Committees

Science and Scotland

Inquiry

The Committee will be inquiring into Scotland’s impact on scientific research, and its global reputation in the scientific community. We want to hear about the opportunities and challenges faced by Scotland’s scientific community, as well as research funding opportunities for universities and businesses in Scotland. The focus will be:

  • the international influence Scottish scientific research and development has had in the last 10 years;
  • the steps which the UK Government and private sector should take to support research and development in Scotland.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

Following the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:55pm on 13 September 2023.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Monday 4 March 2024
3:00pm Public
Science and Scotland - Oral evidence 4 March 2024
3:00pm
  • Professor Dame Jessica Corner
  • Helen Cross (Director of Research & Innovation at Scottish Funding Council)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Monday 26 February 2024
3:00pm Public
Science and Scotland - Oral evidence 26 February 2024
3:00pm
  • Graeme Dey MSP (Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans at Scottish Government)
  • Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE FRSE (Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland at Scottish Government)
4:00pm
  • John Lamont MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland)
  • Laurence Rockey (Director at Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland)
  • Andrew Griffith MP (Minister of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation) at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
  • Alexander Ademokun (Deputy Director - Place, Impact and Research at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Monday 20 November 2023
3:00pm Public
Science and Scotland - Oral evidence 20 November 2023
3:00pm
  • Professor Deb Roberts (Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Science at James Hutton Institute)
  • Professor Alasdair Nisbet (Deputy Director at Moredun Research Institute)
  • Professor Nicholas J P Owens (Executive Director at Scottish Association of Marine Sciences)
4:00pm
  • Professor Kim Graham (Provost at The University of Edinburgh)
  • Professor Chris Pearce (Vice Principal for Research and Knowledge Exchange at University of Glasgow)
  • Professor Lisanne Gibson (Vice-Principal (Research) at University of Dundee)
  • Professor Tom Brown (Vice-Principal (Research, Collections and Innovation) at University of St Andrews)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Monday 23 October 2023
3:00pm Public
Science and Scotland - Oral evidence 23 October 2023
3:00pm
  • Professor Maggie Gill (Chair at Scottish Science Advisory Council)
  • Professor Christina Boswell (representing at Universities Scotland)
  • Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE FRSE (representing at The Royal Society of Edinburgh)
  • Dr Mette High (representing at Alliances for Research Challenges)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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