THE PARLIAMENTARY & SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE — EST. 1939
SCIENCEINPARLIAMENT
Where science and politics meet

Bringing Parliament and the scientific community together.

Founded in 1939, the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee is an All-Party Parliamentary Group connecting Members of both Houses with leaders across science, engineering, academia and industry. We inform debate on the scientific and technological issues shaping public policy.

NEWS

John Connell Awards Celebrate 25 Years at Westminster

The awards' 25th anniversary at Westminster recognised work on quieter public spaces, accessible sound, building acoustics and protecting marine life.

ENGINEERING

GCHQ to deliver WES Caroline Haslett Lecture

The Women's Engineering Society will welcome GCHQ for its Caroline Haslett Lecture on 8 December, alongside awards recognising professional registration journeys. Attendance is free, with advance booking required.

OCEAN SCIENCE

Seafloor food depletion persists 44 years after mining test

Lower quantity and quality of organic matter at a historic mining test site were associated with fewer seabed organisms.

POLICY

IET proposes sustainability ratings for data centres

Proposed bronze, silver and gold ratings could clarify sustainability standards for new UK data centres, alongside scrutiny of energy demand and employment benefits.

OCEAN SCIENCE

UN report highlights ocean carbon monitoring gaps

A UNEP report identifies sustained monitoring investment and stronger governance as priorities for understanding ocean carbon sinks and assessing marine climate technologies.

OCEAN SCIENCE

Autonomous ocean trial supports floating wind assessment

An underwater vehicle combined advanced sensors with satellite-guided missions to investigate dynamic marine environments relevant to floating offshore wind.

ENGINEERING

Liverpool opens five-year engineering fellowships

The University of Liverpool is recruiting five engineering fellows to develop independent research programmes, with applications closing on 30 November.

POLICY

CaSE Conference 2027 to explore local and global R&D

CaSE's February conference will examine how place-based research policy and international partnerships shape the UK's R&D system, with an Annual Lecture by Steve Rotheram.

POLICY

Chemical industry support raises decarbonisation funding questions

Support for chemical producers and lower electricity costs sit alongside uncertainty over funding routes for carbon capture and hydrogen.

OCEAN SCIENCE

Marine genetic sampling puts high-seas agreement into practice

Sampling under the BBNJ Agreement offers a practical example of research transparency, while biodiversity findings await analysis.

HEALTH

£2.3m backs study of early-life factors in type 1 diabetes

New funding supports research into how pregnancy and early immune development may influence children's risk of type 1 diabetes.

ENVIRONMENT

Lake-ending glaciers expose ice-loss modelling gap

Lake-ending glaciers lost ice around 57% faster relative to their size than those ending on land during 2000–2019.