The National Academies are holding panel events at the political party conferences to showcase the value of research and innovation in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, giving attendees the opportunity to ask questions of experts involved in this response, and space for a broader conversation about the importance of research and innovation and how we can best use and support it in future.
Labour Party Connected Conference:
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13:15 – 14:15, Monday 21 September 2020
This event is jointly hosted by the UK National Academies; The Royal Society, the British Academy, The Royal Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.
Researchers and innovators, including Fellows of the National Academies and people we fund, are working together across the globe to help us better understand COVID-19 and discover the best ways to treat, live with and ultimately to stop the virus.
Join us at to hear from researchers and innovators working to better understand COVID-19 and develop innovations and interventions to stop its spread.
Panel:
- Tom Whipple, Science Editor at the Times and Sunday Times (Chair)
- Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister, Digital, Science & Tech
- Professor Dame Linda Partridge DBE FRS
- Dr Shaun Fitzgerald FREng
- Professor Melinda Mills FBA
- Prof Dame Anne Johnson DBE MD FMedSci
The event is a fringe meeting of the Labour Party Connected Conference.
Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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17:00 – 18:00, Friday 25 September 2020
This event is jointly hosted by the UK National Academies; The Royal Society, the British Academy, The Royal Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.
Researchers and innovators, including Fellows of the National Academies and people we fund, are working together across the globe to help us better understand COVID-19 and discover the best ways to treat, live with and ultimately to stop the virus.
Join us at to hear from researchers and innovators working to better understand COVID-19 and develop innovations and interventions to stop its spread.
Panel:
- Tom Whipple, Science Editor at the Times and Sunday Times (Chair)
- Munira Wilson MP, Lib Dem Health and Social Care Spokesperson
- Professor Dame Linda Partridge DBE FRS
- Dr Shaun Fitzgerald FREng
- Professor Melinda Mills FBA
- Prof Dame Anne Johnson DBE MD FMedSci
The event is a fringe meeting of the Liberal Democrat Party Conference.
Conservative Party Conference
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11:00 – 12:00, Monday 5 October 2020
This event is jointly hosted by the UK National Academies; The Royal Society, the British Academy, The Royal Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.
Researchers and innovators, including Fellows of the National Academies and people we fund, are working together across the globe to help us better understand COVID-19 and discover the best ways to treat, live with and ultimately to stop the virus.
Join us at to hear from researchers and innovators working to better understand COVID-19 and develop innovations and interventions to stop its spread.
Panel:
- Tom Whipple, Science Editor at the Times and Sunday Times (Chair)
- Amanda Solloway MP, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation
- Professor Dame Linda Partridge DBE FRS
- Dr Shaun Fitzgerald FREng
- Professor Melinda Mills FBA
The event is a fringe meeting of the Conservative Party Conference
Scottish National Party Conference
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12:45 – 13:45, Monday 30 November 2020
This event is jointly hosted by the UK National Academies; the Royal Society, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.
Researchers and innovators, including Fellows of the National Academies and people we fund, are working together across the globe to help us better understand COVID-19 and discover the best ways to treat, live with and ultimately to stop the virus.
Join us to hear from researchers and innovators working to better understand COVID-19 and develop innovations and interventions to stop its spread.
- Tom Whipple, Science Editor at the Times and Sunday Times (Chair)
- Jeane Freeman MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Scottish government
- Dame Anne Glover, President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Professor Melinda Mills FBA
- Professor Massimo Palmarini FRSE FMedSci
- Further speakers to be confirmed
The event is a fringe meeting of the Scottish National Party Conference.
