2010 meeting summaries
Summary of CST Meeting 16/17 June 2010
Attendees
The meeting was held in London and was chaired by:
- Sir John Beddington
- Professor Dame Janet Finch.
Other attendees at the meeting were:
- Professor Geoffrey Boulton
- Sir Paul Nurse
- Sir Mark Walport
- Professor Dame Wendy Hall
- Dr Philip Ruffles
- Dame Sue Ion
- Professor Alan Hughes
- Professor Kathy Sykes
- Dr Hermann Hauser
CST met Science and Universities Minister, Rt. Hon. David Willetts MP to discuss their new digital project.
On the second day of the meeting, CST discussed a technology Foresight project.
Members were updated on the new CST website at Bis.gov.uk
CST was updated on plastic electronics and a digital project.
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Summary of CST meeting 17 and 18 March 2010
Attendees
The meeting was held in London and was chaired by:
- Sir John Beddington
- Professor Dame Janet Finch.
Other attendees at the meeting were:
- Professor Geoffrey Boulton
- Professor Peter Davies
- Sir Paul Nurse
- Dr Raj Rajagopal
- Sir Mark Walport
- Professor Dame Wendy Hall
- Professor Michael Sterling
- Dr Philip Ruffles
- Dame Sue Ion
- Professor Alan Hughes
- Dr Hermann Hauser
CST met the Prime Minister on day one to present him with their latest report ‘A Vision for UK Research’. The Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for CST’s high quality report. The Government subsequently announced the creation of the ‘Newton Scholarships’ to promote and sustain excellence in UK research capability as a result of CST’s report.
CST had a preliminary discussion with Adrian Smith to input their initial thoughts on the future spending review.
Workstream updates included a site visit to Petec, CST’s consideration of the Government’s new Nanotechnology Strategy, a meeting with ministers about the Strategic Focus Report, Mark Walport and the Learning Expert Group had recently published their report ‘Science and Mathematics Secondary Education for the 21st Century’.
CST also discussed plans for a new project to tackle societal issues surrounding digital use in the UK.
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