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| The RSE’s Science Centre & Society Steering Group |
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| In January 2006 the RSE established a Steering Group to provide independent advice to the Scottish Executive on the distribution of its 2006/2007 funding for the Scottish Science Centres; and to consider if and how the Society might be involved in providing independent advice on funding distribution in future years, both in relation to the Scottish Executive-funded Science Centres and wider Science & Society programme. |
The Group has fulfilled its remit. It provided advice on core funding for the Centres, but was not asked to advise on the distribution of funding for individual science & society initiatives. It also recommended, and RSE Council agreed, that the Society should be prepared to act as an independent source, which discharged the Science Centre / wider Science & Society programme in future years. The Scottish Executive welcomed this positive response, but following discussions has decided that it wishes to further consider how it will implement its "Scottish Science Centres Network Strategy". The work of the RSE Group is now therefore complete. For its part, the Society stands ready to provide independent advice in the future, if it considers it is well placed to do so, and should the Scottish Executive request it.
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| Membership |
The Group membership was:
Professor David Ingram, OBE, VMH, FRSE (Chairman)
Sir Peter Hutchison, CBE, FRSE
Ms Eileen Mackay, CB, FRSE
Professor Hector MacQueen, FRSE
Professor Andrew Miller, CBE, FRSE
Professor Andrew Walker, FRSE
Mr Graeme Herbert (Group Secretary) |
| Administrative support (from 6 March 2006) was provided by Ms Lindsay Conn. |
| Click here to contact the Science Centre Steering Group. |
| Last updated
26 September, 2006 |
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