Science Policy UK: report on strategically important metals
UK Government response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report on Strategically Important Metals.
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Science Education UK: report on practical and field science in education
The UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has produced a report on Practical experiments
in school science lessons and science field trips. There are some fairly prosaic concerns on bureaucratic barriers to out-of-classroom science, but an interesting, complex and partial picture of the role of practicals and field work in education and in educating scientists. Wide range of evidence views from different UK organisations.
Citizen Science: resources and references
Thanks to Stephen and John - look at the Cornell Ornithology Lab for a database of resources on citizen science, and a ten-year review of citizen science and environmental monitoring (paywall) - Conrad, C and Hilchey, K (2011) A review of citizen science and community-based environmental monitoring: issues and opportunities Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 176 273-291, DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1582-5
Museum policy UK: renaissance funding programme and reviews.
The Arts Council of England (ACE) took over umbrellla responsibility for English non-national museums on the abolition of the Museums, Archives and Libraries Council. ACE has published Culture, knowledge and understanding: great museums and libraries for everyone (a companion document to their arts strategy) also asks for consultation views. Also of interest is A Review of Research and Literature on Museums and Libraries - supporting development of the strategy. New Renaissance funding also announced.