Evidence Week in Parliament 2023
POST has partnered with Sense about Science and the University of Nottingham to host the sixth annual Evidence Week in Parliament and online from 3 – 7 July.
Evidence Week in Parliament 2022
POST has partnered with Sense about Science and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to host Evidence Week in Parliament, from 14 until 18 November 2022.
Financial risks of nature loss
This online event on Thursday 17 March 2022 will brief parliamentarians on the evidence on the financial risks of nature loss and how they can be assessed.
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Evidence Week in Parliament 2021
Sense About Science in partnership with POST and the Commons Library bring Evidence Week in Parliament this November. This year's event will focus on Net Zero, Health, and Data and AI.
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Food insecurity and children’s health
Examining the impact of food insecurity on children’s health, and interventions to support access to healthy food for children.
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Nuclear Power in the UK
Exploring challenges and opportunities for nuclear power in the UK, with senior figures from the sector. Open to UK and Canadian parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and Government officials.
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Census 2021
Join POST and experts from the Office for National Statistics in this closed briefing and discover everything you need to know about the 2021 census. What is the value of census data for parliamentary scrutiny? What research services does it enable? How are the needs of Parliament for social data evolving?
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Policy implications of cryosphere science for the 1.5°C target
This event will brief parliamentarians on the policy implications at all levels arising from the latest science focused on cryosphere (snow and ice) regions including climate negotiations at COP 26.
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Unpacking migration: regional diversity and impact on public services
We are re-launching this event as a series of webinars. Join leading experts at UK Parliament to find out more about migration. What are the economic and social aspects? What do the models say? Public and closed webinars will be taking place throughout November 2020.
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Insect decline in the UK
Event on 10 Mar 2020, 12:30 to 14:00. Is there an ‘insect apocalypse’ and can it be avoided? Join POST in partnership with the British Ecological Society for a roundtable discussion on insect decline in the UK. Join leading experts as we launch two POST reports on the evidence for insect decline in the UK, the drivers of this trend and interventions to support the recovery of insect populations.
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Future biosecurity risks
Event on 21 Jan 2020. Join POST in partnership with the APPG for Future Generations for a roundtable discussion with Government officials, leading academics and other stakeholders. The event will brief parliamentarians on biosecurity threats such as natural pandemics, outbreaks of emerging human infectious diseases and intentionally created infectious agents.
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POST at 30
Event on 2 July 2019. Join POST at the Portcullis House Atrium, to celebrate 30 years of bridging research and policy! Pop by our stand and find out what services POST offers to Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, Select Committees, and parliamentary staff.
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Evidence week 2019
Series of events starting the week of 24 June 2019. Following the success of last year's inaugural Evidence Week, the Evidence Pods are back to provide parliamentarians and their staff access to resources, tools and data on prominent and complex policy areas ranging from drones, food safety, road traffic and air quality, to artificial intelligence.
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The future of agri-tech
Event on 21 May 2019. During this working lunch, hosted in partnership with the Science and Technology Council Food Network, MPs and Peers discussed in an intimate and informal session, the challenge of developing safe, sustainable food systems and the contribution interdisciplinary research and innovation can make from farm to fork. Experts and representatives spoke on the subject before answering questions.
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Agriculture and climate change
Event on 7 May 2019. MPs, Peers and parliamentary staff were invited for a working lunch to discuss agriculture and climate change. Hosted by POST, in partnership with the British Ecological Society, this intimate and informal session launched POSTnote 600 on Agriculture and Climate Change, and allowed attendees to discuss the options for mitigation of emissions from agriculture, the impacts of climate change on agriculture, and the options for adaptation of agriculture to climate change.
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