- business - large and small; manufacturing. services and financial sectors.
- academia - in particular physicial scientists (including information and communications technology), social scientists and an economists, and if possible a vice-chancellor
- a science and society background
- an education background
Monday 20 December 2010
Opportunity: The Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technolgy - Independent Members (closing date 28 February 2010)
The Council for Science and Technology (CST) is the Government's top-level advisory body on science and technology and reports directly to the Prime Minister.
This vacancy is for membership of the CST which meets four times a year - March, June, September and December.
The Council is looking to renew its membership from January 2011. We are looking for up to 10 new members from:
Opportunity: NESTA Trustees (3 positions) - closing date 7 January 2011
NESTA is an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. Three trustee positions are available, to contribute broadly to the Board and the strategic direction of NESTA. All Trustees are required to represent NESTA and play a representative role to a variety of audiences, though especially in the sphere of their particular specialism and expertise.
The specific duties of Trustees are to:
The closing date for all applications is 7 January 2011.
The specific duties of Trustees are to:
- Contribute to all aspects of Board business and strategic oversight;
- Actively engage with key stakeholders in fields which are relevant to the business of NESTA, acting in an ambassadorial capacity as appropriate;
- Provide specific sector expertise where the Trustee’s contacts and knowledge will be invaluable in supporting NESTA’s activities; and
- Participate in Board decision making on the innovation agenda, and design of new programmes and partnerships.
The closing date for all applications is 7 January 2011.
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Material scarcity – how might it affect your R&D?
Please help the R&D Society and Materials KTN to create an event that is useful to you and your organisation.
Some materials are becoming scarce, or are in danger of becoming scarce in the near future. Some are well-known and frequently discussed - eg oil or natural gas. However, there is increasing awareness that other materials are in danger of becoming scarce, which has challenges and opportunities for future R&D and design.
The R&D Society and Materials KTN are planning to hold an event on this issue, and we would be grateful for your input at an early stage to help us in planning this, by answering a short survey on our website.
We’d be grateful if you could respond at your earliest convenience – preferably by 28 December 2010.
Some materials are becoming scarce, or are in danger of becoming scarce in the near future. Some are well-known and frequently discussed - eg oil or natural gas. However, there is increasing awareness that other materials are in danger of becoming scarce, which has challenges and opportunities for future R&D and design.
The R&D Society and Materials KTN are planning to hold an event on this issue, and we would be grateful for your input at an early stage to help us in planning this, by answering a short survey on our website.
We’d be grateful if you could respond at your earliest convenience – preferably by 28 December 2010.
The 2010 R&D Scoreboard
The latest – and last – R&D Scoreboard was published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on 25 November 2010. The R&D Scoreboard is an annual investigation of the top 1,000 UK and top 1,000 global corporate investors in research and development and is endorsed by a number of organisations, including the R&D Society. On publishing the Scoreboard, BIS announced that it was not going to publish any further editions. In 1 December 2010’s issue of Research Fortnight, David Kingham, past Chair of the R&D Society, commented on behalf of the Society that the Government does need to ensure it has methods to monitor the effects of its R&D policies.
The scoreboard shoes that the top one thousand UK companies invested more than £25.3bn on developing new products, services and productivity in 2009; spend by the UK companies listed decreased by 0.6 per cent in 2009 – a smaller decrease than some commentators thought would occur due to the economic downturn. The scoreboard found that the decrease was largely due to lower spend by firms in fixed line telecommunications, banking, aerospace and defence sectors, with automobiles and parts, software and computer services and technology hardware and equipment increasing their overall R&D investment in 2009. 78% of global R&D occurs in five countries: the US; Japan; Germany; France and the UK.
The 2010 R&D Scoreboard is published on the BIS website and is free to access.
The scoreboard shoes that the top one thousand UK companies invested more than £25.3bn on developing new products, services and productivity in 2009; spend by the UK companies listed decreased by 0.6 per cent in 2009 – a smaller decrease than some commentators thought would occur due to the economic downturn. The scoreboard found that the decrease was largely due to lower spend by firms in fixed line telecommunications, banking, aerospace and defence sectors, with automobiles and parts, software and computer services and technology hardware and equipment increasing their overall R&D investment in 2009. 78% of global R&D occurs in five countries: the US; Japan; Germany; France and the UK.
The 2010 R&D Scoreboard is published on the BIS website and is free to access.
Policy input: EU Framework Programme for R&D: Call for Evidence - closing date 4 January 2011
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published a Call for Evidence, inviting the UK’s R&D community to have their say on the European Union’s Framework Programme. The Framework is the EU's main mechanism for funding research, technological development and demonstration. UK participation in the current 2007-2013 iteration of the Framework Programme (known as FP7) has been strong – with UK researchers receiving €1.83 billion of funding from the €12.7 billion awarded to date.
BIS would like to hear from those with first-hand experiences of this initiative – academics, researchers and businesspeople – so that BIS can better equip the UK to maximise on the opportunities on offer and strengthen the UK's negotiating position in advance of the next Programme.
The main call for evidence document can be found at www.bis.gov.uk/fp8-call-for-evidence In addition, a more informal discussion is available via the Technology Strategy Board _connect platform.
The call for evidence closes on 4th January 2011.
BIS would like to hear from those with first-hand experiences of this initiative – academics, researchers and businesspeople – so that BIS can better equip the UK to maximise on the opportunities on offer and strengthen the UK's negotiating position in advance of the next Programme.
The main call for evidence document can be found at www.bis.gov.uk/fp8-call-for-evidence In addition, a more informal discussion is available via the Technology Strategy Board _connect platform.
The call for evidence closes on 4th January 2011.
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