An archive of of previous meetings and events can be found here: Programme Archive
Next Meeting:
Monday 31st March 2025
‘Exploring public views on assisted dying’
P&SC and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Online Discussion
Future Programme
Meetings of the Committee are open to all members of both Houses of Parliament, but attendance from outside Parliament is restricted to representatives of member organisations.
2025
Monday 31st March 2025
‘Exploring public views on assisted dying’
P&SC and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Online Discussion
Tuesday 29th April
‘Artificial Intelligence’
In partnership with the University of Liverpool
5.15pm to 6.30pm, Houses of Parliament
Tuesday 20th May
Discussion meeting in the Houses of Parliament which we are holding in partnership with the National Physical Laboratory. The 20th May is World Metrology Day and this year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention – a milestone that underscores a century and a half of international collaboration in measurement science.
5.15pm
Tuesday 17th June
‘‘Overcoming Challenges in Patent Protection for UK SMEs’’
In partnership with the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
5.15pm to 6.30pm, Houses of Parliament
Chairman’s Reception 7.00pm to 7.30pm, Committee Room 4a, House of Lords Committee Corridor, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 1st July
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee Annual Lunch
Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, House of Lords
Tuesday 14th October
‘‘Engineering Innovations in Chemical Processes’’
In partnership with the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
Details to follow
Recent Meetings and Events
2025
Tuesday 18th March
‘Bioeconomy’
In partnership with the University of York.
5.15pm to 6.30pm, Houses of Parliament
Tuesday 11th February
‘‘Building a Healthcare Science Workforce Equipped to Face the Grand Challenges’’
In partnership with the Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
5.15pm to 6.30pm, Houses of Parliament
Chairman’s Reception 7.00pm to 7.30pm, Committee Room 4a, House of Lords Committee Corridor, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 21st January
‘‘Communicating risk – what, who, why does it matter?’’
In partnership with the Hazards Forum
5.00pm, Online Webinar
Tuesday 14th January 2025
‘‘How can Precision Prevention reduce the demand on the NHS?’’ – Tuesday 14th January 2025
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2024
Tuesday 3rd December
‘‘How to tackle Contaminants or Emerging Concern (CECs) in water’’
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Tanya Sheridan
Tamara Galloway
Leon Barron
Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern
Tuesday 12th November
‘‘Can an App deliver positive nutrition and health outcomes?’’
In partnership with the Nutrition Society
Tuesday 5th November 2024
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee Annual Lunch
which will be held in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace in the House of Lords
Our Guest Speaker will be The Rt Hon Lord Willetts FRS, President of the Resolution Foundation and Chair of the UK Space Agency.
Tuesday 15th October 2024
Discussion Meeting on
‘Reuse, Renew or Replace?’
In partnership with the Institute of Corrosion, Tuesday 15th October in the Thatcher Room, Portcullis House starting at 5.15pm.
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Monday 15th April 2024
Discussion Meeting on
‘Industrial Strategy’
held in partnership with the Society of Chemical Industry.
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Monday 26th February 2024
Discussion Meeting on
‘The future of battery technologies: Developing a UK sustainable battery industry.’
In cooperation with Imperial College London.
Monday 15th January 2024
‘Healthy safe and sustainable indoor environment managing trade-offs for indoor air quality and net zero goals’
In partnership with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers