Science research funding inquiry continues
9 December 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee takes evidence at 10.40am as part of its inquiry into setting science research funding priorities.
- Video and Audio: Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities
- House of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Giving evidence at 10.40am will be:
- Professor Sandy Thomas, Head of Foresight
- Professor Chris Gaskell, Chair, Science Advisory Council, Defra
Giving evidence at 11.40am will be:
- Nick Dusic, Director, Campaign for Science and Engineering
- Professor Geoffrey Boulton, General Secretary, Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Committee's inquiry is investigating:
- how decisions are made to fund research to meet societal needs;
- the balance of funding for targeted versus unsolicited response-mode curiosity-driven research; and
- how research is commissioned in Government departments and agencies.