We have launched an inquiry into the UK’s preparedness for emerging diseases with pandemic potential. It will include the threat posed by zoonotic diseases & lessons learnt from covid-19. The deadline for written submissions is 31 March 2023. Details: committees.parliament.uk/committee/135/…

Published today - A new Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain 2023-28. The Strategy will: 💚 secure national biosecurity 🌿 protect native species 🍓 safeguard food security 📈 drive economic growth 🌍 tackle the effects of climate change gov.uk/government/pub…

Please RT - Come join our growing team in London ⏰Deadline 15th Feb⏰ Apply via: forms.gle/1s7jgPr5EY15aa…

It was incredible to put my PPE on and see the HUGE project of building a new nuclear power station at #hinkleypointc. 🤯👷‍♀️

Open now: UKRI policy fellowships 2023. Policy fellows will collaborate on research activity to address pressing national and global challenges. Learn more - orlo.uk/4qrTD Apply by 20 April

Interested in influencing #SciencePolicy? Want to learn more about the process of #policymaking? Join us for #SciPol23 to meet with experts and discuss approaches for improving the uptake of #research into UK policy! 📩 Apply by 27 June: bit.ly/3ZE1LW4

It has been an absolute pleasure to help organise this exciting course on #SciencePolicy. Please apply and share widely with early career researchers who might be interested learning how #policymaking and policy makers engage with research

Really looking forward to managing this inquiry!🐝🐞🪳🌾 Can't wait to read the evidence (hint hint please submit😉)

This is going to be a great first session with some really interesting witnesses 🐜🐝🪲🐞. Tune in if you can 👇

This is going to be a good one 😊🐛🪳🦋👇

📢New fellowship alert! Our latest fellowship with Nuffield Foundation is open to PhD students working in natural, scientific or social science fields. Find out more about the scheme, and how you could help support the use of research evidence in Parliament: post.parliament.uk/nuffield-found…

The lengths I go to just to eat purely carbs. Can't wait for the weekend 🏃‍♀️🌳🍂

Fantastic to go back to where I did my PhD and learn more about the amazing work of the Rothamsted Insect Survey and other brilliant research 🪲🪳🐛🦋. Also managed to finally hand my supervisor a hard copy of my thesis 😊

🍄 Join us Weds 0930 for a dive into the incredible world of #fungi They have uses in #medicine & reducing #pollution - but could they also bring on the #zombie apocalypse as depicted in #TheLastofUs?

Fascinating session today by Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

A story illustrating the dangers of homogenisation. Genetic diversity of microbes in cheesemaking is declining. Many famous cheeses rely on a single strain of fungi at risk of dying out. Lose diversity, lose adaptability say ⁦⁦⁦Vox⁩ vox.com/down-to-earth/…

And ....its out 🐜🐛🐞! Really enjoyed managing this inquiry and thanks to all the experts who shaped it with their evidence!

🍄 Today new funding was announced for KewGardens & Natural History Museum to unlock the potential of #fungi for medicine, agriculture, and the environment. ➡️ Find out more about our work on the topic: committees.parliament.uk/event/20606/fo…

So much great scrutiny was done by the Committee and its team over this parliament and this report sums it all up. Even if some reports didn't make it over the line in time the valuable work is still recognised. Great work guys! 🐞🍄🦠🧬🔬🔭🦺☢️

📢We're hiring! ➡️Find out more about applying for our Committee Specialist role here: housesofparliament.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/… ✅Open until 1st December 2024 at 23:55