SNS meets President of the Science Council

In June Chair Nicky King met with the new President of the Science Council Professor Carole Mundell alongside the leaders of four other bodies to discuss the issues facing professional bodies and priorities for the coming years. The conversation particularly focussed how we can increase the public understanding of the work of scientists, the professionalism of scientists and increase trust in science.

“The pandemic has shone a light upon the nature scientific debate and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to the challenges facing the globe. We talked about the role of the Science Council and PRSBs in raising the profile of professionalism in science and trust in our members. We also talked about how scientists from diverse disciplines need to learn to trust and understand each other in order to work together and communicate effectively with the public, the work of you as interdisciplinary scientists and the work of the Society is so important in this regard.” Nicky King

These conversations continued in July at the Science Council AGM and we were invited to feed into the development of the Science Council strategy for 2025. The Science Council wants to harness the expertise of our members and therefore membership of the Science Council gives Society for Natural Sciences members a voice around the table in these discussions and raises the profile of interdisciplinary science and your work.