Science in Parliament, Volume 77, Number 1, Spring 2021

Contents:

• From California to Coventry, Michigan to Milton Keynes: Why the eyes of the world are on the UK’s own self-driving vehicle revolution. Rachel Maclean MP 
• What does the UK-EU deal mean for science?  Sir Richard Catlow 
• Now that we have the EU-UK TCA, what needs to be done to ensure UK higher education and research can thrive?  Anne-May Janssen 
• Nuclear energy’s wider role in a low carbon future.  Paul Davies and Professor Robin Grimes 
• Harvesting blue electrons in Wales. Stephen Hall 
• Treeview: precision forestry from space to support the UK response to mitigate climate change.  Dr Kadmiel Maseyk and Dr James Endicott 
• The power of light in medicine – challenges and opportunities in vascular optics.  Professor John Allen 
• The future of the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure.  Roger Brown and David Essery 
• Poor diet quality: impact on health, sarcopenia and aging.  Professor Ailsa Welch
• STEM for Britain 2021 
• STEM for Britain 2021, congratulations to the winners! 
• Alzheimer’s disease – a clear and future epidemic. Dr Bryan Hanley 
• The future of telecommunications: national security implications of foreign involvement and investment in 5G. Dr Ashley Thomas Lenihan 
• Celtic Academies Alliance launched to pool expertise
• Sector deals for SMEs 
• House of Commons Select Committees
• House of Lords Select Committees 
• Parliamentary Office of Science And Technology (POST) 
• House of Commons Library 
• Science Directory 
• Science Diary. Stephen Metcalfe MP, Chairman, Parliamentary & Scientific Committee (All-Party Parliamentary Group)