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The Foundation organises events on key topics in science, research, technology or innovation, bringing together parliamentarians, civil servants, industrialists, researchers, learned societies, charities and others. Those events focus in particular on areas where there are policy decisions needed, which in turn need to be informed by this wide range of inputs and viewpoints. Summary reports are prepared for all events, and these - along with presentation slides, videos of speakers and audio files - are available online after events.
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Resilience of UK National Infrastructure
- 2026
- The Royal Society and online
Recent events have shown the damage that can be done when there is a lack of resilience in national infrastructure. From a fire at a substation closing Heathrow, to flooding affecting the electricity grid and IT and telecoms issues (accidental or cybercrime) leading to shutdowns. This is not just a UK problem, as we saw when much of Spain and Portugal lost power for a short period in 2025. What are the key threats to our national infrastructure? And how can technology help us understand those threats better, and protect us against them?
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