The Foundation for Science and Technology
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Brings together Government, Parliament, research community, and industry to identify science and tech issues and influence decision-makers. Registered charity.
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Joined February 2019
Did you know that The Foundation started in the 1970s, although our famous evening discussions began as “Interdisciplinary Lectures” back in the early 1980s? Find out more about our history:
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RT @BritishAcademy_: In a post-truth world, can we always trust the facts presented to us in statistics and research? . In this 10-Minute T….
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🎙️ Have you heard our most recent podcast episode with Dr Monali Dahale? This conversation explores advanced materials, scaling up, and some of the great work going on at the National Composites Centre. Listen now:
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It's #WorldAsteroidDay ☄️Jump back to our recent podcast with Dr Jaqueline Campbell on space science, clouds, and climate:
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SAVE THE DATES | Key upcoming discussion events, open for booking soon. Including: Wed 8 Oct – In Convo with Prof Dame Ottoline Leyser, outgoing CEO of UKRI @royalsociety and Wed 19 Nov – Foundation Future Leaders Conf in Liverpool.
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Wonderful day in Parliament today with the @FoundSciTech Future Leaders. Many thanks to Viscount Stansgate, Chi Onwurah MP and colleagues from @UKParliament, for great talks and the usual wonderful tour.
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RT @BritishAcademy_: Offered in partnership with the @royalsociety and the @RAEngNews, the APEX Awards promotes collaboration across discip….
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Who are our Foundation Future Leaders this year? Find out more about our 2025 cohort and what is coming up for them!
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The @biztradegovuk new #IndustrialStrategy has landed. We gathered expert speakers for a discussion event @royalsociety on how Science and Technology can contribute to this, earlier this year. Listen back here:
Our new Industrial Strategy will make Britain the best place to do business. Starting with slashing electricity bills for thousands of firms. By tackling the biggest barriers to industry, we’ll unlock billions in investment and support good skilled jobs.
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RT @uksciencechief: Engineering biology is a transformative technology with the ability to provide practical solutions to society’s biggest….
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New podcast episode 🎙️ Dr Monali Dahale, @NCCUKinfo joined us to explore the wonderful world of composite materials, what's happening now, what the future might hold, scaling up, and everything in between! Listen now:
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Great to see our chair, Lord Willetts @bbcquestiontime last night. He joins us every month to chair our discussion events @royalsociety.
Tomorrow, Question Time is in Greenford, focusing on growing up in the 21st century. Joining Fiona are TommyInnit (Tom Simons), Katharine Birbalsingh, Jack Thorne, Peter Kyle, and Lord Willetts. 9pm on the @BBCNews channel, @BBCiPlayer, & @BBCSounds, or @BBCOne at 10:40pm #bbcqt
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📚 Coming up to your coffee break? Look at our blog, including this piece by Simon Napper on how Learned and Professional Societies can play a role in evidence-based knowledge sharing.
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RT @jprichardsonNNL: A fascinating day spent at @unisouthampton as part of our annual gathering for @FoundSciTech Future Leaders Programme….
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Did you know we offer support on regulatory, administrative, governance, and policy matters for Learned and Professional Societies? Find out more about becoming an L&PS member here:
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Thank you to everyone who attended our #FSTRandDAfrica event @royalsociety on Wednesday. What a lively and fruitful discussion it was! You can rewatch the panel's presentations and Q&A again here
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After their presentations, Dr @rhona_ona, Prof @ambreenamanji, and Prof Christopher Smith @UKRI_News begin Q&A and panel discussion. #FSTRandDAfrica
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Our final speaker, Professor Christopher Smith @UKRI_News says that we need to think carefully about the different narratives that African nations are telling of themselves, including a phenomenal capacity for demography, innovation, thinking and resources. #FSTRandDAfrica
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We welcome Prof @AmbreenaManji, who says there is a lively #African cultural and political ecosystem and a younger generation seeking to reclaim the academic and intellectual space, thinking beyond formal institutions and reclaiming intellectual sovereignty. #FSTRandDAfrica
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Powerful potential and aligning sustainable interests RE: collaborative R&D between UK and African nations. Africa is on the frontline of climate change impacts. It also has a rapidly growing urban populations. Many possible shared ops and benefits. @rhona_ona #FSTRandDAfrica
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