Tag: science policy

25th May 2015 Toronto, Canada

The Science and Technology Committee visits Toronto

Guest blogger Dr. Elizabeth Rough, Committee Specialist on the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, spent a month getting rained on in Toronto – all in the name of science. For a month in Spring, the Toronto Office of SIN Canada became my adopted home. Normally you can find me in Westminster working as a Committee Specialist […]

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17th July 2013 Montreal, Canada

Life Cycle Assessment: from cold water washing to cotton bags (by guest blogger Roland Clift)

This post is written by Roland Clift , Emeritus Professor of Environmental Technology in the Centre for Environmental Strategy at the University of Surrey, who was keynote speaker at the Montreal conference on Social – Life Cycle Assessment held in Montreal last May . . .

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28th June 2013 Toronto, Canada

Science and the UK Spending Round 2013

On 26 June 2013, the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented the 2013 Spending Round to Parliament. The 2013 Spending Round sets out how the government will spend approximately £740 billion of taxpayers’ money in 2015-2016, and make further savings to improve the economy. What does this mean for science, research and international collaboration? Let’s take […]

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25th April 2013 Houston, USA

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by Lauren George

Science and Innovation Officer

Out of the Lab and into the Living Room

Can you name a living scientist?  If you are reading this ‘Partners in Science’ blog, it is likely you can.  Unfortunately, a ‘Research! America’ survey conducted in 2011 says that only 34 per cent of Americans can actually name a living scientist.  As someone who works everyday with scientists who are doing some truly revolutionary […]

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12th April 2013 Toronto, Canada

New cleantech investment across Canada

Back in February, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) announced the latest round of SD Tech Fund investment. This round released $61.8 M to 23 projects across the country, many of them highly relevant to SIN: Anti-bacterial pesticides that are less damaging to the environment ($1.5 M) A biomass-derived coal (torrefaction) demonstration plant ($2.7 M) A […]

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25th January 2013 Toronto, Canada

Eight great technologies

Earlier this week, Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts gave a speech at the Policy Exchange on “eight great technologies” which will help the UK grow and prosper over the next decade. You can read the speech here, the BIS press release here and the Policy Exchange pamphlet here. Let’s look at each technology […]

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11th October 2012 Toronto, Canada

A preview of CSPC 2012

The 4th Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC), subtitled Building Bridges for the Future of Science Policy, will take place in Calgary between 5 and 7 November 2012. We have excellent UK representation this year, with speakers in two panels and SIN Officers in attendance: The Fundamental Research as a Driver for Long-Term Canadian Innovation panel […]

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