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09 March 2010The Royal Society has published a new report entitled ‘The scientific century: securing our future prosperity’. The advisory group to the report was chaired by Sir Martin Taylor FRS and included two Nobel Laureates, two former ministers of science, and leading figures from two high-tech companies. The report draws on a year of evidence gathering, analysis and consultation.
It distils two urgent messages. The first is the need to place science and innovation at the heart of the UK's long-term strategy for economic growth. The second is the fierce competitive challenge we face from countries which are investing at a scale and speed that we may struggle to match.
The report makes six recommendations around the long-term support and investment in science:
Read the related press release here.
Listen to members of the Advisory Group talking about the report:
Sir Martin Taylor FRShttp://downloads.royalsociety.org/audio/policy/martin_taylor.mp3
Dame Wendy Hall DBE FRS FREng http://downloads.royalsociety.org/audio/policy/wendy_hall.mp3
A copy of the report and a copy of the submissions received in the Call for Evidence can be found on the right hand-side of this page.
Media coverage of the report includes:The Times:Mark Henderson: Cut science and the brain drain starts here Mark Henderson and Suzy Jager: Scientists say cash cuts will cause economic decline. BBC News Times Higher EducationFinancial Times Reuters Telegraph The GuardianBBC Today (Tom Feilden’s blog) NewScientist: The S wordListen to Lord Sainsbury and Lord Waldegrave on the Radio 4 Today programme.
The Times:Mark Henderson: Cut science and the brain drain starts here Mark Henderson and Suzy Jager: Scientists say cash cuts will cause economic decline.
BBC News Times Higher EducationFinancial Times Reuters Telegraph The GuardianBBC Today (Tom Feilden’s blog) NewScientist: The S wordListen to Lord Sainsbury and Lord Waldegrave on the Radio 4 Today programme.
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