Summer 2007

From the Chair

Stempra AGM 2007

Dummies at Westminster (and some mannequins)

Science advice for government? It's in the POST

Science communication with MPs

Saving British Science; Interview with Peter Cotgreave

The BA Science Communication Conference, any good, or not?

Eurochat

Stempra newsletter - Summer 2007

As the Blairite era spins to a close, it seems timely to consider science and parliament. Where does government go for scientific advice? How much do MPs know about science? What can you do when you are really unhappy about science policy? Plus, a big hello to Stempra's new chair, Katrina Nevin-Ridley and a big thank you to our outgoing chair Juliet Upton.

From the new Chair
Stempra's new chair, Katrina Nevin-Ridley, Head of Media Relations at the Wellcome Trust shares her thoughts on the role of Stempra in a changing science PR world.

Stempra AGM 2007
At this year's AGM there was a lively discussion of Stempra strategy, and a lot of changes to the committee. We say farewell and many thanks to Juliet Upton, our departing chair.

Dummies at Westminster (and some mannequins)
Brian Emsley on how the Royal Society of Chemistry successfully smuggled white-coat clad dummies onto Parliament Square to protest at cuts in the science budget.

Science advice for government? It's in the POST
Chandrika Nath explains the work of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

Science communication with MPs
Scientists are starting to shout as loudly as NGOs and charities in the media - now they need to shout just as loudly in Parliament says Becky Purvis.

Saving British Science
Peter Cotgreave of the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CASE) tells Claire Bithell how to influence science policy.

THE BA Science Communication Conference
Fiona Fox waxes lyrical about it, but Dianne Stilwell isn't so sure...

EUROCHAT
European space policy, the birth of the European Institute of Technology and the dangers (or not) of Wi-Fi, by our man in Brussels, Tim Reynolds.

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