Support public scienceThousands of Prospect members work in public sector science across the UK. |
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Prospect science briefing: map of public sector labs and sites Publication date: 16 March 2007 This map shows the location of public sector labs and sites, with an indication as to whether they are closed or face closure; have suffered redundancies or early retirements; have or will be transferred to a university; will suffer under current funding arrangements; or whose future funding levels are uncertain |
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Prospect science briefing: transferring public sector science labs to universities Publication date: 16 March 2007 At least six public sector research institutes have transferred their staff to universities since 1997. Five more are scheduled to do so by April 2008. Is this good or bad for British science? |
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Prospect science briefing: eligibility for research council funding Publication date: 16 March 2007 In October 2006 the Office of Science and Innovation announced changes to the criteria for eligibility fo research funding. This briefing explains why Prospect believes this change threatens partnership between British scientists and could turn the clock back 20 years. |
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Prospect science briefing: impact of funding cuts British science has taken three sucker punches since July 2006. In February 2007, £68m was taken away from the research councils money that had been ring-fenced for science. In October 2006, far-reaching changes were announced to the criteria for eligibility for research council funding. And in July 2006, all Defra's agencies and public bodies were instructed to make in-year cuts to their budgets. This briefing looks at the impact of all these cuts. |
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State of science 2006 Publication date: 05 December 2006 Prospect recently surveyed almost 1,000 scientists and technologists. This document summarises the findings. |
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Charter for British science Publication date: 28 September 2006 Today there is no central oversight for the health of the nation's science base. Who is looking after British science? Prospect's charter spells out what needs to be done to protect public science. |
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Who's looking after Defra science? Publication date: 05 September 2006 This is the third in our series of briefings about public sector science. It looks at the work carried out by scientists in the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which touches many areas of our daily life: water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants. |
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Who's looking after Scottish science? Publication date: 13 June 2006 This briefing document continues Prospect's efforts to highlight the value of public sector science, and to raise awareness of funding cuts and laboratory closures. It focuses on a number of key Scottish research institutes, is being officially launched at a union lobby of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 14 June 2006. |
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Who's looking after British science? Thousands of Prospect members work in public sector science across the UK. This briefing offers a snapshot of the vast range of valuable work they do from DNA to diet; from cancer to climate change; from lasers to lakes, and much more. A shocking 660 posts in public science laboratories have been lost since the year 2000 and more jobs are under threat. We show where the axe is falling and where it is set to strike in the coming months. And in eight case studies, individuals speak out about the impact on their work and personal lives. |
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