Found: Griffiths of Fforestfach Lord Rooker Lord King of Lothbury Lord Skidelsky Baroness Kramer Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Griffiths of Fforestfach Lord Rooker Lord King of Lothbury Lord Skidelsky Baroness Kramer Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Lord Livingston of Parkhead; Lord Monks; Baroness Noakes; Lord Rooker; Lord Skidelsky; Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Lord Stern of Brentford: You were very clear that you do not have the numbers on long-term sickness,

Found: Griffiths of Fforestfach Lord Rooker Lord King of Lothbury Lord Skidelsky Baroness Kramer Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Earlier I was a Policy Analyst and Research Advisor to Professor Nicholas Stern (Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Lord Stern of Brentford: Yes.

Found: Baroness Kingsmill; Baroness Kramer; Lord Livingston of Parkhead; Lord Monks; Lord Skidelsky; Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Chandos Lord Monks Lord Cunningham of Felling Lord Skidelsky Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Chair) Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: of the thematic structure, including Baroness Kidron,49 Baroness Tyler of Enfield50 and Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Chandos; Baroness Kingsmill; Lord Livingston of Parkhead; Lord Monks; Lord Skidelsky; Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Lord Fox; Baroness Kingsmill; Lord Livingston of Parkhead; Lord Monks; Lord Skidelsky; Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Lord Stern of Brentford, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Found: Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Professor Lord Stern of Brentford

Found: Lord Stern of Brentford, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

• Letter from Committee: Future of Innovate UK
• Government Response

The Committee conducted a short inquiry into the future of Innovate UK, the agency responsible for driving forward UK innovation. The Committee examined the implications of the Government’s newly announced plans to incorporate Innovate UK into UK Research and Innovation alongside the Research Councils and Research England. Oral evidence sessions tool place in June, and the wrote to the Government about this topic shortly thereafter.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's report 'Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: The future?' sets out recommendations for the Government to ensure it makes policy and investment decisions that enables the UK to receive maximum economic benefit from autonomous vehicles.

Bold steps are needed to ensure UK science has a prominent place in the global economy after Brexit, says the Lords Science and Technology Committee's report, A time for boldness: EU membership and UK science after the referendum.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee holds an evidence session looking into government funding of international development research and development.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's report 'Life Sciences Industrial Strategy: Who's driving the bus?' raises serious concerns about the Government's commitment to delivering the strategy which has so far been "wholly inadequate" and recommends there should be sweeping simplification of its implementation arrangements.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report 'Nuclear research and technology: Breaking the cycle of indecision' states that we have reached a critical moment for the future of the United Kingdom as a serious nuclear nation, and sets out a series of recommendations for the new Government after the general election.

• Letter from the Committee: Science and Technology and the Industrial Strategy

The Government published a Green Paper, Building our Industrial Strategy on 23 January. The consultation on this document closes on 17 April.

In the Green Paper the Government states that it wants to build an industrial strategy that addresses long-term challenges to the UK economy. The Government’s aim is to improve living standards and economic growth by increasing productivity and driving growth across the whole country.

In this short investigation, the Committee will concentrate on the science, technology and innovation aspects of the Industrial Strategy Green Paper. It will seek perspectives on the proposals contained within the document and seek to highlight any omissions. The strategy contains ‘ten pillars’, one of which is investing in science, research and innovation. However, science and innovation is threaded through many of the other pillars of the strategy and the Committee will be investigating where science, technology and innovation can make a significant contribution to any of the ten pillars.

The Augar Review recommended reducing the tuition fee cap in England to £7,500 but unless this loss is fully compensated by increasing the teaching grant to individual institutions, it will result in significant financial consequences for universities. Any loss in funding would require universities to divert other income streams to support teaching, reducing the resources available to support research. The panel made no attempt to assess the potential impact of its recommended reductions in student fees on the funding of research.

• All Science research funding in university publications

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report 'Off-site manufacture for construction: Building for change' states that the construction sector as it currently operates cannot meet the UK's need for housing and may struggle to meet the need for infrastructure. Given that the UK already lags behind other countries in construction productivity, and is facing a labour shortage, the Government and the construction sector must urgently find solutions.

The UK was once regarded as world-leading in forensic science but an absence of high-level leadership, a lack of funding and an insufficient level of research and development now means the UK is lagging behind others. The forensic science market is not properly regulated creating a state of crisis and a threat to the criminal justice system.

The inquiry provided an assessment of genome technologies and their actual and potential impact on clinical practice in the post-genome era.

The inquiry focused on the role and performance of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management, the body responsible for providing independent scrutiny and advice on the implementation of the Government's Managing Radioactive Waste Safely programme, and on whether Government is using its advice effectively.

Latest

The Committee's report on Radioactive Waste Management: a further update was published on Thursday 25 March 2010.

• Report: Radioactive Waste Management: a further update
• Press Notice: Greater urgency required in management of radioactive waste

For further information on the inquiry please contact Antony Willott, Clerk to Sub-Committee I, either by telephone: 020 7219 6612 or by email: willotta@parliament.uk

Details of the Behaviour Change inquiry can be found on the House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-Committee I inquiry page.

• Inquiry: Behaviour Change

The inquiry investigated the use of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials in the food sector.

Latest

Government responds to Nanotechnologies and Food report
The Government has published its response to the Committee's report on Nanotechnologies and Food.

• Government Response to the Lord's Science & Technology Select Committee Report into Nanotechnologies and Food

Nanotechnologies and Food report published
The Committee's report on Nanotechnologies and Food was published on Friday 8 January 2010.

• Report: Nanotechnologies and Food
• Press Notice: Lords criticises the food industry for failing to be transparent
• YouTube Video: Lord Krebs on Nanotechnologies and Food

For further information on the inquiry please contact Antony Willott, Clerk to Sub-Committee I, either by telephone: 020 7219 6612 or by email: willotta@parliament.uk

The inquiry investigated how decisions are made to fund research to meet societal needs; the balance of funding for targeted versus unsolicited response-mode curiosity-driven research; and how research is commissioned in Government departments and agencies.

Latest

The Committee's report on Setting priorities for publicly funded research was published on Thursday 1 April 2010.

• Government Response to the Report
• Report: Setting priorities for publicly funded research
• Evidence Volume (HL 104-II)

For further information on the inquiry please contact Christine Salmon Percival, Clerk to the Science and Technology Committee, either by telephone: 020 7219 6072 or by email: salmonc@parliament.uk

• Call for Evidence

The inquiry will focus in particular on the Department for Transport and its related public bodies, as a working example of the current procurement practices within departments. The inquiry seeks to investigate the extent to which the current procurement practices and processes in place are effective in encouraging innovation within industry and supporting the development and diffusion of innovations.

A call for evidence inviting written submission on this inquiry was published on 22 October 2010. The deadline for submissions has been extended to 13 December 2010.

• Call for Evidence

The inquiry will focus on what the Government should be doing if they are to ensure that the UK’s research and development capabilities are sufficient to meet our nuclear energy requirements into the future. It will examine, amongst other things, the research and development implications of future scenarios up to 2050 and whether the UK has adequate R&D capabilities, including infrastructure, to meet its current and future needs for a safe and secure supply of nuclear energy.

The Committee decided to undertake this inquiry before the recent, tragic events in Japan at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

• Call for Evidence

The Committee will be looking at a number of aspects concerning the role of CSAs including: the ability of CSAs to provide independent advice to ministers and policy makers; the extent of their influence over research spend; and their role in providing independent challenge and ensuring that departmental policies are evidenced-based.

Details of the Higher Education in STEM subjects inquiry can be found on the House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-Committee I inquiry page.

• Inquiry: Higher Education in STEM subjects

• Call for Evidence
• 8th Report of Session 2006–07 Science and Heritage: an Update
• 9th Report of Session 2005–06 Science and Heritage

The Committee agreed its Report on Tuesday 24 April, and the Report was published at 00.01 on Friday 11 May 2012.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, chaired by Lord Krebs, is conducting an inquiry into sports and exercise science and medicine: building on the Olympic legacy to improve the nation’s health. The inquiry will focus on how these two areas of research and application are linked, and how lessons learnt from the study of elite athletes can be fed into efforts to improve health, through clinical applications and public health interventions.

• Call for Evidence

Due to the short nature of this inquiry, a targeted call for evidence has been sent to the Government and their agencies (with a responsibility for sport), with a deadline of submissions by Wednesday 6 June 2012. Should you wish to discuss the call for evidence further, please contact the Clerk to the Select Committee, Chris Atkinson, on 0207 219 4963 or atkinsoncl@parliament.uk.

The Science and Technology Committee, under the Chairmanship of Lord Krebs, launched an inquiry into regenerative medicine.

The term “regenerative medicine” is used to refer to any methods to replace or regenerate human cells, tissues or organs in order to restore or establish normal function. One example of regenerative medicine treatments is the transplantation of a new trachea grown using the patient’s own stem cells.

The inquiry will particularly focus on: UK expertise in the field, the applications of this research to treatments, the regulatory and financial barriers to translation and commercialisation of the findings of this research, and international comparisons.

A call for evidence inviting written submissions on this inquiry was published on 26 July. The deadline for submissions was 20 September.

• Call for Evidence

This short inquiry will focus on the implementation of the Government Open Access policy.

The Committee will consider a range of concerns including:

• embargo periods;
• arrangements for article processing charge (APC) funds;
• international issues; and
• risks for learned societies.

The Committee expect to produce an output in mid-February, to inform the development of Research Council UK’s policies.

The Committee has issued a targeted call for evidence to key stakeholders for this short inquiry, any party interested in submitting written evidence should contact the Clerk to the Committee on hlscience@parliament.uk. The deadline for submissions was Friday 18 January 2013.

The Science and Technology Committee, under the Chairmanship of Lord Krebs, has launched an inquiry into scientific infrastructure.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, under the Chairmanship of Lord Krebs, conducted an inquiry into scientific infrastructure. This refers to large and medium-sized equipment and e-infrastructure to support scientific research. Such infrastructure require substantial financial investment and often capital expenditure.

The inquiry collected evidence on the large and medium-sized scientific infrastructure currently available in the UK. It considered: future needs and strategic planning, funding and governance arrangements, international partnerships and partnerships with industry.

A call for evidence inviting written submissions on this inquiry was published on Friday, 24 May. The deadline for submissions was Friday, 21 June.

• Call for Evidence

The Dowling Review, published on Thursday 2 July, urges the Government to simplify the ways in which universities and industry collaborate. It also calls for a culture change in universities and businesses in order to support collaboration.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee holds a one-off evidence session looking into the prospects for nuclear fusion and the UK's research and development landscape.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee in its report 'Genetically Modified Insects' calls on the Government to launch a field trial of genetically modified insects, and make the most of the UK's status as world leader in this area of research.
The technology has the potential to help control diseases such as dengue and malaria, by rendering insects unable to transmit disease. This could potentially help nearly half the world's population, who live in at-risk areas.
GM technology could also reduce insect populations to minimise their threat to animals and crops, thereby saving billions of pounds globally

UK businesses are lagging behind competitor nations seeking EU funding, while UK universities are reaping rewards, says the Lords Science and Technology Committee's report on the influence of EU membership on UK science.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee holds a one-off evidence session looking into funding, regulation and horizon scanning.

Energy policy in the UK focusses on balancing three interconnected demands: energy security, affordability and decarbonisation. This is known as the energy trilemma. Within this framework, this inquiry looks specifically at the current and future contribution of science and technology to ensuring the resilience of the UK’s electricity infrastructure.

The inquiry is exploring areas including electricity generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure.

• 2011 inquiry: Behaviour change
• 2011 report: Behaviour Change (PDF)

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee held a short follow-up investigation looking at behaviour change.

The Committee revisited the inquiry that the Science and Technology Sub-Committee I carried out in 2011 into influencing public behaviour which looked at how the Government can change the behaviour of the population, what interventions work and what don’t, how they can be evaluated and also at 'nudge' theory.

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How, if at all, are immigration policies and rules affecting international science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students? Are international STEM students choosing to study elsewhere instead? Are immigration policies limiting the competiveness of UK higher education institutions in attracting international STEM students?

These are the questions at the centre of the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee’s new inquiry into international STEM students and immigration policy.

The inquiry follows the report of the Committee on higher education in STEM subjects in July 2012 (2nd Report of Session 2012-13) and the Government response published in November 2012.

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Clinical academics are qualified doctors who combine working as a specialist doctor with research and/or teaching responsibilities. There are significant advantages to such roles. Clinical academics can bring their hospital experience into their academic research, and vice-versa, strengthening the use of evidence-based practice and applying innovative medical techniques in the field. But with increased pressures on the NHS workforce, there are concerns that clinical academics do not have enough time to undertake research. At the peak of the pandemic, only 13% reported being able to spend as much time as they should on their research. The Committee will be taking oral evidence during November 2022 on what could be done to address these concerns.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is conducting an inquiry into the effects of artificial light and noise on human health. The committee will explore the strength of the evidence for claims made about their effects on human health, the adequacy of the existing policy and regulatory framework for addressing light and noise pollution in the UK and options for reform to address any harmful effects identified. The committee has issued a call for written evidence and will be taking oral evidence from February 2023.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is conducting an inquiry into long-duration energy storage for Net Zero. The inquiry will consider how much long-duration energy storage will be needed and whether current Government policies are sufficient to support its development. The Committee has issued a call for written evidence and will be taking oral evidence from September 2023.

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is conducting an inquiry into engineering biology. The committee will explore engineering biology’s potential, particularly in delivering UK economic growth through commercialisation and for improvements to public services; which areas of engineering biology the UK is well placed to exploit and where additional support may be needed; and the ethical, regulatory and safety implications of rapid developments in the field. The committee has issued a call for written evidence and will be taking oral evidence from April 2024.