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Informing Policymakers

We respond to requests from policymakers for information and evidence, both independently and in conjunction with our partner organisations.

Our responses are shaped by our Policy Advisory Panel, with input from other relevant Committees when appropriate, and Policy Network to ensure the views of the molecular bioscience community are represented.

We have contributed to inquiries on a range of topics across UK science and education policy that are important to our membership and our discipline. 

We inform policymakers on...

2019:

  • We responded to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into antimicrobial resistance
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2022:

  • We responded to UKRI’s draft Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy

VIEW OUR RESPONSE ➜

2019:

  • We responded to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM’s inquiry into Equity in STEM Education

VIEW OUR RESPONSE ➜

2021:

View the RSB response

2021:

VIEW THE RSB RESPONSE ➜ 

  • We responded, via the RSB, to the Qualification Wales consultation on the future range of subjects that should be available as GCSEs and which other made-for-Wales qualifications should be available 

VIEW THE RSB RESPONSE ➜

2020:

VIEW THE RSB RESPONSE ➜

2021

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We are not currently seeking community input into any consultation responses. Please check this page again later.

If there is a consultation you would like to bring to our attention, please contact us.

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We call on our Policy Network to help formulate our consultation responses. If you are interested in contributing to our future responses, find out more about our Policy Network and how you can become a part of it.

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