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Liberal Democrat Party Conference: Becoming a “science superpower”: will the UK be fit to tackle the next global crisis?

  • 17 September 2021, 16:20 - 17:30
  • Free
Add to Calendar 09/17/21 04:20 PM 09/17/21 05:30 PM United Kingdom (GMT) Liberal Democrat Party Conference: Becoming a “science superpower”: will the UK be fit to tackle the next global crisis? <p>Becoming a "science superpower": will the UK be fit to tackle the next global crisis?</p>
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This event is jointly hosted by the UK National Academies: the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.

The UK government has committed to secure our status as a "Science and Tech Superpower by 2030". The past year has demonstrated the UK's potential to realise this, but now UK research and innovation faces its kryptonite: uncertainty. What will the next few years of R&I investment look like? How will the UK take a lead internationally? How can we be ready for the next global crisis?

Join us and a panel of research and innovation "superstars" to discuss how the UK should approach the future, build resilience to future crises, and lock-in our superpower status.

Panel

  • Tom Whipple, Science Editor at the Times and Sunday Times (Chair)
  • The Baroness Randerson, Lords Spokesperson for Transport
  • Professor Alison Noble FRS FREng FIET
  • Professor Dominic Abrams FBA FAcSS FBPsS
  • Professor Sir Rory Collins FMedSci FRS

The event is a fringe meeting of the Liberal Democrat Party Conference and only accessible to registered attendees. For more information on the Conference or to sign up, click here.

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