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Tag Archives: BIS
10 / Jun / 2014
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Consultation on capital investment in R&D: have your say!
The government is increasing investment into science and research infrastructure and the scientific community has an opportunity to help decide how to spend the money. We know from our 2010 campaign to protect the UK science budget that many people … Continue reading
Categories: BIS
10 / Feb / 2014
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Response to BIS decision to protect the ring fence
Science is Vital was extremely concerned that the science budget ring-fence put in place in 2010 was recently brought into question due to budgetary issues elsewhere in BIS. We are therefore relieved to see that decisions announced today ensure that … Continue reading
Categories: BIS, Campaign, cuts
29 / Nov / 2013
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Open letter to Vincent Cable, Secretary of State
Dear Dr Cable, We are writing to express our deep concern about reports that the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills is considering cuts to the ring-fenced science funding because of budget pressures arising from changes in the higher education … Continue reading
Categories: Campaign, cuts
23 / Nov / 2013
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Science is Vital responds to BIS threat to cut research funding
Science is Vital is extremely concerned to read reports that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is planning to cut research funding in 2014. The science budget was ring-fenced in the 2010 Spending Review and we will fight … Continue reading
Categories: Campaign, News
21 / Mar / 2013
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Legacy of the 2010 cash freeze
We are trying to determine how the 2010 cash freeze has affected scientists, and science, in this country. If you are a UK researcher (or a researcher gone abroad in the past three years), we would be very grateful if … Continue reading
Categories: Campaign, Survey
09 / Oct / 2011
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Science is Vital meets David Willetts
Science is Vital meets David Willetts (again) Following the publication of our report on science careers in the UK, which drew on nearly 700 responses to a call for evidence, members of the Science is Vital team met with Minister … Continue reading
Categories: Careers, Evidence
24 / May / 2011
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Science Careers–ministerial feedback
How do you solve a problem like science careers? On Tuesday 24th May 2011, Dr Evan Harris chaired a panel discussion on careers in science at the Royal Institution. On the panel were Dr Jenny Rohn and Professor Dame Athene … Continue reading
Categories: Careers, Evidence