Advisory Panel for Science in Society (APSiS)

The Panel provides advice to the Council and the executive on strategy, policies and programme balance for public engagement with STFC's science and technology; and to provide new ideas for programme development.

The SiS programme addresses STFC public accountability; support for the national Science and Innovation agenda (and in particular the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) agenda); and regional education and skills needs. The main target audiences are the media, science-inclined public, teachers and young people, opinion-formers, and new audiences not traditionally engaged with STFC science. The programme operates under four main strategic objectives, which are to:-

1. stimulate and respond to public interest in research developments;
   
   
2. link STFC science and technology with schools and young people to support the national STEM agenda;
   
   
3. encourage and support researchers who engage with STFC in their public engagement work;
   
   
4. capitalise on the Laboratories/Campuses as excellent technical sites that have delivery programmes and partnerships for regional STEM and skills activities.

SiS panel membership

Chair

• Prof Mike Bode - Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University

Deputy Chair

• Prof Steven Rose - Plasma Physics Group, Imperial College London

Members

• Ms Fiona Auty - National Physical Laboratory
• Dr Karen Bultitude - Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London
• Dr Olwyn Byron - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
• Dr Joanna Collingwood - School of Engineering, University of Warwick
• Mr Ian Galloway - Director of Science Learning Centre South East
• Prof Averil Macdonald - Dept of Physics, University of Reading
• Dr Rosalind Mist - The Royal Society
• Mr Anupam Ojha - Director, Education and Space Communications, National Space Centre
• Prof Colin Pulham - School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
• Dr Andrea Sella - Dept of Chemistry, University College London