UPCOMING EVENTS

Delivering the UK Life Sciences Sector Plan

• 2025
• Refinery, ARC West London, Manbré Road, W6 9RH

Life sciences is one of the UK’s key strengths, with strong and innovative companies both large and small complementing a world-leading university research base. On 16th July 2025, the government published the Life Sciences Sector Plan, looking to drive both economic growth and health innovation in the NHS. That plan comes with some ambitious targets - aiming to make the UK the top life sciences economy in Europe by 2030, and third globally by 2035. To achieve this, the plan has some key areas for action. In this event, we will discuss how the UK life sciences sector and the research community can work with government to deliver this sector plan and reach those ambitious aims.

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Opportunities and challenges in science, technology & innovation

• 2025
• Liverpool Hope University

Calling all early- to mid-career professionals working in roles related to science, technology and innovation, within the research community, industry, the civil service or elsewhere. This is our annual conference specifically targeted at you, and we have a fantastic line up for 2025. Our first plenary session focusses on regional science and technology - the role of "place" in decisions on S&T funding and how devolution within England changes that discussion. Our second plenary discusses barriers to successful S&T in the UK, looking at funding, research culture amongst other things. We have three breakout discussion sessions, focussed on the contribution of science and technology to health, energy and AI. And finally, we have a key note presentation from Professor David Nutt. The conference is free to attend and all are welcome, either in person in Liverpool, or online.

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