Science and Innovation

Science Council Priorities for UK Science and Innovation Policy 2010-2015

The Science Council’s position statement on priorities for UK science and innovation policy was finalised in March 2010. It is intended as a high-level statement of the Science Council’s interests, priorities and objectives for UK science and innovation policy, and used as a platform for future Council activities.

Priorities for Science and Innovation Policy 2010-2015:

• UK science has a vital role to play in finding solutions to the major problems the world faces today

• Science and technology will provide economic growth and improved social equality in the UK and world wide

• The steady investment in science and innovation over the past 10 years must be maintained alongside a renewed focus on translating research into valuable outcomes for society

• It is essential to invest in STEM education and skills at all levels to create the highly skilled workforce that will be essential to a high added value economy and UK competitiveness

Please click to download the statement.(pdf 133KB) or click here to read the statement in full. 

Link to Member Bodies policy statements

BCS, Chartered Institute of IT

Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management

Geological Society of London

Institute of Biomedical Science

Institute of Food Science & Technology

Institute of Physics

Institution of Chemical Engineers

London Mathematical Society

Physiological Society

Royal Astronomical Society

Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Statistical Society

Society of Biology

Society for General Microbiology