P&SC Chair

Sam Carling MP was elected as Chair of the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee APPG on 27th October 2025.
Sam is the Labour MP for North West Cambridgeshire

P&SC Chair

Sam Carling MP was elected as Chair of the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee APPG on 27th October 2025.
Sam is the Labour MP for North West Cambridgeshire

●  Applications open

STEM for BRITAIN 2027

The UK’s leading poster competition for early-career researchers returns to the Houses of Parliament. Applications are invited across five subject categories.

Apply by
27 Nov 2026
Finals
16 Mar 2027

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Next Meeting:

Tuesday 13th October 2026, 5.15pm
Stopping Britain’s Innovation Brain Drain – How innovation ownership can help Britain build more world-leading businesses
In partnership with the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
The meeting will examine how stronger intellectual property support, finance and government coordination could help more UK innovation, investment, skilled jobs and growth remain anchored in Britain.
Speakers: Fhaheen Khan, Matt Dixon and Dr Atif Syed.

Tuesday 13th October 2026, 5.15pm
Stopping Britain’s Innovation Brain Drain – How innovation ownership can help Britain build more world-leading businesses
In partnership with the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
The meeting will examine how stronger intellectual property support, finance and government coordination could help more UK innovation, investment, skilled jobs and growth remain anchored in Britain.
Speakers: Fhaheen Khan, Matt Dixon and Dr Atif Syed.

Monday 2nd November 2026, 5.15pm
(Topic to be confirmed)
In partnership with the British Pharmacological Society

The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, founded in 1939, is a major focus for scientific and technological issues providing a liaison between Parliamentarians and scientific bodies, science-based industry and the academic world.

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UEA Award Strengthens the UK’s Medical Research Skills Pipeline

UEA has secured a share of a £90 million Medical Research Council investment supporting more than 200 doctoral researchers each year across the UK, strengthening specialist skills for future health challenges.
September 24, 2026/by pscadmin

UK-US University Alliance Targets Fusion Research, Skills and Policy

A new partnership between UK and US universities will coordinate fusion research, workforce development, commercialisation and policy, linking public research with the skills and industrial capacity needed for deployment.
September 23, 2026/by pscadmin

£50m Immunology Centre Pursues Cures, Not Lifelong Disease Management

A fourteen-year, £50 million research programme will bring together scientists, clinicians and patients to develop treatments intended to cure chronic inflammatory diseases rather than continually suppress their symptoms.
September 23, 2026/by pscadmin

Mining Pollution Threatens Almost 300,000km of Global Coastline

A global assessment led by the National Oceanography Centre has identified almost 300,000km of coastline at potential risk from mining pollution, strengthening the case for long-term monitoring, remediation and regulation.
September 22, 2026/by pscadmin

Practical Science Programme Targets Schools with Least Access to STEM

The Royal Society's new Science Community Grants will connect STEM organisations with 250 schools and colleges, combining locally relevant investigations with sustained support for teachers.
September 21, 2026/by pscadmin
National Measurement Laboratory Annual Review 2025

National Measurement Laboratory Annual Review 2025 Highlights UK Measurement Science

The National Measurement Laboratory Annual Review 2025 highlights new scientific infrastructure in Guildford and the role of trusted measurement science in healthcare, food, security, sustainability and UK innovation.
September 17, 2026/by pscadmin

Physics Teacher Shortage Threatens Scotland’s Future Skills Pipeline

Only 28 physics teachers were recruited in Scotland against a target of 131 last year, prompting calls for coordinated action to protect equal access to physics and the country's future technical workforce.
September 16, 2026/by pscadmin

Extreme Heat Should Be Treated as a Workplace Health and Productivity Risk

A new report argues that extreme heat is already affecting worker health, safety and economic output, and calls for updated regulation, clearer employer guidance and coordinated public-health policy.
September 2, 2026/by pscadmin

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