science technician. Overall I... read the full article
Science Council to represent employers on TEF panel
The Science Council is delighted to announce that Registrar, Ali Orr has been appointed as an employer member on the... read the full article
Sir Keith Burnett to be new Science Council President
Eminent physicist and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, Sir Keith Burnett, will be taking on the role of Science... read the full article
Brexit knowns and unknowns: what the experts think
The UK’s exit from the European Union is likely to have a significant impact on UK science. Last week the... read the full article