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While there isn’t really anything to disagree with there
– do kids in the UK really do 101? Or is that an imported American term –
the Research Councils might try to deny that they are “controlled by the
Government”.
The government appoints chief executives and stuffs their
councils with “placepersons”, but in theory at least they are
independent.
As EPSRC puts it “Council is our senior decision making
body which is responsible for determining our policy, priorities and strategy,
taking advice from the Societal Issues Panel, Technical Opportunities Panel and
the User Panel”.
I repeat, in theory at least. Buy that any you will buy
anything.
MK
From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Francis Sedgemore
Sent: 12 August 2010 11:49
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] EPSRC ends public engagement scheme
On 12 Aug 10, at 11:26, Adam J. Christopherson wrote:
Is there any correlation between the public's understanding
of science, and the actual science that gets funded by public money? Doesn't
the majority of the funding just come from the research councils, which are not
really controlled by the public?
Democracy
101…
(1)
Research Councils are controlled by the Government.
(2)
The Government is accountable to Parliament.
(3)
Parliament is elected by the People.
(4)
The People are a collection of individuals with views on this, that and the
other.
(5)
Ergo, the Research Councils are accountable to the public.
Oh,
and what Mary Rice said.
Francis
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