Another list member comments:
"The COPUS press statement says it all. It is addressed from the Royal Society not from COPUS. The Royal's dominance is nowhere better illustrated by the COPUS web site: www.copus.org.uk. The independence of the "org.uk" domain name is betrayed by site being framed by the Royal Society's corporate paraphernalia.
Let's face it, the tripartite ownership of COPUS has broken down. In its early years, COPUS was an essential support to the ailing BA. The BA is now on a reasonably decent footing. It has a clearer agenda of its own and doesn't need COPUS. The RI was a remarkably ineffectual member during these early years and also a block to change in COPUS. Now the RI is striding off in its own directions under its new leader and also doesn't need COPUS. That leaves the Royal Society and COPUS is becoming part of its public relations arm. Arguably, it always was this to some extent. But how is a Council - let alone "the UK Partnership for Science Communication" - going to going to work when it has all this historical baggage and the Royal Society to all intents and purposes regards COPUS as just another internal department?"
David
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