The Biochemical Society's science policy work supports and promotes the molecular biosciences by indentifying and acting on the issues in science and education policy which most affect our molecular bioscience community. We also put on regular discussion events, which we frequently record.
You get can involved by joining our Database of Expertise who are contacted as we respond to consultations or undertake research. To keep up to date with science policy, you may wish to subscribe to the revamped Science Policy Talking Post blog.
A common caricature of science is that it likes to think of itself as above politics; a disinterested, purely empirical interaction with the natural world. But what about the public communication of science? More details of this event are available here.
The Biochemical Society has backed the Sense About Science campaign to support the Rothamsted Research scientists facing destruction of their research. Protesters are planning to destroy John Pickett’s team’s chemical ecology research at Rothamsted on 27 May because it uses genetically modified wheat. See what our CEO, Dr Chris Kirk, said here. The scientist's appeal letter and a petition against the attack can be found on the campaign website. Our position statement on GM is here.
We recently awarded the first round of Gender Equality in Science Grants. Details of the 'Career Development Day', 'APEER' and 'Gender inclusion in scholarly literature' projects can be found here.
Our new look Talking Post blog covers pertinent science policy issues and events. Latest blogposts:
'On postgraduate education'
'How is agreement reached on what counts as sufficient evidence to inform particular policy decisions?'
'Listen again to Voice of the Future and Science Question Time (along with 100,000 others)'
'Incentivising Private Sector Investment in R&D'
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