EVENTS
The Foundation organises events on key topics in science, research, technology or innovation, bringing together parliamentarians, civil servants, industrialists, researchers, learned societies, charities and others. Those events focus in particular on areas where there are policy decisions needed, which in turn need to be informed by this wide range of inputs and viewpoints. Summary reports are prepared for all events, and these - along with presentation slides, videos of speakers and audio files - are available online after events.
Digital participation: how can digital access be made available to everyone?
- 2013
- Dinner, Discussion
A debate was held at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 31st October on Digital participation; how can digital access be made available to everyone? The report is now on the web site.
Read MoreCyber security: how secure are UK organisations from cyber theft of IP?
Cyber security
Read MoreRaising the bar - can learned societies and professional institutions particularly the engineering institutions do more to contribute to economic growth?
- 2013
- Dinner, Discussion
A debate on the theme of "Raising the bar - can learned societies and professional institutions particularly the engineering institutions do more to contribute to economic growth?" was held at the Royal Academy of Engineering on 24th September, 2013
Read MoreMaximising the use of public data – should research and publically acquired data be made more accessible?
- 2013
- Dinner, Discussion
Can university-business collaboration be used to maximise short-term economic growth and reduce unemployment levels in Wales?
- 2013
- Dinner, Discussion
Cities of the future – science, innovation and city management
- 2013
- Dinner, Discussion
Celebrating the centenary of the establishment of the Medical Research Council - What should be the research priorities for medical research over the next twenty-five years?
- 2013
- Dinner, Discussion
The Foundation celebrated the centenary of the establishment of the Medical Research Council with a debate on future priorities for medical research. Dr Sydney Brenner, Sir Paul Nurse, Sir John Savill and the Rt Hon David Willetts MP spoke during the debate.
Read MoreThe Armitt Review of the UK long-term infrastructure project pipeline
- 2013
- Dinner, Discussion
Sir John Armitt debated the emerging findings of his review of the UK long-term project pipeline with Professor Brian Collins of UCL and Tim Yeo, Chair of the House of Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change
Read MoreOpen Access – the Finch Working Group report on expanding access to published research findings
- 2013
- Dinner, Discussion
Professor Janet Finch debated her report for the Government on open access with Steven Hall from the Institute of Physics Publishing and Professor Douglas Kell, Chief Executive of the BBSRC
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