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The next scheduled meetings of the Committee will be :-

(outline programme for 2013)
  • Tuesday 22nd January 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting - Commercialisation of Research
  • Tuesday 26th February 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting - Space Weather
  • Wednesday 13th March 3.00 pm Discussion meeting - How much testing do we need?
  • Monday 18th March 12.30-20.30 - SET for BRITAIN Poster Competition and Exhibition
  • Thursday 21st March Morning - National Science and Engineering Week Seminar: Speed
  • Tuesday 23rd April 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting - Skills
  • Tuesday 14th May 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting - Water Purity
  • Tuesday 11th June 4.30 Annual General Meeting, 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting - Antibiotics
  • Tuesday 9th July 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting - Bees and other Insects beneficial to Humans
  • Tuesday 22 October 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting - Smart Buildings
  • Tuesday 5 November Annual Lunch
  • Tuesday 19 November 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting - A Good Immigration Policy for Science
  • Tuesday 10 December 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting - Deep Sea Mining to include Protection of the Seabed
Further details will be put on the website when they become available.


Recent Meetings

2013


TUESDAY, 11th JUNE 2013 AT 4.30 pm
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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TUESDAY, 11th JUNE 2013 AT 5.30 pm
ANTIBIOTICS
Addresses by
Professor Dame Sally Davies DBE Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health
Dr Nick Brown President, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Dr Richard Bax Senior Partner, TranScrip Partners and Member, BSAC Antibiotic Action Advisory Board

PLEASE NOTE- CHANGE OF ROOM
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TUESDAY 14th MAY 2013 AT 5.30 pm
WATER PURITY
Addresses by
Clive Harward Head of Water Quality and Environmental Performance, Anglian Water
Kevin Prior Chair, Royal Society of Chemistry Water Sciences Group
Professor Helen Jarvie Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford

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TUESDAY 23RD APRIL 2013 AT 5.30 pm
SKILLS
Addresses by
Diana Garnham Chief Executive, the Science Council
Bill Twigg Apprenticeships Director, Semta
Dr Julian Braybrook Head of Measurement Research and Development, LGC Limited

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THURSDAY, 21ST MARCH 2013 10.00 am to 13.40 pm
National Science and Engineering Week Seminar: SPEED
  • Welcome by Andrew Miller MP Chairman, Parliamentary and Scientific Committee
  • How to measure speed Dr Michael de Podesta MBE, National Physical Laboratory
  • Rt Hon David Willetts MP Minister for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Fast Cars The Lord Drayson
  • Fast Horses Dr Andrew Spence, Royal Veterinary College
  • Fast Computers Professor Alistair Fitt, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Knowledge Transfer, Oxford Brookes University
  • Why Snails are not fast Professor Steve Jones FRS, UCL
  • Concluding Remarks Dr Paul Golby CBE FREng, Chair, EPSRC

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    WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH 2013 AT 3.00 pm
    HOW MUCH TESTING DO WE NEED?

    The recent debacle about horse meat entering the food chain unannounced has thrown up several issues:

    • Quality control and the Trade Descriptions Act;
    • Toxins in Food and the Environment;
    • Pathogens in the Environment.
    How are we, the public, being protected by routine testing in these key areas ? Who pays the piper ?

    Addresses by
    Dr Duncan Campbell Past President, Association of Public Analysts
    Dr Liz Moran President, Association of Public Analysts
    Dr Patrick Miller Head of Science Strategy and Governance Food Standards Agency
    Andrew Miller MP Chairman

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    TUESDAY, 26th FEBRUARY 2013 AT 5.30 pm
    "SPACE WEATHER"
    Addresses by
    Professor Paul Cannon FREng Senior Fellow, Radio Science and Systems, QinetiQ
    David Wade Space Underwriter, Atrium Space Insurance Consortium
    Chris Train Network Operations Director, National Grid
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    TUESDAY, 22nd JANUARY 2013 AT 5.30 pm
    "THE COMMERCIALISATION OF RESEARCH"
    Addresses by
    Professor Stephen Caddick Vice-Provost (Enterprise) University College London
    Dr Bina Rawal Director of Research, Medical and Innovation Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
    Steven Tait Business Manager MRC Technology

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    2012



    Tuesday 11th December 5.30 pm
    "Climate Change and the Polar Regions"
    Addresses by
    Dr Emily Shuckburgh Head, Open Oceans, British Antarctic Survey
    Professor Peter Wadhams Professor of Ocean Physics, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
    Dr Sheldon Bacon National Oceanography Centre

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    Wednesday, 28th November 2012 5.00 pm
    Joint Briefing with THE PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (POST)
    A Seeping Canker? Tree Disease Biosecurity
    Addresses by
    Dr Martin Ward UK Chief Plant Health Officer, Defra
    Dr Joan Webber Principal Pathologist, Forest Research
    Hillary Allison Director of Policy, Woodland Trust
    Dr Steve Woodward University of Aberdeen
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    Tuesday 27th November 3.00 - 5.00 pm
    Joint Briefing with THE PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (POST)
    Ash Trees and the effects on them of Chalara fraxinea
    Addresses by
    Dr Martin Ward UK Chief Plant Health Officer, Defra
    Dr Peter Freer-Smith Chief Scientific Adviser, Forestry Commission
    Dr Monique Simmonds Director of the Kew Innovation Unit, Deputy Keeper & Head of Sustainable Uses of Plants Group, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
    and
    Sara Redstone Plant Health & Quarantine Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

    NB - revised meeting notice 26/11/12
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    Tuesday 6th November
    "Energy - How to use less"
    Addresses by
    Gillian Kelleher BASF Sustainable Construction
    Ashley Pocock Head of Industry Change, Regulation and External Affairs Smart Metering Project, Transformation, EDF Energy
    Professor Roger Kemp University of Lancaster
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    Wednesday 31st October
    Annual Lunch in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, House of Lords
    Guest of honour: Professor John Womersley, Chief Executive Officer, Science and Technology Facilities Council
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    Tuesday 16th October
    "Energy - The Next Generation"
    Addresses by
    Dr Gordon Edge Director of Policy, RenewableUK
    Frans van den Heuvel Chief Executive Officer, Solarcentury
    Francis Egan Chief Executive Officer, Cuadrilla Resources Limited
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    Tuesday 10th July 2012 5.30 pm
    Discussion Meeting on BRITISH SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS
    Speakers:
    • Professor Brian Cox Royal Society University Research Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
    • Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell President, Society of Biology, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester
    • Professor Lesley Yellowlees President-elect, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Professor of Inorganic Electrochemistry, University of Edinburgh
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    Tuesday 12th June 2012 5.30 pm
    Discussion Meeting on ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION: ARE EU REGULATIONS ADEQUATE?

    Speakers:
    • Dr Judy MacArthur Clark Head, Animals in Science Regulation Unit, Home Office
    • Dr Maggy Jennings Head, Research Animals Department, RSPCA
    • Dr Stephen Mitchell Lilly UK
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    You may view or download Minutes of the 2011 AGM from here.

    2011 AGM Minutes




    Tuesday 15th May 2012 5.30 pm
    Discussion Meeting on FOOD AND GUT HEALTH
    Speakers:
    • Professor Glenn Gibson Professor of Food Microbial Sciences, University of Reading
    • Dr Linda Thomas Science Manager, Yakult UK Ltd
    • Professor Simon Carding Institute of Food Research
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    Tuesday 24th April 2012 5.30 pm
    Discussion Meeting: WHY WOULD HS2 BE GOOD FOR BRITAIN?
    Speakers
  • Bridget Rosewell Economist - Volterra Consulting
  • Professor Andrew McNaughton - Technical Director, High SpeedTwo Ltd
  • Sir Richard Leese Leader - Manchester City Council


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    Thursday 15th March 2012 - NSEW SEMINAR: MATHEMATICS MATTERS
    Sponsored by the Council for Mathematical Sciences
    To be chaired by Andrew Miller MP Speakers will include:
    • A Minister of State for Universities and Science, BIS - (TBC)
    • David Spiegelhalter FRS, Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk, University of Cambridge
    • Jared Tanner, Professor of Mathematics of Information, University of Edinburgh
    • Malcolm MacCallum, Director, Heilbronn Institute, Bristol
    • Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Director General, Knowledge and Innovation, BIS - (TBC)
    • Deirdre Hollingsworth, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London
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    Tuesday 28th February 2012 - GROUND ENGINEERING - WHY IT MATTERS
    Addresses by:
    • Professor Barry Clarke
    • Rodney Chartres
    • Professor John Burland
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    Tuesday 24th January 2012 - PEER REVIEW: IS IT WORKING?
    Addresses by:
    • Sir Mark Walport, FRS - Director, Wellcome Trust
    • Tracey Brown - Sense About Science
    • Dr Irene Hames - Editorial Consultant
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    2011

    Tuesday 13th December - WHAT IS THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RISK?
    Addresses:
    • "ENGINEERING, ETHICS and RISK" Dr Chris Elliott FREng System Engineer and Barrister
    • "RISKY BUSINESS: RISK and REWARD ASSESSMENT in BUSINESS DECISION MAKING" David Simmons Managing Director, Analytics, Willis Re
    • "POWER LINES and PEOPLE A CASE STUDY in CONFLICTING ASSESSMENTS" Dr John Swanson FIET National Grid
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    TUESDAY, 22nd NOVEMBER 2011 AT 5.30 pm - IS SCIENTIFIC FREEDOM THE ELIXIR OF CIVILISATION?

    Addresses by Professor Don Braben, Professor James Ladyman Professor Ben Davis, and Professor David Delpy
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    TUESDAY 8th NOVEMBER.
    Annual Lunch in the Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords.
    The Guest of Honour was Dr Mike Weightman, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations and Executive Head at the Office of Nuclear Regulation.


    TUESDAY, 18th OCTOBER 2011 AT 5.30 pm - WETTER, WARMER, WINDIER … WILL THE UK'S INFRASTRUCTURE COPE?
    Members - download presentations from the special papers page.
    Addresses:
    • "WHAT ARE THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON INFRASTRUCTURE?" Professor Jim Hall FREng Director, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford
    • "WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ENGINEERING THE FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE, ENGINEERING AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION REPORT?" Professor Will Stewart FREng CEng MIET FInstP Chair of the Communications Policy Panel, Institution of Engineering and Technology IET
    • "WHAT ARE THE ISSUES AND ACTIONS REQUIRED?" Professor Brian Collins CB FREng Professor of Engineering Policy UCL Chairman, Engineering and Interdependency Expert Group

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    Engineering the Future - briefing
    TUESDAY, 12th JULY 2011 AT 5.30 pm - WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR PHARMA IN THE UK?
    Addresses by Dr Richard Barker MA, Dr Michael Hutton, Richard Ascroft, and Dr Simon Campbell CBE FRS FRSC
    PLEASE NOTE - CHANGE OF ROOM
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    The Meeting will be followed by an informal reception.
    Tuesday 14 June 2011 10.00 am - 2.30 pm
    VISIT TO LGC
    Queens Road, Teddington, London TW11 0LY
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    For information: First female scientist appointed Deputy Government Chemist
    Powerpoint presentation
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    Tuesday 14th June - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: 4.30PM - MEMBERS PLEASE LOGIN AND SEE AGENDA AND PAPERS ABOVE.
    Tuesday 14th June, 5.30PM - NUCLEAR ENERGY: WHAT ARE THE RISKS? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES?
    Addresses by Malcolm Grimston, Robin Grimes, and John Roberts
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    Click to see background paper by Giles Chichester MEP


    Tuesday 17th May - STRATEGIC METALS - HOW CAN GEOSCIENCE HELP INCREASE RESOURCES? HOW WILL A SUPPLY SHORTAGE IMPACT ON THE UK?
    Addresses by Andrew Bloodworth MSc CGeol, Dr Hazel Prichard, Anthony Hartwell
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    Tuesday 26th April - INFLUENZA: What are the likely threats of flu for the UK and how can science help ameliorate the consequences?
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    17th March 2011 - The Annual NSEW Seminar
    "SPACE - HOW CAN WE USE IT?" National Science and Engineering Week Seminar, Thursday 17 March 2011, Westminster Hall, 10.00 to 13.00 hrs. This will be followed by an Open Reception in the Jubilee Room from 13.00 to 14.00 hrs.
    The Meeting and Reception are co-sponsored by The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
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    14th March 2011 - SET for BRITAIN


    15th February 2011 - CAN THE ECONOMY SURVIVE WITHOUT A NATIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM?
    Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm
    1. The Importance of the National Measurement System(NMS) and of Traceable Measurement - Dr Brian Bowsher, Managing Director, National Physical Laboratory.
    2. Dependence of Industry on the NMS for Manufacture and Innovation - Roger Digby, Head of Materials and Processes Integration, Aircraft Programmes, Airbus.
    3. UK Leadership in New Technologies through the NMS - David Richardson, Chief Executive, LGC.
    The Reception and Chairman's Dinner will be jointly sponsored financially by NPL, LGC, NEL (National Engineering Laboratory) and UKAS (UK Accreditation Service).
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    1st February 2011 - Discussion Meeting, Reception and Dinner. Medical Physics: From Blue-Skies to Bedside. Turning Today's Cutting-Edge Science into Tomorrow's Healthcare Technology

    Members - login and go to Publications/Special papers page to download powerpoint presentations
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    2010
    7th December - SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY DIALOGUE WHAT IS THE PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE?
    Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm
    Addresses
    Professor Robert Winston FMedSci House of Lords; Professor of Science and Society, Imperial College London
    Dr Brian Johnson Chair of Public Dialogue Steering Group
    Professor Douglas Kell BBSRC Chief Executive; The University of Manchester
    Professor David Delpy EPSRC Chief Executive
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    16th November - HOW ENGINEERING PROVIDES BETTER HEALTHCARE
    Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm
    Reception and Dinner sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering
    Addresses
    Professor Molly Stevens Professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Imperial College London
    Professor Lionel Tarassenko FREng Director, Institute of Biomedical Engineering University of Oxford; Chair, RAE's "UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering"
    Professor John Fisher FREng Director, Institute of Medical and Biomedical Engineering University of Leeds
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    27th October - Annual Lunch, Guest Speaker: The Rt Hon David Willetts MP. Download lunch letter and reply form
    19th October - IS GLOBAL WATER SECURITY ACHIEVABLE? and THE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE
    Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm
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    There will be a brief 15 minute Council Meeting in the Boothroyd Room Commencing at 17.00 hrs, immediately prior to the Discussion Meeting which commences at 17.30hrs
    13th July, 4.30pm - SET for Britain meeting, Room 571 Portcullis House (office of Andrew Miller MP). Non pass holders will be met at the Portcullis House Main Entrance.

    13th July - Science, Engineering and Politics
    Addresses by
    Lord Oxburgh FRS House of Lords
    Professor Richard Kitney Director of Graduate School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Imperial College, London
    Dr Julian Huppert MP Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
    With a contribution, dependent on availability by
    Pallab Ghosh Science Correspondent, BBC News
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    TUESDAY 15th JUNE 2010 AT 6.30 pm
    VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKES & TSUNAMIS - HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE TOLLS ON HUMANITY?
    Speakers:
    Professor Steve Sparks FRS University of Bristol
    Dr Rui Pinho Secretary-General of the Global Earthquake Model
    Dr Tiziana Rossetto Director of Earthquake and People Interaction Centre (EPICENTRE) Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering University College London

    Please note: this meeting will be preceded by the P&SC AGM between 6:00 and 6:30.

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    THURSDAY 18th MARCH 2010 9:30am - 2:30pm
    NSEW - National Science & Engineering Week - SEMINAR
    "What is Seamless Weather Forecasting?"
    "How Can We Forecast Years Ahead and Manage the Global Financial Risks Profitably?"
    Chaired jointly by Ian Taylor MBE MP, Professor John Beddington FRS and BIS Civil Servant (TBC)
    Speakers will include:
    • John Hirst, Chief Executive, Met Office
    • Dr Vicky Pope Head of Climate Change Advice Met Office
    • Dr Matt Huddleston FRMetS, Principal Consultant, Climate Change, Met Office
    • Stephen Leonard, Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland
    • Matt Foote, Research Director, Willis Research Network
    • Christopher N Bray, Environmental Risk, Policy Management, Barclays
    • Peter Gibbs, Broadcast Meteorologist
    • Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor, The Independent

    09.30 - 13.00 Grand Committee Room in Westminster Hall
    Programme commences at 10.00
    12.30 - 14.30 Lunchtime Reception: Jubilee Room next door

    Click here to view or download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format.


    SET for BRITAIN 2010 Event: Monday 8th March 2010
    SET for Britain Exhibition of Posters by early-stage and early-career research scientists, engineers and technologists

    The day was divided into three separate areas with the following timings.
    • 12.30 pm - 2.30 pm Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
    • 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm Engineering
    • 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm Biological and Biomedical Science

    The final of the 2010 SET for BRITAIN event took place in the House of Commons Marquee on Monday, 8th March 2010, sponsored by Dr Douglas Naysmith MP, Chairman of the SET for BRITAIN organising group of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee. More information from www.setforbritain.org.uk


    TUESDAY, 9th FEBRUARY 2010 AT 5.30 pm
    INNOVATIVE MARINE ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE - ARE WE SWIMMING OR SINKING?
    Addresses by
    Professor Peter Liss University of East Anglia; The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology IMarEST
    Colin Summerhayes President, Society for Underwater Technology; The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology IMarEST
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    TUESDAY, 19th JANUARY 2010 AT 5.30 pm
    WHAT ARE THE PROBABLE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE LATEST BRAIN RESEARCH?
    Addresses by
    Professor David Nutt FRCPsych FMedSci The Edmond J Safra Chair in Neuropsychopharmacology Division of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College
    Professor Colin Blakemore FMedSci FRS Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford Chairman, Neuroscience Research Partnership, Singapore
    Rudi Fortson Independent Practising Barrister; Visiting Professor of Law, Queen Mary, University of London

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    2009


    TUESDAY, 15th DECEMBER 2009 AT 5.30 pm
    COME BACK GM - ALL IS FORGIVEN?
    Addresses by
    Professor Peter Shewry Acting Director, Head of Centre for Crop Genetic Improvement Rothamsted Research
    Professor Howard J. Atkinson Lead, Africa College, University of Leeds
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    WEDNESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER 2009 9.00 am - 12.00 pm
    VISIT TO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
    South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD

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    TUESDAY, 10th NOVEMBER 2009 AT 5.30 pm
    ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS - HOW BEST TO ADAPT TO THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING?
    Addresses by
    Lord Broers FREng FRS Chairman Diamond Light Source Ltd
    Professor Paul Ekins Professor of Energy and Environment Policy UCL Energy Institute, University College London
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    Tuesday 14th July
    Discussion Meeting - Carbon Capture and Storage
    Addresses by
    Charles Hendry MP Shadow Minister for Energy, House of Commons
    Dr Andy Read E.ON UK Clean Coal Development Manager, Project Manager, CCS Project, Kingsnorth Power Station, Kent
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    Tuesday 7th July at 08.30 am
    PARLIAMENTARY BREAKFAST BRIEFING
    NANOTECHNOLOGY - Should we be worried?

    Addresses by
    Dr Alec Reader Director Nanoktn
    Dr Stephanie Lacour University Research Fellow of the Royal Society, Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering and Research Fellow of Kings College

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    Tuesday 16th June
    Discussion Meeting - Medical Testing
    Addresses by
    Professor Michael Baum MB ChB FRCS MD FRCR(Hon) Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Visiting Professor Of Medical Humanities University College London
    Professor Karol Sikora MA MBBCh PhD FRCR FRCP FFP Dean of the Medical School at the University of Buckingham; Scientific Director, Medical Solutions PLC
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    Tuesday 19th May
    Discussion Meeting - TAKING SCIENCE TO THE STREET
    Addresses by
    Professor Anthony J Ryan OBE Pro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Science, Sheffield University; Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer 2002, Street Science Lecturer BBC Radio 4
    Dr Daniel Glaser Head of Special Projects in Public Engagement, Wellcome Trust Co-chair of Café Scientifique at the Photographers’ Gallery
    Dr Maewan Ho Editor & Art Director for Science in Society; The Institute of Science in Society
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    Tuesday 21st April
    Annual General Meeting followed by Discussion Meeting - Security Technology and Individual Freedom
    Addresses by
    Professor John Pethica FRS Chief Scientific Adviser National Physical Laboratory
    Dr David Murakami Wood ESRC Research Fellow, Global Urban Research Unit Visiting Scholar, Postgraduate Programme in Urban Management Newcastle University
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    Thursday 12th March 2-6 pm:
    National Science and Engineering Week
    Seminar: Do we Need Multiskilled Scientists and Engineers to manage Economic Recover and Climate Change?
    jointly chaired by Dr Douglas Naysmith MP and Lord Drayson
    Speakers include: Lord Drayson, Dr John Wood CBE FREng, Dr Andrew Taylor OBE FRSE, John Pethica FRS, David Bott, and Philip Wolfe
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    Monday 9th March
    SET for BRITAIN Poster Exhibition
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    Tuesday 20th January 2009
    HAVE WE PASSED PEAK OIL YET?
    Dr Steven Koonin Chief Scientist, BP
    Steven Sorrell Senior Fellow, Sussex Energy Group Science & Technology Policy Research (SPRU) University of Sussex
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