Category Archives: Policy

Policy Lunchbox: How to increase your policy impact as a research scientist

Posted on December 17, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

Dr. Steve Ormerod, Professor of Biosciences at Cardiff University, Co-Director of the Cardiff Water Research Institute, and Vice President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), spoke at this month’s Policy Lunchbox. In his talk on the … Continue reading →

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Science and the Parliament

Posted on November 22, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

As the Microbiology Society’s Policy and Member Engagement Intern, I joined the policy team at this year’s Science and the Parliament Conference, which took place in Edinburgh on 14th November. The event was organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, … Continue reading →

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Science and Stormont 2018: Impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland

Posted on October 26, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

Considering the Assembly has not sat since January 2017, it was not a quiet day at Stormont on the 8 of October 2018. Compared with my last trip here in September to attend my first meeting as the Northern Ireland (NI) … Continue reading →

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Why won’t TB go away?

Posted on October 16, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

This September, the United Nations convened a high-level meeting aimed at addressing the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. Delegates heard from heads of state and political leaders, but one of the most powerful speakers was Nandita Venkatesan. Shortly after graduating from … Continue reading →

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Improving the uptake of research into UK policy

Posted on September 24, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

In August, the Society supported four members of the Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum to attend a two-day course titled ‘Science Policy: Improving the Uptake of Research into UK Policy.’ The course was organised by Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses and … Continue reading →

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Science and the Industrial Strategy

Posted on July 19, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

Parliamentary Links Day is the largest science event in Parliament. Now in its 30th year, the event aims to bring together the scientific community and MPs to discuss the most pressing issues in science policy. With a jam-packed schedule and … Continue reading →

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Science and the Assembly 2018

Posted on July 12, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

This year, on 22 May, the 14th Annual Science and the Assembly took place in Cardiff. Organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, it brought together representatives from key scientific industries in Wales to speak about the important links between … Continue reading →

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A briefing encounter with policymaking

Posted on May 29, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

Victoria Butt, PhD Student at the Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, King’s College London, attended the session ‘Essential Skills: Engaging in Science Policy’ workshop at Microbiology Society’s Annual Conference 2018. Here, she discusses what the session involved and what she gained … Continue reading →

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Science in Parliament: Unlocking the Microbiome

Posted on May 9, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

In the new issue of Science in Parliament magazine, our Policy Team write about the Microbiology Society’s Unlocking the Microbiome report, which outlines opportunities and challenges of microbiome research for health, agriculture, environment and biotechnology, reposted here. Science in Parliament is the magazine of … Continue reading →

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Déjà flu: can science help the NHS cope with the annual burden of respiratory infections?

Posted on April 26, 2018 by lauracoxmicrobio

Last winter’s flu season was widely covered as having put huge pressure on the NHS, with reports the NHS is being thrown into ‘crisis’. What went wrong? And how can the NHS be supported in the future? At the Microbiology … Continue reading →

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