12 Jun 2018
More than 120 pregnant whales were killed during Japan’s annual “research” hunt in the Southern Ocean last summer, a new report has revealed. Of the 333 minke whales caught during the controversial 12-week expedition, 181 were female – including 53 immature ones. Figures show that of the 128 mature female whales caught in the hunt, […]
13 Feb 2018
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco: ‘Heralding the next era of action on ocean acidification presents a very real threat to all those depending on the sea and its resources around the world in the coming decades. My interest in this issue goes back many years. In 2008 I hosted the Second International Symposium on […]
18 Dec 2017
Piers Larcombe: ‘Please find attached a paper, by Peter Ridd & I, that appeared late last week today in Marine Pollution Bulletin online, about problems with Quality Control in science in general with the case examples being the Great Barrier Reef. It discusses the inadequacy of peer review and proposes the establishment of an Institute of […]
24 Sep 2017
Thanks to Phil Williamson The new HoC Science & Technology Committee met and they agreed to publish a Defra response (of 18 July) to issues raised re the OA inquiry: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/science-technology/Correspondence/170718-Coffey-to-Lamb-Ocean-acidification.pdf. That was in response to the Committee’s letter to Defra of 26 April: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/science-technology/Correspondence/Letter-toTh%c3%a9r%c3%a8se-Coffey-MP-ocean-acidification-26-04-17.pdf. It is up to the new Committee to decided whether the Defra/government […]
01 Aug 2017
EU funds development of integrated observing system for Atlantic Ocean EU-funded researchers are driving the development of an integrated system to apply a common strategy to a range of data about the state of the Atlantic which is collected by a variety of organizations via a number of means including buoys, floats, moorings and research vessels. […]
15 Aug 2016
The Guardian The chancellor Philip Hammond has sought to reassure scientists over post the Referendum vote and to guarantee billions of pounds of UK government investment after Brexit for projects currently funded by the EU, including science grants and agricultural subsidies. The chancellor’s funding commitment is designed to give a boost to the economy in […]
20 Jul 2016
Not business as usual – clear evidence mounting of European funding collaborations being damaged Although the Science and Technology Committee announced their review several weeks ago, their chair has just been reshuffled to Health, and their progress seems likely to be a little sedate because there are very real challenges now. Two articles: Academies write […]
04 Jul 2016
28 June 2016 ‘The Science and Technology Committee has decided to examine the implications and opportunities of leaving the EU for science and research. The Chair of the Science and Technology Committee has also written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to highlight Brexit issues for science and research in the UK that should be addressed […]
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