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    The role of research in the UK Parliament

    Event on 30 November 2017. How do different types of policy-makers understand and use research across the UK Parliament, and what are the key routes through which research actually gets in? This event launches a new report into how research is conceived and used within the UK Parliament. It is based on a two-year study into how different people understand and use research across parliament, and the key routes with which research gets into it. It is based on a partnership between the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and UCL’s Department for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Public Policy (STEaPP).

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    The rapidly changing arctic environment

    Event on 14 September 2017. POST and NERC are jointly hosting an event to launch a new Arctic report specifically designed for policy and decision makers on Thursday, September 14th from 11:00 - 13:00.

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    IFS pre-Spring budget briefing

    Event on 1 March 2017. The Institute for Fiscal Studies, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, and the House of Commons Library are hosting a pre-Spring Budget Briefing on Wednesday 1 March.. IFS Director Paul Johnson will present the Institute’s latest assessment of the public finances and will provide some context for Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget, which will be delivered to Parliament on 8 March.

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    Could the lights go out in 2015/16?

    Event on 7 January 2017. Recent estimates from National Grid Plc and the electricity market regulator Ofgem show levels of spare electricity generating capacity falling to low levels in winter 2015/16. In October, a government commissioned report by the Royal Academy of Engineering stated that in the absence of intervention, spare capacity would reduce in a manner that would present an increasing risk to security of supply.

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    Celebrating the CERN Hadron Collider

    Event on 11 November 2017. The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) is delighted to host a reception in collaboration with the Science Museum, celebrating the launch of Collider, a major touring exhibition on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The exhibition will blend science and theatre to transport visitors into the heart of the most remarkable intellectual adventure of our times.

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    The future of the Census

    Event on 25 November 2013. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is currently holding a public consultation on the best approach to running the census in the future. Data from the census are used by policy makers, planners and researchers across the public and private sectors. However, our population is changing rapidly and the ONS ‘Beyond 2011’ programme is reviewing different ways of collecting population statistics.

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    Climate science: the fifth IPCC assessment report

    Event on 15 October 2013. The IPCC recently released the first of a series of new reports on the scientific evidence for climate change. It is the most comprehensive assessment of scientific knowledge on climate change since the IPCC last reported in 2007, and makes a number of conclusions about the rate, character and causes of recent and future climate change.

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    Allergy

    Event on 16 October 2013. Allergy is a heightened response of the immune system to normally innocuous substances, such as pollen, dust mites, food or chemicals. It is estimated that one in four people in the UK has an allergy. The number of people with allergies is increasing and up to half those affected are children. Expert speakers discussed trends in the prevalence of allergic disease and the underlying causes, provision of clinical allergy services and commented on progress made since the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee’s report on the topic in 2007. POST was delighted to collaborate on this event with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Allergy.

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    POST annual reception 2013

    Event on 10 September 2013. On 10th September, POST, in conjunction with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and University College London (UCL), hosted its first annual reception. It also marked the launch of the new Social Science Section at POST. There were brief presentations from each of the organisations involved in establishing the new Social Science Section at POST to outline why they supported it and what they hope it can achieve: Adam Afriyie MP, Chair of POST; Professor Paul Boyle, Chief Executive, ESRC; and Professor David Price (UCL Vice-Provost (Research). Lord Winston gave the keynote address.

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    Halting insect pollinator declines

    Event on 12 September 2013. Pollinating insects are in decline globally, due to multiple and interacting pressures. The pollination services they provide are important for the functioning of our ecosystems and food security, and were estimated to be worth £603 million to the UK agriculture in 2010. Pollination in the UK is undertaken by a wide variety of insect species, such as bees, hoverflies, flies, beetles, butterflies and moths. To take effective action to halt declines we first need to understand properly why they are occurring. This seminar was an opportunity for parliamentarians and their researchers to discuss with experts the threats facing insect pollinators, the important gaps in knowledge and the strategies available to halt declines. Click on the names of the presenters for for adobe acrobat pdfs of the presentations and a summary of the event is.

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    Social science in Parliament: improving the evidence base for policy

    Event on 10 September 2013. On 10th September, POST hosted a parliamentary seminar to launch its new dedicated Social Science. On 10th September, POST hosted a parliamentary seminar to launch its new dedicated Social Science Section, which has been established through a partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the support of University College London (UCL). The seminar brought together parliamentarians and external experts from across the social sciences to discuss the role of social science in Parliament, how social science can improve the evidence base for policy making and the role of the new Social Science Section at POST.

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    The science of health and wellbeing

    Event on 4 June 2013. The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology is delighted to host an interactive exhibition in collaboration with seven of the leading public sector bodies that fund research in the UK. All research disciplines – from physics to philosophy – are relevant to health and wellbeing and experts will be on hand to discuss their latest research with parliamentarians. This reception will give guests the opportunity to enjoy hands-on exhibits and to learn more about the science involved from leading researchers.

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    MPs researchers event

    Event on 16 July 2013. The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology invites MPs' researchers to an information session over lunch on July 16, 2013 in the Attlee Suite. Come and find out how the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and the House of Commons Library Science and Environment Section (SES) can support your work and benefit your MP and constituency.

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    Special educational needs

    Event on 14 May 2013. This seminar gave an overview of how children and young people with special educational needs are defined and identified, where and how their needs are being met and the roles of those who are responsible for their education and training. POST collaborated on this event with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Education. More information about the programme and speakers are available in the event flyer.

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