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These early career engineers, And I must also thank all the mathematicians and scientists organisations which have SCIENCE IN PARLIAMENT are the architects of our future generously supported the event and STEM for Britain is politicians’ including the Clay Mathematics best opportunity to meet them Institute, Warwick Manufacturing and understand their work. Group, Research Councils UK, the Institute of Biomedical The studies were displayed as a sip Science, the Heilbronn Institute poster which was intended not for Mathematical Research and only to reflect the importance of SCI. The Journal of the Parliamentary and the research but also be Scientific Committee. Stephen Metcalfe MP, intelligible to those with no Last, but by no means least, The Parliamentary and Scientific Chairman, Parliamentary and scientific background. Entries without our panels of expert Committee is an All-Party Scientific Committee Parliamentary Group of members of were judged by eminent subject judges from every discipline we both Houses of Parliament and British specialists from around the would never have been able to members of the European Parliament, On the 13th March I was representatives of scientific and country. decide who should win the delighted to once again host technical institutions, industrial Awards! organisations and universities. STEM for Britain and welcome But the event wouldn’t have early career researchers from been possible without the help This publication showcases the universities and research of all the major learned societies amazing day that was had by all. institutions throughout the involved in its organisation, I hope you enjoy the collection country to Westminster. especially the Royal Academy of of memorable moments from Engineering, the Royal Society of STEM for Britain 2017 and hope This annual competition is an Chemistry, the Institute of to see you at the event in 2018! important date in the Physics, the Royal Society of parliamentary calendar because it Science in Parliament has two main Biology, The Physiological Society objectives: gives MPs an opportunity to and the Council for the 1. to inform the scientific and speak to a wide range of the Mathematical Sciences. industrial communities of activities within Parliament of a scientific country’s best young researchers. nature and of the progress of relevant legislation; 2. to keep Members of Parliament abreast of scientific affairs.

CONTENTS

P&SC CHAIR – INTRODUCTION 1 WHAT OUR SUPPORTERS SAY 2 WHAT IS STEM FOR BRITAIN? 3 PHYSICAL SCIENCES – CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS 4-5 SOCIAL MEDIA AT STEM4BRIT 6-7 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 8 ENGINEERING 9 BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 10 WESTMINSTER MEDAL 11 WORDS FROM THE WINNERS! 12 THE JUDGES 13 WHAT THE LEARNED SOCIETIES SAY 14 STEM 2018 15 SCIENCE DIRECTORY 16

Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 1 The support of a number of important organisations is vital for STEM for Britain…

“WMG is delighted to sponsor the STEM for Britain engineering awards for 2017. Because Britain needs an economy built on technical innovation, improved productivity and long-term Investment, it is crucial that we support innovative research which has the potential to change the way we live.

At WMG, we have focused on the practical applications of the highest quality scientific research for over 36 years, driving innovations in fields as diverse as battery technology and healthcare. In the future, the engineers presenting today can make a similar impact on our society.”

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman, WMG

“The inclusion of mathematics in STEM for Britain recognises the vitality and strength of the discipline in the UK and the huge part that all branches of mathematics play in underpinning science and technology.”

Professor N M J Woodhouse, President, Clay Mathematics Institute

“As a Research Institute whose focus is on fundamental mathematics and its applications to UK national interests, and on supporting mathematical research across the country, HIMR is delighted to be associated with STEM for Britain and offers its warmest congratulations to all of the Award winners.”

Professor Jon Keating FRS, Chair Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research

“Each year RCUK invests around £3 billion in research covering the full spectrum of disciplines and sectors. Their collective ambition is to ensure the UK remains the best place in the world to do research, innovate and grow business for the benefit of society and the economy.

“RCUK supports the training and career development of researchers across career stages – including around a quarter of all UK postgraduate students – and is delighted to support engagement between early career researchers and policy-makers through this prestigious competition.”

Dr Mary Travers, Senior Policy Manager, Research Councils UK

“SCI’s charitable objective is to bring together chemistry-related sciences and industry to promote applied science for the benefit of society. The current global challenges we face are significant and complex and require a multi-disciplinary, innovative approach. Supporting early-stage and early-career research scientists, engineers, and technologists is an essential part of that mission. SCI is proud to be part of STEM for Britain and to support the work of past-member, Dr Eric Wharton, who initiated SET for Britain.”

Sharon Todd, Executive Director, SCI

“The Institute of Biomedical Science is proud to sponsor STEM for Britain which is an excellent opportunity for biological and biomedical scientists to showcase their research and raise awareness of their valuable work to politicians and the public.”

Mr Ian Sturdgess, IBMS President

2 Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 2017 PARLIAMENT SHOWCASES BRITAIN’S FUTURE Scientists Engineers Technologists Mathematicians

On Monday 13th March, 210 early career researchers from universities and research institutions throughout the country came to Westminster to take part in STEM for Britain 2017, the annual poster competition and exhibition to encourage interaction with MPs and Parliament. During the course of the day these scientists, engineers, technologists and mathematicians had the opportunity to show their posters and explain their research to some 80 Parliamentarians from both Houses.

The competition was divided into five specialist sections: Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences and Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in each category received certificates and cash prizes, with medals going to the Gold winners.

At the end of the day the winners of the five Gold medals competed for the Westminster medal in memory of Dr Eric Wharton, founder of STEM for Britain. Here, with the quality of the science already ready proven with a Gold medal, the judges had to decide which of the five posters best demonstrated the presenter’s skill in communicating the scientific concept.

Judging panels for each category were formed of distinguished scientists, engineers and mathematicians from the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of Biology, The Physiological Society and the Council for the Mathematical Sciences. The judges’ initial task had been to select the 210 posters for the exhibition and final of the competition from nearly 400 high quality entries

The event is a two-way process designed to strengthen the dialogue between Parliament and the science, technology, engineering and mathematical communities.

STEM for Britain would not be possible without the help of all the major learned societies involved in organising the event, especially the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of Biology, The Physiological Society and the Council for the Mathematical Sciences.

And also all the organisations which have generously supported the event including the Clay Mathematics Institute, Warwick Manufacturing Group, Research Councils UK, the Institute of Biomedical Science, the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research and SCI.

However, the researchers who exhibited and displayed their work are the true ‘engine room’ of R&D. The success of the UK in the competitive knowledge economy of the 21st Century is going to depend crucially on their expertise. Let’s meet some of them…

Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 3 PHYSICAL SCIENCES EXHIBITION - CHEMISTRY The research topics were wide and varied – from fingerprinting techniques to molecular origami. Royal Society of Chemistry chief executive, Robert Parker, was on- hand to present the prizes and he emphasised how chemical research improves our lives in many ways that we take for granted.

Dr Robert Parker

The gold medal winner in the chemistry category was Yvonne Choo, a third year PhD student at Newcastle University. Chemistry winners: L to R: Mr Samuel Dalton (Bronze Award Winner); Dr Stephen Originally from Malaysia, Yvonne’s research is Benn, Vice President, Parliamentary & Scientific Committee; Miss Shuen Lann Yvonne about a clingfilm-like polymer membrane for Choo (Gold Award Winner); Dr Robert Parker, Chief Executive, Royal Society of water splitting devices that will be vital for clean Chemistry; Dr James Cooper (Silver Award Winner); Stephen Metcalfe MP, Chair, hydrogen production. She hopes that this will Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. lead to a greener and more efficient source of hydrogen in future, which could in turn be used James Cooper from the University of Edinburgh took home as a fuel for cars. silver for his work on molecular cages and the bronze award went to Sam Dalton of the University of Strathclyde, in association with GSK, for his poster on new drugs for treating inflammatory diseases.

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4 Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 PHYSICAL SCIENCES EXHIBITION - PHYSICS Dr Mark Telling (chair of physics judges) remarked: “With topics ranging from asteroid formation to graphene origami, as well as highly engaging presentations from all competitors, deciding upon the medallist was no easy task. However, it is clear from the enthusiasm generated by events such as this, and the high-level research presented, that the future of UK physics-focussed research and R&D is in very capable hands.” Speaking before making the presentations, Professor Paul Hardaker, Chief Executive of the Institute of Physics, thanked the organisers of the competition for keeping science on the parliamentary agenda and told the participants: “I hope you don’t underestimate the importance of what you do or the importance of talking about it and I think the best of it was on display today. Professor Paul Hardaker, Chief Executive, Institute of Physics with Soraya The silver award for physics was won by Matthew Aldous, a PhD Caixeiro, Gold Award Winner student from the University of Southampton, who presented his work on developing a compact laser-cooling system for Soraya Caixeiro a PhD student working on supercooling gas atoms to enable more rapid prototyping of biolasers won the gold award for physics. quantum sensors. Biolasers, which are thinner than a strand of hair, can be implanted Katherine Kendrick, a PhD student at the University of Leeds, in the human body and are biocompatible and biodegradable yet won the bronze award; her work involves using atomic force can produce a high-intensity, single wavelength output for sensing microscopy to pull apart protein molecules to investigate their biologically relevant compounds. strength and flexibility at a range of temperatures.

Physics winners: L to R: Dr Stephen Benn, Vice President, Parliamentary & Scientific Committee; Lucy Powell MP has a lesson on ‘making molecules’ Ms Soraya Caixeiro (Gold Award Winner); Professor Paul Hardaker, Chief Executive, Institute of from exhibitor Charlie McTernan, University of Physics; Ms Katherine Kendrick (Bronze Award Winner); Dr Matthew Aldous (Silver Award Manchester Winner); Stephen Metcalfe MP, Chair, Parliamentary & Scientific Committee.

Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 5 STEM for Britain social media One of the aims of the STEM for Britain awards THE IMPORTANCE OF MP s IN SOCIAL MEDIA is to showcase the excellent work that UK The attendance of MPs at the event is a great highlight of the day, researchers are undertaking to a public MPs get the chance to interact with STEM academics from their constituency and show their support for science in the UK. When audience and social media is an excellent way we crunch the numbers from this year’s twitter we can see some of achieving this. interesting trends, tweets involving MPs received more retweets, Social media platforms are powerful, versatile tools that can engage likes and replies, suggesting MPs attendance alone can have a the public in an easy digestible manner and allow for events such positive effect on gaining public engagement with STEM. The as the STEM for Britain awards ceremony to be publicised in real average engagement (Engagement: the number of times a twitter time around the world. One of the difficulties with promoting user clicked on a name or link) was 50% higher for tweets science to the public is the often complex nature of the work, involving MPs demonstrating the ‘pulling power’ of the MPs public because of this, one of the attributes the judges look at is the profile. The attendance of MPs is clearly well received by the public researcher’s ability to convey their work to the layman. The STEM and their presence can have a great influence on the visibility of the for Britain social media channels help publicise the fantastic work to work done in their constituency. a wider audience.

Figure 1. Global twitter interactions

Figure 2. Gender split of @STEM4Brit followers

6 Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 SMALL WORLD sections of people such as Alzheimer’s or Diabetes, researchers can While STEM for Britain focusses on early career researchers capture people’s attention with interesting and striking titles such as conducting their work within UK institutions, the researchers ‘power from poo’. themselves are actually from a wide range of countries. Because of The STEM for Britain awards ceremony continues to showcase the the international nature of the researchers, coverage of the event extraordinary work that is happening in UK institutions and through has reached many corners of the globe, not only through twitter but modern social media, the public has never been closer to the through local media too with stories reaching as far as print forefront of STEM. newspapers in China. Figure 1 shows the global twitter reach for Charlie Owen, Azotic Technologies, STEM4Brit Social Media Consultant the STEM for Britain awards for 2017. [email protected] INCREASED AND DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT The STEM for Britain official twitter (@STEM4Brit) currently has over 1200 followers who interact with the event and help spread the work of the early career researchers. The audience for @STEM4Brit is varied and has some interesting aspects. The gender split of the twitter audience is 54% female 46% male, with the followers interacting from every corner of the earth. The work that gains the most public attention often involves diseases that affect large

Figure 3. The average engagement for the most popular hashtags.

Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 7 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES EXHIBITION The judges agreed that three mathematicians led their field at STEM for Britain and they walked away with the gold, silver and bronze awards. Dr James Grogan from the University of Oxford received the Gold Award for his research on combining state-of-the-art, high resolution computer modelling and imaging in cancer research; Laura Wadkin from Newcastle University received the Silver Award for her research on mathematically modelling stem cell colony development and Dr Bartosz Naskrecki from the University of Bristol received the Mathematical Sciences winners: Back: Professor Jon Keating, Chair, Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research (Bronze Supporter); Dr Stephen Benn, Vice President, Parliamentary & Bronze award for his research on Scientific Committee; Professor Nick Woodhouse, President, Clay Mathematics Institute (Gold & Silver Supporter); Stephen Metcalfe MP, Chair, Parliamentary & Scientific Committee; Front: Dr the Generalized Fermat Bartosz Naskrecki (Bronze Award Winner); Dr James Grogan (Gold Award Winner); Miss Laura Conjecture. Wadkin (Silver Award Winner). Professor Nick Woodhouse, President of the Clay Mathematics Institute and Professor Jon Keating FRS, Chair of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research addressed the audience and presented the excited winners with their awards.

Posters on display!

Chair of Mathematical Sciences judging Professor Nick Woodhouse chats with Dr panel, Professor Tim J Pedley, discusses ‘The Bartosz Naskrecki (Bronze Award Winner) Problem of Measurement in Cell Biology’ Caroline Nokes MP meets her constituent Dr with exhibitor Dr Rosanna Smith, University Rudabeh Meskarian of Southampton

8 Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 ENGINEERING EXHIBITION The top 60 engineering researchers from various institutes across the UK were shortlisted for their work in a range of engineering disciplines and were chosen to exhibit. To explain the purpose and findings of their work, participants presented posters and engaged with the judges, all of whom were Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows. Miguel Xavier, a PhD student at the University of Southampton, received the Gold Award for engineering for his work on techniques for isolating stem cells Engineering winners: Back: Dr Stephen Benn, Vice President, Parliamentary & Scientific from human bone marrow. Committee; Professor Steve McLaughlin (Chair, Engineering Judging Panel), Dr David Clark, Principal Fellow, Warwick Manufacturing Group (Sponsor); Stephen Metcalfe MP, Chair, Luke Boldock from the University Parliamentary & Scientific Committee; Front: Mr Luke Boldock (Silver Award Winner); Mr Miguel of Sheffield received the Silver Xavier (Gold Award Winner); Miss Harriet Parnell (Bronze Award Winner) Award for his studies into the impact of stent geometry on haemodynamics and cellular migration in vitro and Harriet Parnell from the University of Nottingham received the Bronze Award for her research into shedding light on cancer: how a mid-infrared transmitting glass could help diagnose early stage cancer. Dr David Clark, Principal Fellow at Warwick Manufacturing Group Mark Field MP shares his thoughts on ‘Fusion Energy Shielding Materials’ with exhibitor (WMG) and Professor Steve Dr Sam Humphry-Baker McLaughlin, Chair of the Judging Panel shared their thoughts on the future of engineering before presenting the prizes to the three winners.

Mr Siddartha Khastgir discusses ‘the safety of Sir Peter Bottomley MP met with engineers driverless cars’ with Dr David Clark, Dr Eleonora D’Elia and Miss Sorcha Daly Principal Fellow, WMG

Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 9 BIOMEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES EXHIBITION A wealth of diverse biological research gave the judges a hard job to reach their final decision but eventually Lauren McNeill, a PhD researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University was named as the Gold Award winner. Lauren, originally from Bolton, presented her research on developing a cost-effective device for the rapid detection of new psychoactive substances to dozens of parliamentarians and a panel of expert judges. Taking the Silver Award was Mrs

Riya George from the School of Biological & Biomedical Sciences winners: Back: Dr Stephen Benn, Vice President, Medicine at the University of Parliamentary & Scientific Committee; Dr Mark Downs, Chief Executive, Royal Society of Biology; Ian Sturdgess, President, Institute of Biomedical Science (Sponsor); Professor David Leicester. Riya looked into re- Eisner, President, The Physiological Society; Stephen Metcalfe MP, Chair, Parliamentary & Scientific Committee; Front: Miss Natalie Vaughan (Bronze Award Winner); Miss Lauren McNeill thinking relationships in (Gold Award Winner); Mrs Riya George (Silver Award Winner) healthcare and how to better teach and evaluate diversity education in healthcare institutions. Miss Natalie Vaughan form the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Bath won the Bronze Award with her research on how cells divide and the implications for ageing and cancer. Ian Sturdgess, President, Institute of Professor John Coggins, Chair of the Biomedical Science congratulates Gold Biological and Biomedical judges studies the Addressing the assembled scientists and guests Award winner Lauren McNeill presentation by Natalie Lamb, University of and presenting the awards were Professor Sheffield/Anglian Water David Eisner, President of The Physiological Society; Dr Mark Downs, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Biology and Mr Ian Sturdgess, President of the Institute of Biomedical Science.

Bernard Jenkin MP chats to Ana Matran- Jonathan Ashworth MP chats to Neal Fernandez, University of Essex Rimmer, University of Leicester

10 Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 THE WESTMINSTER MEDAL The finalists…

Soraya Caixeiro Lauren McNeill James Grogan Yvonne Choo Miguel Xavier Gold – Physics Gold - Biology Gold - Maths Gold - Chemistry Gold - Engineering

At the end of the day the winners of the five Gold medals competed for the Westminster medal in memory of Dr Eric Wharton, founder of STEM for Britain. Here, with the quality of the science already ready proven with a Gold medal, the judges had to decide which of the five posters best demonstrated the presenter’s skill in communicating the scientific concept.

And the winner was…Lauren McNeill !!

L to R: Sharon Todd, Executive Director, Society of Chemical Industry (Westminster Medal Sponsor); Nick Bourne, SCI London Group Committee Member (Westminster Medal Sponsor); Sue Wharton, STEM for Britain; Miss Lauren McNeill (Westminster Medal Winner); Dr Stephen Benn, Vice President, Parliamentary & Scientific Committee; Stephen Metcalfe MP, Chair, Parliamentary & Scientific Committee

Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 11 What did the winners of STEM for Britain have to say?

“I am ecstatic and completely surprised but I think the judges were drawn to my work because of its clear real-world applications.

I wanted to highlight the need for new research into a quick, portable and cost-effective detection method for mephedrone. This kind of device could be used for mandatory drug testing in prisons and A&E departments throughout the world by non-specialists. My research is still in the early stages but intriguing results offer an insight into its potential.”

Lauren McNeill – Gold Award and winner of the Westminster Medal

“It’s very exciting to win – I just can’t take it in. It’s an acknowledgement of all the hard work over the last two and a half years.

I’m a fan of science communication and I think it’s important to do outreach. It’s particularly important to talk to MPs because they are the decision makers.”

Yvonne Choo – Gold Award

“It really means a lot to win. It gives me an extra level of confidence and pride that at some point, the work that I’ve presented has been considered to be intelligible to the layperson and that I can communicate it in a way that people think is worthy of winning, which of course I’m very proud to do.”

James Cooper – Silver Award

“It’s great to have the opportunity to present my research to such a wide audience; to explain to people what medicinal chemistry is and why it’s interesting and why it’s relevant.

"It’s really nice to have my research recognised in this way and I’m really proud of it.”

Sam Dalton – Bronze Award

“I am really surprised, especially after seeing all the great work that is displayed here tonight. I thought ‘they have got me up here [on the podium] by mistake’. It is always nice to hear your work being recognised.” Stressing the international dimension of science and scientists, Soraya said that she had been born in the UK but spent the years from the ages of eight to 18 in Portugal before returning to Britain. “I feel just as much British as I do Portuguese.”

Soraya Caixeiro – Gold Award

“It’s just fantastic to have the opportunity to talk to parliamentarians about the work that I do. It’s really great to be around so many brilliant scientists who have worked really hard to be here today, to share my research with them and to see the research that they have brought to share.”

Matthew Aldous – Silver Award

“I am very happy and very surprised. It’s been good fun and I have spoken to representatives of my home and university MPs and am possibly going to meet one of them later on in Leeds.”

Katherine Kendrick – Bronze Award

12 Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 STEM for Britain Judges, without whom we would never have been able to decide who should win the Awards.

Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi FREng Professor Elaine Martin OBE FREng

Professor Malcolm Bennett Professor Kevin McConway

Dr Guy S Bewick Professor John McDermid OBE FREng

Professor David Blackbourn FRSB Prof Graham McGeown

Dr Jennifer Brookes Prof Stephen McLaughlin

Professor David Coates Professor Kevin O’Dell

Professor John Coggins Professor Tim J Pedley FRS CMath FIMA

Professor Paul M Cullis BSc DPhil CChem FRSC Professor Demetrios Papageorgiou

Dr Elizabeth Cunningham Dr Jeremy Pritchard

Professor Helen Fielding Professor M P Ryan FREng

Professor C P Garner FREng Professor Klaus Suhling

Professor Bruce Gilbert Prof Constantinos Soutis

Professor Phil Gilmartin Dr Mark Telling

Dr. Sarah Hall Professor Alyson Tobin

Dr Bryan Hanley Professor Simon Van Heyningen

Dr Celia Knight Dr David Watson FREng

Dr Vincent Knight Dr Heather A Williams MIPEM MInstP

Dr Peter J Machin BSc CChem FRSC Professor Stephen Williamson FREng

Professor Elizabeth Mansfield Professor Nick M J Woodhouse FIMA

Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 13 STEM for Britain is very much a team effort and would not be possible without the help of all the major Learned Societies involved…

“I’m delighted to see all the superb engineering research on “It is wonderful to showcase the importance of the display at STEM for Britain this year. From medical mathematical sciences to a wider audience. It is technology to transport systems of the future, the talented paramount to encourage early-career research engineers bringing their work to Parliament demonstrates just how varied the world of engineering is and the many scientists, engineers, technologists and mathematicians ways in which it impacts our society.” and the STEM for Britain event is a very effective way Professor Dame Ann Dowling of doing this.” OM DBE FREng FRS, Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Academy Chair of the Council for of Engineering the Mathematical Sciences

“Scientists and politicians both have major roles in addressing some of society’s biggest challenges, from climate change to food security. STEM for Britain is a rare opportunity for politicians to meet some of our most promising early career scientists and understand their work. “It is important that MPs make policy decisions informed by evidence, and a greater mutual understanding between MPs and scientists will improve this. The Government needs to “STEM for Britain provides a great opportunity for ensure the UK continues to lead the world in biological research where we have enormous strength”. some of our outstanding young scientists to present aspects of their research in Parliament, allowing Dr Mark Downs, Members of Parliament to find out first-hand about Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Biology some of the ground breaking research taking place here in the UK. “All the exhibitors should feel very pleased with what they have achieved and I hope that they will value sharing the excitement of their research with key politicians and policy makers.” Professor Roy Sambles, President of the Institute of Physics

“I am proud of the physiology research in the UK underpinning our world-leading biomedical sector. This has been recognised in the forthcoming Industrial Strategy. STEM for Britain provides an excellent opportunity for the up-and-coming young members of the science community to show their successes to parliamentarians, who see the benefit of the science funding they provide. The Physiological Society is pleased at the continued success of this highlight of the parliamentary calendar.” “STEM research leads to the innovations that improve our lives and drive our economy. At the Royal Society of Chemistry, Professor David Eisner, we’re committed to maximising the impact of the chemical President of The Physiological Society sciences, and that includes raising the profile of science with decision-makers. STEM for Britain is a fantastic opportunity for politicians to hear first-hand from some of the UK’s most talented young researchers about their work. We’re proud to support this exciting event for the 9th year and to celebrate the achievements of all our finalists today.” Dr Robert Parker, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry

14 Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 2018 STEM for Britain 2018 will take place in the Houses of Parliament on Monday 12 March 2018 during British Science Week.

Applications are invited from early-career research scientists, engineers, technologists and mathematicians who wish to exhibit posters in one of the following five areas: • Biological and Biomedical Science • Chemistry • Engineering • Mathematical Sciences • Physics

The closing date for applications is Monday 4 December.

A wide range of important scientific, engineering and mathematics institutions are lending their support to this event, including the Royal Society of Biology, The Physiological Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Council for the Mathematical Sciences, the Clay Mathematics Institute, the Heilbronn Institute and the Institute of Physics. This reflects the importance we all attach to the encouragement of researchers at this stage in their careers. Prizes will be awarded for the posters presented in each discipline which best communicate high level science, engineering or mathematics to a lay audience. The Westminster Medal for the overall winner will be awarded in memory of the late Dr Eric Wharton, who did so much to establish SET for Britain as a regular event in the Parliamentary calendar. Full details of the competition and exhibition including the application form can be found on the STEM for Britain website at: www.stemforbritain.org.uk.

Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 15 SCIENCE DIRECTORY Research Councils UK Contact: Alexandra Saxon Head of RCUK Strategy Unit Research Councils UK Polaris House North Star Avenue Swindon SN2 1ET

Tel: 01793 444592 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.rcuk.ac.uk

Each year the Research Councils invest around £3 billion in research covering the full spectrum of academic disciplines from the medical and biological sciences to astronomy, physics, chemistry and engineering, social sciences, economics, environmental sciences and the arts and humanities. Research Councils UK is the strategic partnerships of the seven Research Councils. It aims to: • increase the collective visibility, leadership and influence of the Research Councils for the benefit of the UK; • lead in shaping the overall portfolio of research funded by the Research Councils to maximise the excellence and impact of UK research, and help to ensure that the UK gets the best value for money from its investment; • ensure joined-up operations between the Research Councils to achieve its goals and improve services to the communities it sponsors and works with.

Biotechnology Economic and and Biological Social Research Sciences Research Council Council (BBSRC) Contact: Susie Watts Contact: Sarah Crew, Strategic Lead: External Affairs, Economic and Parliamentary Relations Manager, Contact: Matt Goode Social Research Council EPSRC, Polaris House, Associate Director, Communications & North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 1ET External Relations Polaris House, North Star Avenue Tel: 01793 444570 BBSRC, Polaris House, North Star Avenue Swindon SN2 1UJ E-mail: [email protected] Swindon SN2 1UH. Tel: 01793 413299 Tel: 01793 413119 Website:www.epsrc.ac.uk E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.esrc.ac.uk Website: www.bbsrc.ac.uk EPSRC is the UK’s main agency for funding research The ESRC is the UK’s largest organisation for funding and training in engineering and physical sciences, BBSRC invests in world-class bioscience research, research on economic and social issues and is investing around £800m a year in research and innovation and training on behalf of the UK public. committed to supporting the very best research with postgraduate training, to help the nation handle the Our aim is to further scientific knowledge to wide-ranging impact. Social science contributes to next generation of technological change. promote economic growth, wealth and job creation greater knowledge and understanding of the many The areas covered range from information and to improve quality of life in the UK and beyond. challenges our society faces today and by ensuring technology to structural engineering, and BBSRC research is helping society to meet major that ESRC-funded research makes the biggest mathematics to materials science. This research challenges, including food security, green energy possible impact, our research shapes public policies forms the basis for future economic development in and healthier lifespans and underpins important UK and makes business, voluntary bodies and other the UK and improvements for everyone’s health, organisations more effective, as well as shaping lifestyle and culture. EPSRC works alongside other economic sectors, such as farming, food, industrial wider society. We also develop and train the UK’s Research Councils with responsibility for other areas biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. future social scientists. of research.

Medical Natural Research Environment Council Research Council Contact: Sophie Broster-James Contact: Andy Jones Contact: Natalie Bealing Public Affairs Manager Government and Parliament Head of Stakeholder Engagement One Kemble Street, London WC2B 4AN. Communications Manager STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory NERC, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Tel: 020 7395 2275 Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0QX Swindon, SN2 1EU Tel: 01235 445484 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01793 444238 Website: www.mrc.ac.uk Mobile: 07867553053 E-mail: [email protected] www.stfc.ac.uk Over the past century, the MRC has been at the forefront Email: [email protected] Website: www.nerc.ac.uk of scientific discovery to improve human health. Founded The Science and Technology Facilities Council is one in 1913 to tackle tuberculosis, the MRC now invests NERC is the UK’s leading public funder of environmental of Europe’s largest multidisciplinary research taxpayers’ money in the highest quality medical research science. We invest £330 million each year in cutting-edge organisations undertaking and supporting a broad across every area of health. Thirty-one MRC-funded research, postgraduate training and innovation in range of research across the physical, life and researchers have won Nobel prizes in a wide range of universities and research centres. computational sciences. We operate world class, disciplines, and MRC scientists have been behind such Our scientists study the physical, chemical and biological large-scale research facilities in the UK and Europe diverse discoveries as vitamins, the structure of DNA and processes on which our planet and life itself depends – and provide strategic advice to the UK Government the link between smoking and cancer, as well as from pole to pole, from the deep Earth and oceans to the achievements such as pioneering the use of randomised atmosphere and space. on their development. We partner in two of the UK’s controlled trials, the invention of MRI scanning, and the We partner with business, government, the public and the Science and Innovation Campuses. We also manage development of therapeutic antibodies. We also work international research projects in support of a broad closely with the UK’s Health Departments, the NHS, wider research community to shape the environmental cross-section of the UK research community, medical research charities and industry to ensure our research and innovation agenda. Our science provides research achieves maximum impact as well as being of knowledge, skills and technology that deliver sustainable particularly in the fields of astronomy, nuclear physics excellent scientific quality. economic growth and public wellbeing. and particle physics.

16 Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 SCIENCE DIRECTORY Association of the British Contact: Professor Richard Brook OBE FREng Contact: Pharmaceutical AIRTO Ltd: Association of Innovation Tony Harding Industry Research & Technology Organisations Limited 07895 162 896 for all queries whether for c/o National Physical Laboratory membership or assistance. Contact: Audrey Yvernault Hampton Road, Teddington Branch Office Address: Head of Policy and Public Affairs Middlesex TW11 0LW Merchant Quay, 7th Floor, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, Tel: 020 8943 6600 Salford Quays, Salford London SW1E 6QT E-mail: [email protected] M50 3SG. Tel: 020 7747 7136 Twitter: @airtoinnovation Email: [email protected] Website: www.airto.co.uk Website: www.amps-tradeunion.com Website: www.abpi.org.uk AIRTO – Association of Innovation, Research & Technology We are a Trades Union for Management and The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Organisations – is the foremost membership body for the Professional Staff working in the pharmaceutical, represents innovative research-based biopharmaceutical UK’s innovation, research and technology sector, companies, large, medium and small, leading an exciting new era chemical and allied industries. of biosciences in the UK. Our industry, a major contributor to the representing 80% of organisations in the sector. We have produced a training programme funded by economy of the UK, brings life-saving and life-enhancing AIRTO’s members deliver vital innovation and knowledge medicines to patients. Our members are researching and the EU on diversity and helping women managers transfer services which include applied and collaborative developing over two-thirds of the current medicines pipeline, remain in the workplace after a career break. This R&D, (frequently in conjunction with universities), ensuring that the UK remains at the forefront of helping patients training programme is aimed at both men and women prevent and overcome diseases. Topics we focus on include: consultancy, technology validation and testing, incubation and is intended to address the shortfall in qualified of commercialisation opportunities and early stage • All aspects of the research and development of medicines personnel in the chemical and allied industries. including clinical research and licensing financing. AIRTO members have a combined turnover of • Stratified medicine over £5.5bn from clients both at home and outside the UK, We are experts in performance based and field related and employ over 47,000 scientists, technologists and issues and are affiliated to our counterparts in EU • Vaccines, biosimilars, small and large molecules, cell therapy and regenerative medicine engineers. Professional Management Unions.

Contact: Colin Danson Contact: Hannah Russell Distinguished Scientist & Head of Profession Director of Society Programmes Contact: Linda Capper, MBE, MCIPR for Physics and Mathematics Biochemical Society Head of Communications AWE Charles Darwin House, British Antarctic Survey Aldermaston, Reading RG7 4PR 12, Roger Street, High Cross Email: [email protected] London WC1N 2JU Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 0ET www.awe.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 7685 2439 Email [email protected] Tel: 0118 98 56901 Email: [email protected] Website: www.biochemistry.org Tel: +44 (0)1223 221448 AWE plays a crucial role in our nation’s defence by providing Mobile: 07714 233744 and maintaining warheads for the UK’s nuclear deterrent and The Biochemical Society works to promote the delivers advice and guidance on a 24/7 basis to UK molecular biosciences; facilitating the sharing of British Antarctic Survey (BAS), an institute of NERC, delivers government in the area of national security. expertise, supporting the advancement of and enables world-leading interdisciplinary research in the We are a centre of scientific, engineering and technological biochemistry and molecular biology and raising Polar Regions. Its skilled science and support staff based in excellence, with some of the most advanced research, design Cambridge, Antarctica and the Arctic, work together to and production facilities in the world. AWE is contracted to awareness of their importance in addressing deliver research that uses the Polar Regions to advance our the Ministry of Defence (MOD) through a Government- societal grand challenges. We achieve our mission understanding of Earth as a sustainable planet. Through its owned-contractor-operated (GOCO) arrangement. While our by : extensive logistic capability and know-how BAS facilitates sites and facilities remain in government ownership, their access for the British and international science community to management, day-to-day operations and maintenance of • bringing together molecular bioscientists; the UK polar research operation. Numerous national and Britain’s nuclear stockpile is contracted to a private company: • supporting the next generation of biochemists; international collaborations, combined with an excellent AWE Management Limited (AWE ML). AWE ML is a • promoting and sharing knowledge and infrastructure help sustain a world leading position for the consortium comprising three partners: Jacobs Engineering UK in Antarctic affairs. For more information visit Group, the Lockheed Martin Corporation and Serco Group plc. • promoting the importance of our discipline. www.bas.ac.uk @basnews

British In Vitro Diagnostics Association

Contact: (BIVDA) Contact: Professor Judy Buttriss, Ben Connor, Policy Manager Director General British Ecological Society Contact: Doris-Ann Williams MBE Imperial House 6th Floor 12 Roger Street, Chief Executive 15-19 Kingsway London WC1N 2JU British In Vitro Diagnostics Association London WC2B 6UN Email: [email protected] Devonshire House Tel: +44(0) 20 7557 7930 Tel: 020 7685 2510 164 – 168 Westminster Bridge Road Email: [email protected] Website: www.BritishEcologicalSociety.org London SE1 7RW Twitter: @BESPolicy Websites: www.nutrition.org.uk Tel: 0845 6188224 www.foodafactoflife.org.uk The British Ecological Society is an independent, Email: [email protected] authoritative learned society, and the voice of the www.bivda.co.uk The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), a registered charity, delivers impartial, authoritative UK’s ecological community. Working with our BIVDA is the UK industry association representing and evidence-based information on food and members we gather and communicate the best companies who manufacture and/or distribute the nutrition. Its core purpose is to make nutrition available ecological evidence to inform decision diagnostics tests and equipment to diagnose, monitor and manage disease largely through the NHS science accessible to all, working with an making. We offer a source of unbiased, objective pathology services. Increasingly diagnostics are used extensive network of contacts across academia, ecological knowledge, and promote an evidence- outside the laboratory in community settings and also education and the food chain, and through BNF informed approach to finding the right solutions to to identify those patients who would benefit from work programmes focussing on education in environmental questions. specific drug treatment particularly for cancer. schools and nutrition science communication.

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Mrs Tracey Guise Contact: Jo Revill, CEO Contact: Jonathan Brüün Chief Executive Officer Vintage House Chief Executive British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 37 Albert Embankment British Pharmacological Society Griffin House | 53 Regent Place | Birmingham London SE1 7TL. The Schild Plot, 16 Angel Gate, B1 3NJ Tel: 020 3031 9800 City Road, London EC1V 2PT www.bsac.org.uk | www.antibiotic-action.com Fax: 020 7582 2882 Tel: : 020 7239 0171 www.e-opat.com | www.nas-pps.com E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 020 7417 0114 |www.appg-on-antibiotics.com Website: www.immunology.org Email: [email protected] www.bsacsurv.org Website: www.bps.ac.uk The BSI is one of the oldest, largest and most active The BSAC is an inter-professional organisation with over immunology societies in the world. We have over The British Pharmacological Society is a charity with a forty years of experience and achievement in antibiotic education, research and leadership. The Society has an 5,000 members who work in all areas of mission to promote and advance the whole spectrum of active international membership and: pharmacology. It is the primary UK learned society immunology, including research and clinical • Is dedicated to saving lives through the effective use and concerned with drugs and the way they work, and leads the practice. way in the research and application of pharmacology development of antibiotics, now and in the future. around the world. • Communicates effectively about antibiotics and antibiotic The BSI runs major scientific meetings, education usage via workshops, professional guidelines and its own programmes and events for all ages. We Founded in 1931, the Society champions pharmacology in high impact international journal, the Journal of all its forms, across academia, industry, regulatory agencies Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. disseminate top quality scientific research through and the health service. With over 3,500 members from over • Is home to the UK-led global initiative Antibiotic Action our journals and meetings and we are committed 60 countries worldwide, the Society is a friendly and collaborative community. Enquiries about the discovery, • Serves as secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group to bringing the wonders and achievements of development and application of drugs are welcome. on Antibiotics immunology to as many audiences as possible.

Cavendish Laboratory Contact: Departmental Administrator , The Cavendish Laboratory, Contact: Geoff Rodgers Contact: Ian Brown Brunel University London J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK. Kingston Lane E-mail: [email protected] Building 42a Uxbridge UB8 3PH http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk Cranfield University Tel: 01895 265609 Fax: 01895 269740 The Cavendish Laboratory houses the Department of Physics E-mail: [email protected] Cranfield Website: www.brunel.ac.uk of the University of Cambridge. Bedfordshire Brunel University London is an international research active university The research programme covers the breadth of with 3 leading research institutes: contemporary physics United Kingdom Institute of Energy Futures: Led by Professor Savvas Tassou, the main themes of the Institute are Advanced Engines and Biofuels, Energy Extreme Universe: Astrophysics, cosmology and high Efficient and Sustainable Technologies, Smart Power Networks , and Resource Efficient Future Cities . energy physics Institute of Materials and Manufacturing: The main themes of research Quantum Universe: Cold atoms, condensed matter theory, are Design for Sustainable Manufacturing, Liquid Metal Engineering, The British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) or “BS Materials Characterisation and Processing, Micro-Nano Manufacturing , scientific computing, quantum matter and semiconductor and Structural Integrity . The Institute is led by Professor Luiz Wrobel. physics cubed” as it is fondly known was founded in Institute of Environment, Health and Societies: Professor Susan 1947 by a number of eminent British soil Jobling leads this pioneering research institute whose themes are Health Materials Universe: Optoelectronics, nanophotonics, and Environment, Healthy Ageing, Health Economics Synthetic Biology, detector physics, thin film magnetism, surface physics and scientists. It was formed with the aims: to Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare Technologies , and Social Sciences and Health . the Winton programme for the physics of sustainability advance the study of soil; to be open to Brunel University London offers a wide range of expertise and Biological Universe: Physics of medicine, biological membership from all those with an interest in knowledge, and prides itself on having academic excellence at the core of its offer, and was ranked in the recent REF as 33rd in the UK for systems and soft matter the study and uses of soil; and to issue an Research Power (average quality rating by number of submissions) and The Laboratory has world-wide collaborations with other described by The Times Higher Education as one of the real winners of annual publication. the REF 2014. universities and industry

Stephen Barraclough Contact: Dr Christopher Flower Contact: Dr Eric Albone MBE Chief Executive Josaron House Clifton Scientific Trust [email protected] 5-7 John Princes Street 49 Northumberland Road, Bristol BS6 7BA +44 7736 89 33 44 London W1G 0JN Tel: 0117 924 7664 Fax: 0117 924 7664 www.ergonomics.org.uk Tel: 020 7491 8891 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.clifton-scientific.org Ergonomics, also called Human Factors, sometimes Website: www.ctpa.org.uk & abbreviated ‘E/HF’ is a science-based discipline Science for Citizenship and Employability, about ‘designing for people’. E/HF takes into www.thefactsabout.co.uk Science for Life, Science for Real account the physical and mental capabilities, We build grass-roots partnerships between school aptitudes and abilities of people acting individually CTPA is the UK trade association representing and the wider world of professional science and its applications (a pilot, a surgeon or nurse, train driver) or manufacturers of cosmetic products and • for young people of all ages and abilities collectively, with or without equipment (a theatre suppliers to the cosmetic products industry. team, air traffic control) in the design of • experiencing science as a creative, questioning, ‘Cosmetic products’ are legally defined and workplaces, equipment and ways of working to human activity subject to stringent EU safety laws. CTPA is the deliver the least harmful, safest, most efficient, • bringing school science added meaning and most elegant possible outcomes’. E/HF uses science authoritative public voice of a vibrant and notivation, from primary to post-16 to improve the places in which we work, live and responsible UK industry trusted to act for the • locally, nationally, internationally (currently relax and the ways in which we interact with consumer; ensuring the science behind between Britain and Japan; also the Ukraine) people, equipment and systems. cosmetics is fully understood. Clifton Scientific Trust Ltd is registered charity 1086933

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Contact: Louise Kingham OBE FEI Chief Executive Contact: Lindsay Walsh 61 New Cavendish Street Tamzin Caffrey De Morgan House London W1G 7AR Head of Communications 57-58 Russell Square Tel: 020 7467 7100 EngineeringUK London WC1B 4HS Email: [email protected] 5th Floor, Woolgate Exchange Tel: 020 7637 3686 Website: www.energyinst.org 25 Basinghall Street, London EC2V 5HA Fax: 020 7323 3655 Tel: 020 3206 0444 Email: [email protected] The Energy Institute (EI) is the chartered professional body Fax: 020 3206 0401 Website: www.cms.ac.uk for the energy sector, supporting over 22,000 individuals E-mail: [email protected] and 200 companies worldwide. The EI provides learning and networking opportunities, professional recognition Website: www.EngineeringUK.com The Council for the Mathematical Sciences is an and technical and scientific knowledge resources on EngineeringUK is an independent organisation that authoritative and objective body that works to develop, energy in all its forms and applications. influence and respond to UK policy issues affecting promotes the vital role of engineers, engineering mathematical sciences in higher education and The EI’s purpose is to develop and disseminate and technology in our society. EngineeringUK research, and therefore the UK economy and society by: knowledge, skills and good practice towards a safe, partners business and industry, Government and secure and sustainable energy system. It addresses the • providing expert advice; the wider science and technology community: • engaging with government, funding agencies and depth and breadth of the energy sector and informs other decision makers; policy by providing a platform for debate and producing evidence on the state of engineering; • raising public awareness; and scientifically-sound information. sharing knowledge within engineering, and • facilitating communication between the A registered charity, the EI serves society with inspiring young people to choose a career in mathematical sciences community and other independence, professionalism and a wealth of expertise engineering, matching employers’ demand for stakeholders in all energy matters. skills. First Group GAMBICA Association Ltd Contact: Mac Andrade Contact: Director of Science Director Infrastructure Fera Science Ltd. (Fera) First Group Contact: Dr Graeme Philp Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ 4th Floor, Broadwall House Tel: 01904 462000 Capital House 21 Broadwall E-mail: [email protected] 25 Chapel Street London SE1 9PL Website: www.fera.co.uk London Tel: 020 7642 8080 NW1 5DH Fax: 020 7642 8096 Fera provides expert analytical and professional E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] services to governments, agrichemical companies, Website: www.firstgroup.com Website: www.gambica.org.uk food retailers, manufacturers and farmers to facilitate safety, productivity and quality across the GAMBICA Association is the UK trade association agrifood supply chain in a sustainable and FirstGroup are the leading transport operator in the environmentally compatible way. UK and North America and each day, every one of for instrumentation, control, automation and Fera uses its world leading scientific expertise to our 110,000 employees works hard to deliver vitally laboratory technology. The association seeks to provide robust evidence, rigorous analysis and important services for our passengers. During the promote the successful development of the professional advice to governments, international industry and assist its member companies through bodies and companies worldwide. Our food last year around 2.2 billion passengers relied on us integrity, plant health, agri-tech and agri- to get to work, to school or college, to visit family a broad range of services, including technical policy informatics services ensure that our customers have and friends, and much more. and standards, commercial issues, market data and access to leading edge science, technology and export services. expertise.

Contact: Nic Bilham Contact: Delia Mertoiu Director of Policy and Communications Contact: Lynda Rigby, Executive Head of 5 Cambridge Court Burlington House Marketing and Membership 210 Shepherds Bush Road Institute of Biomedical Science, London W6 7NJ Piccadilly 12 Coldbath Square, London, EC1R 5HL London W1J 0BG Tel: 020 7713 0214 Tel: 020 7603 6316 Tel: 020 7434 9944 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 020 7439 8975 Twitter: @IBMScience Website: www.ifst.org E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ibms.org Website: www.geolsoc.org.uk Advancing knowledge and setting standards in IFST is the independent qualifying body for food biomedical science professionals in Europe. Membership is drawn from The Geological Society is the national learned and With over 20,000 members in over 30 countries, the Institute of Biomedical Science is the leading all over the world from backgrounds including professional body for Earth sciences, with 12,000 professional body for biomedical scientists, support industry, universities, government, research and Fellows (members) worldwide. The Fellowship staff and students. development and food law enforcement. encompasses those working in industry, academia For over 100 years we have been dedicated to the promotion, development and delivery of excellence in IFST’s activities focus on disseminating knowledge and government, with a wide range of perspectives biomedical science within all aspects of healthcare, and and views on policy-relevant science, and the providing the highest standards of service to patients relating to food science and technology and Society is a leading communicator of this science to and the public.By supporting our members in their promoting its application. Another important government bodies and other non-technical practice of biomedical science we set quality standards for the profession through: training, education, element of our work is to promote and uphold audiences. assessments, examinations and continuous professional standards amongst food professionals. development.

Science in Parliament STEM for Britain Autumn 2017 19 SCIENCE DIRECTORY Institute of Institute of Marine Engineering, Measurement Science and Technology (IMarEST) and Control Contact: Dr. Patrick A Finlay Contact: Michelle Medhat Contact: Bev Mackenzie Chief Executive Officer Institute of Innovation & Knowledge Institute of Marine Engineering, Science The Institute of Measurement and Control Exchange and Technology (IMarEST), Aldgate House, 87 Gower Street, London WC1E 6AF Rex House 33 Aldgate High Street, London, EC3N 1EN Tel: +44 (0) 20 73874949 4 – 12 Regent Street Tel: +44(0) 20 7382 2600 E-mail: [email protected] London SW1Y 4PE Fax: +44(0) 20 7382 2667 Website: www.instmc.org www. InnovationInstitute.org.uk E-mail: [email protected] Reg Charity number: 269815 IKE is the UK's professional body for innovators. It Website: www.imarest.org The Institute of Measurement and Control is a professional accredits and certificates innovation practices. We engineering institution and learned society dedicated to the influence the inter-relationship between education, Established in London in 1889, the IMarEST is a science and application of measurement and control leading international membership body and technology for the public benefit. The InstMC has a business, and government through research and learned society for marine professionals, with over comprehensive range of membership grades for individuals collaborative networks. Our Innovation Manifesto 15,000 members worldwide. The IMarEST has an engaged in both technical and non-technical occupations. highlights our commitment to support the extensive marine network of 50 international Also, it is licensed by the Engineering Council to assess and register individuals as Chartered Engineers (CEng), development of innovative people and branches, affiliations with major marine societies organisations. IKE runs think-tanks, conducts Incorporated Engineers (IEng) and Engineering Technicians around the world, representation on the key marine (EngTech). research, develops new business models and tools technical committees and non-governmental status and supports organisations to benchmark their at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as The InstMC works to develop the knowledge and skills of innovation capabilities. individual engineers, fostering communication and well as other intergovernmental organisations. advancing the science and practices within the industry.

Institute of Physics and Contact: Alex Connor 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT Engineering Tel: 020 7470 4819 in Medicine E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.iop.org Contact: Rosemary Cook CBE (CEO) Fairmount House, 230 Tadcaster Road, The Institute of Physics is a leading scientific York, YO24 1ES membership society working to advance physics for Tel: 01904 610821 Fax: 01904 612279 the benefit of all. We have a worldwide E-mail: [email protected] membership from enthusiastic amateurs to those at Website: www.ipem.ac.uk the top of their fields in academia, business, education and government. Our purpose is to IPEM is a registered, incorporated charity for the gather, inspire, guide, represent and celebrate all advancement, in the public interest, of physics and who share a passion for physics. And, in our role as engineering applied to medicine and biology. Its a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers members are medical physicists, clinical and bio- on its exceptional potential to benefit society. engineers, and clinical technologists. It organises Alongside professional support for our members, training and CPD for them, and provides opportunities we engage with policymakers and the public to for the dissemination of knowledge through increase awareness and understanding of the value publications and scientific meetings. IPEM is licensed by that physics holds for all of us. Our subsidiary the Science Council to award CSci, RSci and RSciTech, company, IOP Publishing, is a world leader in and by the Engineering Council to award CEng, IEng scientific communications, publishing journals, and EngTech. ebooks, magazines and websites globally.

Institution Institution of of Civil Engineering Engineers Designers

Contact: Alex Green-Wilkes, Public Affairs Manager , Contact : Libby Meyrick Contact: Joanna Cox One Great George Street, Westminster, Courtleigh IET London SW1P 3AA, UK Westbury Leigh Michael Faraday House Tel: 020 7665 2109 Westbury Six Hills Way E-mail: [email protected] Wiltshire BA13 3TA Stevenage Website: www.ice.org.uk Tel: 01373 822801 SG1 2AY Fax: 01373 858085 Tel: +44(0)1438 765690 E-mail: [email protected] Established in 1818 and with over 86,000 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ied.org.uk Web: www.theiet.org members in 167 countries worldwide, ICE is a leading source of expertise in infrastructure and The only professional membership body solely for The IET is a world leading professional organisation, engineering policy and is widely seen as the those working in engineering and technological product design. Engineering Council and Chartered sharing and advancing knowledge to promote independent voice of infrastructure. ICE provides Environmentalist registration for suitably qualified science, engineering and technology across the advice to all political parties and works with members. Membership includes experts on a wide world. Dating back to 1871, the IET has over range of engineering and product design industry to ensure that civil engineering and 163,000 members in 127 countries with offices in disciplines, all of whom practise, manage or construction remain major contributors to the educate in design. New for 2015: Chartership for Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. UK economy. Product Designers (CTPD).

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Queens Road, Teddington Middlesex, TW11 0LY Contact: Richard Campbell Tel: +44 (0)20 8943 7000 Contact: Dr Elizabeth Rollinson, Executive Secretary 1 Birdcage Walk Fax: +44 (0)20 8943 2767 The Linnean Society of London London SW1H 9JJ E-mail: [email protected] Burlington House, Piccadilly, Tel: 020 7973 1293 Website: www.lgcgroup.com London W1J 0BF E-mail: [email protected] LGC is an international science-based company and Tel: 020 7434 4479 ext 12 Website: www.imeche.org market leader in the provision of analytical, forensic E-mail: [email protected] and diagnostic services and reference standards to Website: www.linnean.org customers in the public and private sectors. As the world’s oldest biological society, the Linnean The Institution provides politicians and civil servants Under the Government Chemist function, LGC fulfils specific statutory duties as the referee analyst Society of London is an essential forum and meeting with information, expertise and advice on a diverse and provides advice for Government and the wider point for those interested in natural history. The Society range of subjects, focusing on manufacturing, analytical community on the implications of holds regular public events, publishes three peer- energy, environment, transport and education analytical chemistry for matters of policy, standards reviewed journals, promotes the study of the natural and regulation. LGC is also the UK’s designated policy. We regularly publish policy statements and world with several educational initiatives and is home to National Measurement Institute for chemical and a world famous library and collection of natural history host political briefings and policy events to establish biochemical analysis. specimens. The Society’s Fellows have a considerable a working relationship between the engineering With headquarters in Teddington, South West range of biological expertise that can be harnessed to profession and parliament. London, LGC has 36 laboratories and centres across inform and advise on scientific and public policy issues. Europe and at sites in China, Brazil, India, South A Forum for Natural History Africa and the US.

Marine Biological Association

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Contact: Anna Lucuk, Contact: Dr Matthew Frost Medicine Director of Corporate Communication, Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB Contact: Professor Peter Piot, Director L’Oreal UK & Ireland Tel: 07848028388 Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT 255 Hammersmith Road, London W6 8AZ Fax: 01752 633102 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 020 7636 8636 Tel: 0208 762 4374 Website: mba.ac.uk Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Since 1884 the Marine Biological Association has www.lshtm.ac.uk Website: www.loreal.co.uk been delivering its mission ‘to promote scientific research into all aspects of life in the sea, including L’Oréal employs more than 3,800 researchers The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine the environment on which it depends, and to world-wide and dedicates over €850 million each is a world-leading centre for research and disseminate to the public the knowledge gained.’ postgraduate education in public and global health, year to research and innovation in the field of healthy skin and hair. The company supports The MBA represents its members in providing a with over 4,000 students and more than 1,000 staff women in science research through the L’Oréal clear independent voice to government on behalf working in over 100 countries across the world. Our UNESCO For Women In Science Programme and of the marine biological community. It also has an depth and breadth of expertise encompasses many engages young people with science through the extensive research programme and a long history as disciplines, and we are one of the highest-rated L’Oréal Young Scientist Centre at the Royal an expert provider of advice for the benefit of policy research institutions in the UK. Institution. L’Oréal also collaborates with a vast makers and wider society. number of institutions in the UK and globally.

Contact: Dr Paul Richards Contact: Fiona Auty Contact: Kirsty McBeath Policy Manager National Physical Laboratory Met Office, Microbiology Society Hampton Road, Teddington Fitzroy Road, Charles Darwin House Middlesex TW11 0LW Exeter, 12 Roger Street, London WC1N 2JU Tel: 020 8977 3222 EX1 3PB Tel: 020 7685 2542 Website: www.npl.co.uk/contact-us Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk Website: www.microbiologysociety.org The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the United The Met Office doesn’t just forecast the weather on The Microbiology Society is the largest learned Kingdom’s national measurement institute, an television. Our forecasts and warnings protect UK microbiological society in Europe with a worldwide internationally respected and independent centre communities and infrastructure from severe membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, of excellence in research, development and research institutes and schools. The Society publishes knowledge transfer in measurement and materials weather and environmental hazards every day – key academic journals, organises international science. For more than a century, NPL has they save lives and money. Our Climate Programme scientific conferences and provides an international developed and maintained the nation’s primary delivers evidence to underpin Government policy forum for communication among microbiologists. measurement standards - the heart of an The Society promotes the understanding of through the Met Office Hadley Centre. Our Mobile infrastructure designed to ensure accuracy, microbiology to a diverse range of stakeholders, Meteorological Unit supports the Armed Forces consistency and innovation in physical around the world. We build capacity overseas in including policy-makers, students, teachers, journalists and the wider public, through a measurement. support of international development. All of this comprehensive framework of communication built on world-class environmental science. activities and resources.

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Advancing the science of nature Contact: Nick Allen Contact: John Jackson Executive Officer Head of Science Policy and Communication Boughton Green Road, Contact: Alex Miles Natural History Museum Northampton, NN2 7AL Deputy Director, External Relations (Public Affairs) Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Tel: 01604 735500 Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5257 University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD Fax: 01604 716502 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.nhm.ac.uk E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 07917115197 Website: www.northampton.ac.uk Twitter: @AlextoMiles We challenge the way people think about the natural world www.nottingham.ac.uk – its past, present and future We use our unique collection and unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. The University of Northampton is an institution With 43,000 students and campuses in We are leaders in the scientific understanding of the origin committed to science education through initial Nottingham, China and Malaysia, The University of of our planet, life on it and can predict the impact of future teacher training, a STEM Ambassador network Nottingham is ‘the nearest Britain has to a truly change. global university’. With more than 97 per cent of which works within the community and teaching We study the diversity of life and the delicate balance of research at the University recognised internationally ecosystems to ensure the survival of our planet. and research to doctoral level. We are an Ashoka U according to the Research Excellence Framework We help enable food security, eradicate disease and manage ‘Changemaker Campus’ status university resource scarcity. 2014, the University is ranked in the top 1% of the recognising our commitment to social innovation We inspire people to engage with science to solve major world’s universities by the QS World University societal challenges. and entrepreneurship. Rankings.

PHARMAQ Ltd Contact: Sue Ferns, Contact: Dr Benjamin P North Contact: Henry Lovett Policy & Public Affairs Officer Director of Communications and Research , PHARMAQ Ltd Hodgkin Huxley House New Prospect House Unit 15 Sandleheath Industrial Estate 30 Farringdon Lane 8 Leake St, London SE1 7NN Fordingbridge London EC1R 3AW Tel: 020 7902 6639 Fax: 020 7902 6637 Hants SP6 1PA. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7269 5722 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01425 656081 E-mail: [email protected] www.prospect.org.uk E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.physoc.org Website: www.pharmaq.no Prospect is an independent, thriving and forward- Physiology is the science of how molecules, cells and looking trade union with 117,000 members across PHARMAQ is the only global pharmaceutical company organs work in the body. Representing over 3500 the private and public sectors and a diverse range of with a primary focus on aquaculture. Our mission is to occupations. We represent scientists, technologists life scientists, The Physiological Society supports provide environmentally sound, safe and efficacious and other professions in the civil service, research health products to the global aquaculture industry scientific research through its grants schemes, councils and private sector. through targeted research and the commitment of conferences and its three open access journals. dedicated people. We have a product portfolio that Prospect’s collective voice champions the interests of includes over 20 fish vaccines along with specialist feed The Society also supports the teaching of physiology the engineering and scientific community to key additives, anaesthetics, antibiotics, sea lice treatments and in schools and universities, and works to promote an opinion-formers and policy makers. With biocide disinfectants. Through our sister company, negotiating rights with over 300 employers, we seek PHARMAQ Analytiq, we also offer a range of diagnostics understanding of physiology amongst policy-makers to secure a better life at work by putting members’ services that can be used to help safeguard fish welfare and the general public. and improve productivity. pay, conditions and careers first.

Contact: Dr Andrew Muir c/o STFC Innovations Ltd Contact: Helen Wilkinson Harwell Campus Oxford OX11 0QX Dallam Court, Dallam Lane Tel: 0121 710 1990 Warrington, WA2 7LT Contact: Juniour Blake E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01925 41 3984 External Relations Manager Website: www.rainbowseedfund.com E-mail: [email protected] Royal Academy of Engineering The Rainbow Seed Fund is a £24m, early-stage Website: www.risksol.co.uk 3 Carlton House Terrace venture capital fund dedicated to kick-starting Risk Solutions helps our clients make better decisions in London SW1Y 5DG promising technology companies emerging from a complex and uncertain world. Tel: 020 7766 0600 the UK science base. The Fund is backed by ten UK Using traditional qualitative and quantitative methods, E-mail: [email protected] publicly-funded research organisations and the combined with cutting-edge participative approaches, Website: www.raeng.org.uk Department of Business, Innovation and Skills and we work with clients from across the public and private sectors, their stakeholders and customers, to bring a holds investments in some of the UK’s most As the UK’s national academy for engineering, we depth of understanding of the issues and to develop bring together the most successful and talented innovative companies in areas as diverse as novel consensus about how to tackle them. engineers for a shared purpose: to advance and antibiotics, research into Alzheimer’s disease, Our small, highly motivated and client focused team promote excellence in engineering. We have four “green” chemicals and airport security. The Fund is delivers: strategic challenges: drive faster and more balanced managed by Midven, a specialist venture capital • policy design, appraisal and decision support economic growth; foster better education and skills; company. We are prepared to invest early and help • risk assessment and risk based strategies and plans lead the profession; and promote engineering at the build a proposition to attract additional investment • evaluation, assurance and organisational review, and heart of society. and get to market. • training, coaching and guidance.

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Contact: Office of the Science Directorate Contact: Becky Purvis Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Contact: Dr Gail Cardew Head of Public Affairs Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB Director of Science and Education Tel: 020 8332 5050/5248 The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace Email: [email protected] The Royal Institution London SW1Y 5AG. Website: www.kew.org 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS Tel: 020 7451 2261 RBG Kew is a centre of global scientific expertise in plant and Tel: 020 7409 2992 Fax: 020 7670 2920 Email: [email protected] fungal diversity, conservation, and sustainable use, housed in E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.royalsociety.org two world-class gardens. Our scientific vision is to document Websites: www.rigb.org, and understand global plant and fungal diversity and its uses, bringing authoritative expertise to bear on the critical www.richannel.org The Royal Society is the academy of science in the UK challenges facing humanity today. Twitter: ri_science and the Commonwealth comprising 1400 outstanding Kew’s strategic priorities for science are: individuals representing the sciences, engineering and 1. To document and conduct research into global plant and The Royal Institution (Ri) has been at the forefront of medicine. The Society has played a part in some of the fungal diversity and its uses for humanity. public engagement with science for over 200 years most fundamental, significant and life-changing and our purpose is to encourage people to think 2. To curate and provide data-rich evidence from Kew’s discoveries in scientific history and Royal Society further about the wonders of science. We run public unrivalled collections as a global asset for scientific scientists continue to make outstanding contributions research. events and the famous CHRISTMAS LECTURES ®, a to science across the wide breadth of research areas. 3. To disseminate our scientific knowledge of plants and national programme of Masterclasses for young fungi, maximising its impact in science, education, people in mathematics, engineering and computer Through its Fellowship and permanent staff, it seeks to conservation policy and management. science, educational activities at the L’Oréal Young ensure that its contribution to shaping the future of These priorities enable us to curate, use, enhance, explore Scientist Centre and policy discussions with science science in the UK and beyond has a deep and enduring and share Kew’s global resource, providing robust data and a students. And through the Ri Channel we share the impact, supporting excellence in science and strong evidence base for our UK and global stakeholders. stories behind cutting-edge science with people encouraging the development and use of science for Kew is a non-departmental government body with exempt the benefit of humanity. charitable status, partially funded by Defra. around the world.

Contact: Dr Stephen Benn Contact: Dr Christopher Brown, Director of Parliamentary Affairs Policy Officer Royal Society of Biology Contact: Clare Viney Charles Darwin House, Charles Darwin House Executive Director, Communications, 12 Roger Street, Policy and Campaigns 12 Roger Street Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham London, WC1N 2JU London WC1N 2JU House (290), Science Park, Milton Road, [email protected] Tel: 020 7685 2550 Cambridge, CB4 0WF +44 (0)207 685 2596 E-mail: [email protected] Tel 020 7440 2267 Website: www.rsb.org.uk Email [email protected] SfAM is a UK organization, serving microbiologists Website: www.rsc.org internationally. It works to advance, for the benefit of The Royal Society of Biology is a single unified voice, The Royal Society of Chemistry is the world’s leading representing a diverse membership of individuals, the public, the science of microbiology in its application learned societies and other organisations. We are chemistry community, advancing excellence in the to the environment, human and animal health, committed to ensuring that we provide Government chemical sciences. With over 50,000 members and a agriculture, and industry. With Wiley-Blackwell, S fAM and other policy makers – including funders of knowledge business that spans the globe, we are the publishes five internationally acclaimed journals. Value biological education and research – with a distinct point UK’s professional body for chemical scientists; a not- for money and a modern, innovative and progressive of access to authoritative, independent, and evidence- for-profit organisation with 170 years of history and outlook are its core principles. A friendly society, S fAM based opinion, representative of the widest range of an international vision of the future. We promote, values integrity, honesty, and respect, and seeks to bioscience disciplines. Our vision is of a world that support and celebrate chemistry. We work to shape promote excellence and professionalism and to inspire understands the true value of biology and how it can the future of the chemical sciences – for the benefit young microbiologists. contribute to improving life for all. of science and humanity.

Society for Society of Chemical Society of Underwater Industry Cosmetic Technology Scientists

Contact: Sharon Todd Society for Underwater Technology Contact: Gem Bektas, SCI Contact: David Liddle, Business Secretary General 14-15 Belgrave Square Society of Cosmetic Scientists Development Executive London SW1X 8PS Suite 109 Christchurch House 1 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1 BR Tel: 020 7598 1500 40 Upper George Street Tel: 020 3440 5535 E-mail: [email protected] Luton Bedfordshire LU1 2RS Fax: 020 3440 5980 Website www.soci.org Tel: 01582 726661 Fax: 01582 405217 E-mail: [email protected] Established by Royal Charter in 1881, SCI is a unique E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.sut.org multi-disciplinary community. Set up by a prominent group of forward thinking scientists, inventors and Website: www.scs.org.uk entrepreneurs, SCI continues to be a multi-science and The SUT is a multidisciplinary learned society that Advancing the science of cosmetics is the primary industry network based around chemistry and related brings together individuals and organisations with a objective of the SCS. Cosmetic science covers a wide sciences. Our charitable objective is to promote links common interest in underwater technology, ocean between science and industry for the benefit of society. range of disciplines from organic and physical science, and offshore/subsea engineering. The Our passion is invention and creation. chemistry to biology and photo-biology, dermatology, microbiology, physical sciences and psychology. society was founded in 1966 and has members We deliver our charitable objective by: from over 40 countries, including engineers, • Supporting the commercial application of science into Members are scientists and the SCS helps them scientists, other professionals and students working industry progress their careers and the science of cosmetics ethically and responsibly. Services include publications, in these areas. • Tackling global challenges across Agrifood, Energy, educational courses and scientific meetings. Environment, Health and Materials

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Contact: John Murray Contact: Chris Magee Contact: Dr Rob Singh Society of Maritime Industries Head of Policy and Media Deputy Director, Enterprise 28-29 Threadneedle Street, Understanding Animal Research Wivenhoe Park London EC2R 8AY Hodgkin Huxley House Colchester CO4 3SQ Tel: 020 7628 2555 Fax: 020 7638 4376 30 Farringdon Lane, London EC1R 3AW T 01206 874278 E-mail: [email protected] direct tel: 020 3675 1234 E [email protected] Website: www.maritimeindustries.org email: [email protected] W www.essex.ac.uk/business http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org. The Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) is the voice uk/ Established in 1964, the University of Essex is ranked as one of the Top 20 universities in the of the UK’s maritime engineering and business Understanding Animal Research is a not-for-profit Research Excellence Framework and is awarded sector promoting and supporting companies which organisation that explains why animals are used in Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework. It is design, build, refit and modernise ships, and supply medical, veterinary, environmental and other scientific home to world-leading expertise in analytics and equipment and services for all types of commercial research. We aim to achieve a broad understanding of data science, with research peaks spanning the social sciences, sciences, and humanities. Pioneers and naval ships, ports and terminals infrastructure, the humane use of animals in medical, veterinary, scientific and environmental research in the UK. We of quantitative methods and artificial intelligence offshore oil and gas, maritime security and safety, work closely with policymakers to ensure regulation is techniques, Essex is also in the UK top 10 for marine science and technology, maritime effective and are a trusted source of information for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, and works with businesses to embed innovation into operations, autonomous systems and marine renewable the national and international media. We are funded by our members who include universities, professional through KTPs, knowledge exchange and contract energy. societies, trade unions, industry and charities. research.

Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Contact: Dr Robert Hubrecht Contact: Chris Eady Chief Executive and Scientific Director The Welding Institute, Granta Park, Great The Old School, Brewhouse Hill Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AL Wheathampstead, Herts. AL4 8AN. Tel: 01223 899614 Tel: 01582 831818. Fax: 01582 831414. Fax:01223 894219 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ufaw.org.uk Website: www.twi-global.com Registered in England Charity No: 207996 The Welding Institute is the leading institution UFAW, the international animal welfare science providing engineering solutions and knowledge society, is an independent scientific and educational transfer in all aspects of manufacturing, fabrication and charity. It works to improve animal lives by: whole-life integrity management. Industrial membership provides access to innovative • supporting animal welfare research problem-solving from one of the world’s foremost • educating and raising awareness of welfare independent research and technology organisations. issues in the UK and overseas Non-Corporate services include membership and registration, education, training and certification for • producing the quarterly scientific journal Animal internationally recognised professional development Welfare and other high-quality publications on and personnel competence assurance. animal care and welfare TWI provides Members and stakeholders with authoritative and impartial expert advice, knowhow • providing advice to government departments and safety assurance through engineering, materials and other concerned bodies. and joining technologies.

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