4 volunteers we want to thank
We work with a range of volunteers at the Science Council who help us achieve our different areas of work. As today is Volunteer... read the full article
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Standing up for science: call for nominations for Maddox Prize 2016
In his famous poem If, Rudyard Kipling lauded the ability to, “trust yourself when all men doubt you.” However, in the... read the full article
The safe choice for science is to Vote Leave
By Oliver Lewis, Research Director, Vote Leave @vote_leave Technological and economic forces are changing the world, yet at the moment,... read the full article
UK science doesn’t need the EU, but it helps
By Dr Martin Turner, Policy and Projects Manager at the BioIndustry Association @DrMartinTurner Fact, fiction, and supposition The Science Council’s... read the full article
University of Strathclyde awarded Science Council Employer Champion Status
The Science Council visited the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow yesterday to award its Employer Champion plaque to the Dean... read the full article
UK science needs the EU and the wider world
Last night, the Science Council hosted the first debate between the two official lead campaigns for the EU referendum, on the... read the full article
Tom Blundell steps down as President
Professor Sir Tom Blundell has ended his five year term as Science Council President. During this period he has presided over... read the full article
The difference in our pay packet
I love this very old cartoon depicting a small girl and boy realising that their genitalia are dictating their pay;... read the full article
We need to think about different abilities, not disabilities in STEMM
by Dr Alison Stokes, Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Science at Plymouth University At the STEMM DAC conference in March,... read the full article
SIAS welcomes 150 new apprentice registrations
Science Industry Assessment Service (SIAS) a new service responsible for ensuring the assessments and testing for a number of new Apprenticeships... read the full article