Consultations
Physics in Public Policy, Other Policy Issues
Response from the Chief Executive to the Government Office for Science’s request for suggestions to inform future Foresight projects (30 October 2007)
Response: Future Foresight projects
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the EU’s proposal to adopt a voluntary ‘Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research’ (19 September 2007)
Response: Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research
Response from the Accreditation and Policy Coordinator to the OSI's 'Update to the Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees' (16 September 2007)
Response: Update to the Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the Cabinet Office’s ‘Effective consultation’ consultation document (12 September 2007)
Response: Effective consultation
Response from the Chief Executive to the RCEP’s invitation to comment on a future topic of study (22 August 2007)
Response: RCEP - future topic of study
Letter from the Chief Executive to the Leader of the House of Commons with regards to the future of the science and technology committee (5 July 2007)
Letter: Future of the science and technology committee
Joint submission from the Royal College of Radiologists, the British Institute of Radiology, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and the British Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, in response to the consultation on SCENIHR’s preliminary opinion on the ‘Possible effects of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) on Human Health’ (1 November 2006)
Response: Possible effects of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) on Human Health
Joint response from the Policy Officer and the RSC’s Manager, Science Policy Communications, to the CST’s inquiry, ‘Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties’ – Two-year review of progress on Government actions (9 October 2006)
Response: Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties
Letter from the President to the EC Commissioner for Social Affairs, Environment and Equal Opportunities concerning the impact of the EU Physical Agents (Electromagnetic Fields) Directive on clinical practice and research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (6 March 2006)
Letter: Impact of the EU Physical Agents Directive on MRI
Letter from the Chief Executive in response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's Inquiry, 'Scientific advice, risk and evidence: How government handles them' (20 January 2006)
Letter: Scientific advice, risk and evidence: How government handles them
Joint submission from the Royal College of Radiologists, the British Institute of Radiology, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and the British Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, in response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's Inquiry, 'Scientific advice, risk and evidence: How government handles them' (19 January 2006)
Submission: Scientific advice, risk and evidence: How government handles them
Response from the Chief Executive to the Government Chief Scientific Adviser's consultation on guidelines on scientific analysis in policy making (11 August 2005)
Response: guidelines on scientific analysis in policy making
Oral evidence provided by the Chief Executive to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's Inquiry into Scientific Publications (March 8, 2004)
'Uncorrected' oral evidence provided by Dr Julia King
Response from the Director, Membership and e-Services to the HM Treasury/Inland Revenue discussion paper, Delivering an incentive for membership bodies to provide workforce development (20 February 2004)
Response: Delivering an incentive for membership bodies to provide workforce development
Response from the Chief Executive, to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's Inquiry into Scientific Publications (11 February 2004)
Response: Scientific Publications
Letter from the Chief Executive, to the Strategy Unit of the Home Office, regarding the Review of Charities and the Wider Not-For-Profit Sector (December 11, 2002)
Letter: Review of Charities and the Wider Not-For-Profit Sector
Response from the Chief Executive to the Clerk of the House of Commons' Science and Technology Committee, regarding the inquiry into Government Funding of Scientific Learned Societies (April 3, 2002).
Response: Government Funding of Scientific Learned Societies
Letter from the Director, Science to Ms Erica Zimmer Director of Strategy and Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry Reviews Team concerning the 2001 reviews of the DTI (September 3, 2001).
Letter: 2001 reviews of the DTI
Letter from Director, Science to Steven Post of the Department of Trade and Industry, in response to the public consultation on fixed term work (May 30, 2001).
Letter: Public consultation on fixed term work
Letter to Ms Philippa Helme, Clerk of the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee, providing further comment for the Committee for its inquiry into the 1993 White Paper, Realising Our Potential, and the 2000 White Paper, Excellence and Opportunity (January 15, 2001).
Response to the OST's consultation on a proposed Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees (29 November 2000).
Response: Proposed Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees
Official response to the DTI Excellence and Opportunity White Paper from the Director, Science to Ken Fraser, Office of Science and Technology (October 27, 2000).
Response: DTI Excellence and Opportunity White Paper
Letter from the Chief Executive to Mrs Jessica Mulley, Clerk of the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee concerning the committee's inquiry into EQUAL - (Extend Quality of Life) (January 10, 2000).
NESTA - response to the consultation document on the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (19 March 1999).
Survey of members’ salaries - letter to the Independent Review of Higher Education Pay and Conditions, submitting results from the Institute’s recent survey (10 November 1998).
British Library proposal to impose charges on users - letter to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (27 August 1998).
Government’s scientific advisory system - submission to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology inquiry (6 May 1998).
NMS Programme (1998–2001): Ionising Radiation Metrology - letter to the National Measurement System Policy Unit (19 March 1998).
Freedom of Information Act - response to the Freedom of Information Unit, Cabinet Office, on the Government’s White Paper (3 March 1998).
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - letter to the National Lottery Division of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (12 September 1997).
Physics Issues: a UK perspective - Papers prepared for an international physical societies meeting in Washington DC, USA in October 1998 [Policy Paper 971] (September 1997)
Legal deposit of publications - response to the Libraries Division, Department of National Heritage, commenting on the consultation paper (17 April 1997).
National Measurement System’s Electrical and Time and Frequency Programmes (1997–2000) - comments to the Department of Trade & Industry (4 March 1997).
Information Superhighway - written evidence and letter to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology inquiry (2 May 1996)
New National Measurement System Programmes 1996-99 - the Institute's response to the Programmes (8 March 1996)
National Measurement System programmes for 1995-98 - letter from the President to the National Measurement System Policy Unit concerning the NMS programmes on Thermal Metrology, NMS Foundation Metrology and Optical Radiation Programme (21 September 1994)
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