The review from Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta sets out the ways in which we should account for nature in economics … read more
A new study in The Lancet Public Health provides the first estimate of the economic cost of violence perpetrated by … read more
The Chancellor Philip Hammond, has announced the spring budget. read more
In a new paper to be published in Nature Climate Change, Prof. Myles Allen, from the Oxford Martin Programme on Resource Stewardship, argues that: large-scale capture and disposal of carbon dioxide is essential if we are to realistically stabilise the climate in the future; only a tiny fraction of the billions spent on combatting climate change is directed towards these vital ‘backstop’ technologies; sacrificing economic growth to reduce emissions could impair future generations’ ability to reduce emissions to zero. read more
Economic recession and rising unemployment may have driven more than 1,000 people in England to commit suicide, according to a study published in the BMJ. read more
Authors of a follow up paper to a 2011 study, that demonstrated that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) were the most effective therapies for CFS, came to the SMC to discuss a new paper which explores whether therapies that are most effective at treating CFS also the most cost-effective. read more
Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government is co-directing ReSource 2012, a new forum taking place in Oxford this July to tackle global resource scarcity.
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Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government is co-directing ReSource 2012, a new forum taking place in Oxford this July to tackle global resource scarcity.
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The Secretary of State for Transport has now announced that a national high speed rail network – High Speed 2 – will go ahead, providing vital infrastructure links which will boost the economy for generations to come. Three expert independent engineers came to the SMC to discuss their thought on the pros and cons of this enormous and controversial rail project. read more
The SMC brought together three ‘financial scientists’ who argue that the way we approach economics is not only flawed, but that the conventional solutions we are throwing at our problems are making things worse. This briefing presented a highly experimental, evidence-based look at the very physics of finance. read more
Science Minister David Willetts gave a speech to launch the Research Council Impact Reports, detailing how science and research have contributed to the UK economy and society. read more
The strategy addressed challenges relating to innovation in the UK and its contribution to economic growth. read more
Two new Nature papers looked trends in global CO2 emissions since the 2008 financial crisis and evidence for human-induced climate change from changes in the Earth’s energy balance. read more
The report assessed the economic costs of mental health disorders within Europe. read more
New research presented at the British Science Festival in Bradford investigated the costs of CFS/ME to the UK economy. read more
The Centre for Low Carbon Futures launched a new briefing paper giving a technical and economic assessment of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), a partial alternative to geological storage. read more
The UK National Ecosystem Assessment provided the most comprehensive valuation of Britain’s natural environment and resources ever undertaken to date. read more
The government today announced its strategy to make £83 billion in spending cuts over four years to bring down the national deficit, although the science budget was largely spared from drastic cuts. Leading figures in science give their reactions. read more
The business secretary gave his first major speech on science and its future funding priorities. read more
The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) has issued a call on public donors and the government to take urgent measures to help their members weather the economic downturn, following a new survey which reveals that more than three quarters of their members predict that it will have a significant impact on their work. On behalf of the AMRC, the SMC invited journalists to come and hear results of the survey and to talk to representatives of three major charities about the measures they think are needed to limit the impact on their research. read more
