Parliamentary Links Day 2011

In Brief

The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, relayed a message from the Prime Minister expressing regret that he could not attend the 2011 Links Day event and that science plays an important role tackling global challenges. He also spoke on the impact of international science and the eagerness of other countries to collaborate with us.

28 June 2011
Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, House of Commons

This year's theme was Global Challenges - Solutions from Science which encompasses the major science issues of our time and enabled the many people speaking - both within Parliament and outside - to set out the relevance of their science to the challenges we face over the course of this Parliament.

As in previous years we had contributions in the morning session from both Government and Opposition, and both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Speakers

This year's Links Day was opened by the Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons.

Speakers included the RSC President Professor David Phillips OBE FRSC and the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science.

Please download the Draft Speaker List for a full listing.

The event is designed to attract a Parliamentary audience of MPs & Peers as well as a scientific audience.

Programme

The morning session was between 10am and 12.45pm and was followed by a Buffet Lunch.

Attendance was free of charge and was on a first come first served basis subject to the allocation of available places to all the participating societies.

You are able to watch this year's event on a live webcast on this page.

About Links Day

Parliamentary Links Day is the largest single scientific event to be held in Parliament each year and it brings together all the UK's major scientific societies and organisations - including the: