Debate

This website aims to draw together some of the activities and debates going on about science and society. Here you can discover events being run during the consultation period by scientific organisations and other groups, and follow some of the online discussion about the issues which we’ve bookmarked.

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Discussions around the web:

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Recent mentions of Science and Society in Parliament:

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Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Science: Education (30 Jun 2009)
David Lammy: There is good evidence that participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) enrichment activities improves young people's progression in science education. A recent OECD study "Science Competencies for tomorrow's world" (PISA 2006) shows that students in schools that hold more extracurricular science activities tend to perform better than their counterparts in schools...
Science, Technology and Engineering — Debate (4 Jun 2009)
Lord Drayson: ..., said, this is an urgent debate. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken today; their contributions reflect the true expertise in this House on these matters and reflect well on its expert role. Science, technology and engineering represent a public good, in the best and strictest sense, growing in value as they are used and shared and yielding tangible benefits for our society, our...
Public Analysts Service (2 Jun 2009)
David Kidney: ...that he does in this place in advocating on behalf of scientists and scientific services in this country. Over many years, he has fought for their cause and pointed out how valuable they are to our society. He has played a part in trying to recruit more of our youngsters to a career in science and has highlighted the importance and value to our society of scientific services. Here he is...
Penicillin (11 May 2009)
Des Browne: .... That led to the setting up of the Penicillin Committee and the production of penicillin on an industrial scale, especially in the United States. Fleming was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1943, knighted in 1944, and shared the 1945 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine with Florey and Chain. In 1945, Fleming was elected the first president of the new Society for General...
Business of the House: Testing and Assessment (7 May 2009)
Edward Balls: ...the key stage 2 test back from May to mid-June, so that there is continued learning to the end of year 6 and the role of teacher assessment in the transition to secondary school is strengthened. On science, the expert group concludes that we can improve the teaching and assessment of the subject, and reinforce its critical role in the new primary curriculum, by replacing the externally...

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