Science in Parliament, Volume 77, Number 2, Summer 2021

Contents:

• Responsible innovation: do no harm! - Professor Sa’ad Sam Medhat

• Funding for innovation – an irreconcilable problem? - Bryan Hanley, Michael Graz and Heather Graz

• Did you know that globally only 30% of science researchers are female*? 

• Collaboration between human and veterinary medicine will be important in tackling any future pandemic disease threats - Dr Michael James Francis

• Harnessing genomics for control of infections - Professor Judith Breuer

• The government’s ambition to recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic - Professor David Paterson

• Cutting through the noise: mobilising data and generating impact during a global pandemic - Rob Davies

• COVID and long COVID: what’s the difference? - Professor Charles Bangham

• A transformative industrial opportunity – ensuring the uk is at the forefront of the transition to solid state batteries - Graeme Purdy

• America is seeing huge growth in synthetic biology – the uk must ensure it doesn’t miss out - Dr Mark Kotter 

• New opportunities for drug discovery - Steve Rees

• The UK national quantum technologies programme - Roger McKinlay

• Nature-based solutions - jointly addressing climate change and the biodiversity crisis - Professor Rick Stafford and Dr Daniela Russi

• The Earl of Selborne 

• HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh 

• House of Commons Select Committees 

• House of Lords Select Committees 

• Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)

• House of Commons Library 

• Science directory