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Informing Policymakers

We respond to requests from policymakers for information and evidence, both independently and in conjunction with our partner organisations.

Our responses are shaped by our Policy Advisory Panel, with input from other relevant Committees when appropriate, and Policy Network to ensure the views of the molecular bioscience community are represented.

We have contributed to inquiries on a range of topics across UK science and education policy that are important to our membership and our discipline. 

Open consultations

1. Engineering Biology

The Society is currently coordinating a response to the the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s consultation on Engineering Biology (closing 29 September).

We welcome views from those in our community with expertise in engineering/synthetic biology or related/component areas (e.g., DNA sequencing and synthesis, omics, data science).

To contribute, please review the consultation document and either:

The deadline to contribute your views is end of the day, Friday 8 September 2023. 

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We inform policymakers on...

2019:

  • We responded to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into antimicrobial resistance
View our response

2022:

  • We responded to UKRI’s draft Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy

VIEW OUR RESPONSE ➜

2019:

  • We responded to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM’s inquiry into Equity in STEM Education

VIEW OUR RESPONSE ➜

2021:

View the RSB response

2021:

VIEW THE RSB RESPONSE ➜ 

  • We responded, via the RSB, to the Qualification Wales consultation on the future range of subjects that should be available as GCSEs and which other made-for-Wales qualifications should be available 

VIEW THE RSB RESPONSE ➜

2020:

VIEW THE RSB RESPONSE ➜

2021

View our response
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Interested in contributing?

We call on our Policy Network to help formulate our consultation responses. If you are interested in contributing to our future responses, find out more about our Policy Network and how you can become a part of it.

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