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

Call For Volunteers: The Big Bang Fair
Manchester 11th-13th March 2010
Invaluable for your CV and career networking - have fun and help get students excited about science. Find out how to get involved here.

Upcoming Council Meetings*
*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. Find out more here.

News

Hot off the Press!
Science for Careers Expert Group report published
Science for Careers report warns that unless science speaks to young people the UK faces skills shortages - read more

Science Council publishes policy paper on Priorities for UK Science and Innovation Policy 2010-2015 - 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.