Here is an extract from the editorial in yesterday's Research Fortnight.
===
Ogilvie's resignation was in protest at the Royal Society's continuing
obstruction of efforts to reform the way Copus worked. [She said] "I, as
chairman, and the staff cannot make anything happen in Copus without the
agreement of the Royal Society staff [and] honorary officers. I have done
everything I can to move things on and to find a new niche for Copus as the
national strategic focus for science communication activities. I still
believe an organisation of this type will be valuable, but it is clear that
it will not happen as a new role for Copus as currently controlled by the
Royal Society."
...
This boils down to a disagreement between Ogilvie and the Royal Society
about how quickly Copus can be changed. There may be nothing more to it than
this... [but] the slow pace set by the Royal Society may well have damaged
Copus beyond repair... The work plan the Copus Council devised was a sound
one and, as Ogilvie insisted, has the support of the broad community that
its membership now represents. If the Royal Society does not want to
implement it, then others should be given the opportunity to do so.
===
===
Evaluation Associates
Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.evaluation.co.uk
The Dairy, Jericho Farm, Worton, Witney, Oxfordshire, UK, OX29 4SZ
Tel: 01865 885010 Fax: 01865 885016
**********************************************************************
1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example,
send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message:
set psci-com nomail
2. To resume email from the list, send the following message:
set psci-com mail
3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message:
leave psci-com
4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive,
can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html
5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science
and society can be found at http://psci-com.org.uk
**********************************************************************
|