Review of Science in the Department of Health

This response was written by a Bioscience Federation Task Force comprising:

• Dr R Dyer (Bioscience Federation; Chair)
• Professor H.S Chowdrey (Westminster)
• Dr J Nagy (Imperial)
• Dr E. Bell (Physiological Society)
• Dr P Bell (Royal Society of Chemistry)
• Dr C. McCabe (Birmingham)
• Professor Gary Frost (Surrey)
• Mr B. Livingstone (Linnaen Society)
• Dr M Fielder (Kingston)
• Professor S. Jackson (Kings)    

The Biosciences Federation (BSF) is a single authority representing the UK's biological expertise, providing independent opinion to inform public policy and promoting the advancement of the biosciences. The Federation was established in 2002, and is actively working to influence policy and strategy in biology-based research - including funding and the interface with other disciplines - and in school and university teaching.