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Most of SGR's work is, of course, concerned with science policy in a general way. This page is an index of those parts of our work that relate more specifically to science policy.
Democratic Science presents SGR's ideas on how science should and can be made more accountable and democratic. SGR works to promote constructive dialogue between scientists and non-scientists. An important condition for a dialogue between equals is that the assessment of science funding applications be democratised
Response
to the Consultation on a ‘Universal ethical code for scientists’,
submitted on 1st November
2005 by Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR
Lessons
from Lancaster - Guardian Unlimited comment piece from Dr Stuart
Parkinson on the Lancaster University protestors and its reflection on UK policy
on universities and science (19th October 2005)
UK policy on science and innovation - Sustainable development should dictate, maintains Stuart Parkinson - Article published in ‘Science and Public Affairs’, (Sept 2004)
'UK policy on science and innovation: in need of new priorities?' notes from the NESTA 'Crucible' course lecture, presented by Dr Stuart Parkinson (July 2004)
SGR comments on proposals for new UK sustainable development strategy - In these Responses to the Government’s consultation on its Sustainable Development Strategy, we recommend that sustainable development, rather than economic growth, needs to be made the driving force behind applied science and innovation. (July 2004)
An Ethical Policy for Science and Innovation?Article for Water and Environmental Management magazine by Dr Stuart Parkinson (April 2004)
SGR Response to Government 10 year Science Strategy Consultation Paper, In a response to this consultation paper, Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) has heavily criticised the Government’s framework for a ten-year science and innovation investment strategy.(30th April 2004)
Corporate Influence on Science and Technology, a speech given at the Green Party Spring 2004 Conference by Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR (March 2004)
Response from SGR to the Royal Society's recent call for initial views on nanotechnology - SGR welcomes this opportunity to comment on the rapidly expanding area of nanotechnology. (July 2003)
Science Funding is an article by Stuart Parkinson, Director of SGR, discussing the increasing reliance of science on commercial funding and suggesting some possible solutions. (July 2001)
In this group of pages we are also reprinting, by kind permission of its author, an abridged version of an article on the Export Control Bill ...
Export Control Bill is an article by Ross Anderson, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Information Policy Research. The Export Control Bill, which was submitted to the UK Parliament in April 2002, has serious implications for academic freedom. As originally submitted, the powers are so widely drawn that they would have given ministers the power to review and suppress any scientific papers prior to publication.
This section also hosts the following discussion paper, a project on which the Institute of Science in Society (I-SIS), SGR and the Third World Network (TWN) are working together.
Other topics on which SGR's output often relates to science policy are
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