The Science Council

The Science Council is a membership organisation representing the learned societies and professional institutions across the breadth of science in the UK. Our purpose is to provide a collective voice for science and scientists and to maintain standards across all the scientific disciplines. more...

Events & Activities

'Trust in the Professions - Ethics, Trust and Integrity'
Conference on 25 February 2010

Upcoming Council Meetings*

Weds 10th February 2010
Weds 9th June 2010
Weds 20th October 2010

*The Council / General Meeting is a formal meeting to which only Nominated Representatives of Member Bodies are invited. Two representatives from Member Bodies may attend this meeting. Please email Tamasin Barnbrook with the names of attendees and any apologies.

Gareth Roberts Science Policy Lecture

On 20th October 2009 Professor Sir David King delivered the second Gareth Roberts Science Policy Lecture. If you missed Sir David’s inspiring call-to-action – or want to hear some highlights from the event – you can download our podcast of the event, the related slides and an edited transcript of the lecture here.

News

Hot off the Press!
Bernard Silverman appointed Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser

New Principles on Scientific Advice to Government
The government has released new principles on scientific advice to government - read more

Andrew Wadge and Stephen Holgate achieve CSci status
Dr Wadge is Chief Scientist at the Food Standards Agency and Professor Holgate is an eminent scientist specialising in the immunological and inflammatory mechanisms of asthma . Read the article on the CSci website

Institute of Physics withdraws from CSci
Read the statement on the CSci website

The Science Council's Blogging!
Diana Garnham, the Science Council’s Chief Executive, now has her own Science Careers Blog on the Guardian’s website. Check it out here.

		What is Science?

		The Science Council agrees a definition of Science Science is the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence. View the Science Council's new Careers from Science web site:

Projects

A Future of Career Opportunities	The Science Council Science in Health Group (SiHG) is looking at the context and future careers for Scientists in Health. Find out more about the project and complete the survey of health scientists and their organisations.