SET for BRITAIN Background

Presenting and discussing "ground-breaking" and frontier UK research and R&D to Members of both Houses of Parliament at Westminster
Fostering greater dialogue and engagement between early-stage researchers and Members both in Westminster and in their Constituencies
Encouraging personal interaction between all researchers
Competing nationally for a prestigious Medal and Prize for the best poster i.e. the best research work
Raising the profile of Britain's early-stage researchers at Parliament and elsewhere
Contributing to various national initiatives e.g. the UK's National Science and Engineering Week
Many researchers also gain an awareness of the challenges and excitement in other areas of research, possibly resulting in collaborative projects. They receive a brief introduction to Parliament and can discover also how Parliament deals with science, engineering, medicine and technology.
Information on the more recent history of and background to SET for Britain is given below, in an article which appeared in the Summer 2006 issue of Science in Parliament, the Journal of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee.