MP-Scientist pairing scheme works for Mark
Mark Williams MP last week (Friday 9 March) swapped legislation for automation when he spent the day with Dr Amanda Clare at the University as part of a unique pairing scheme run by the Royal Society - the UK national academy of science. Dr Clare, a Computer Science lecturer at the University, was on hand throughout the day to explain and demonstrate the University’s cutting edge research and its applications. Mark Williams also joined Dr Clare in giving a lecture to the students about the many roles of science and technology in Westminster, and how it's important that scientists make their expertise available to help policy makers. Having already spent a week in the Houses of Parliament as part of the scheme, this provided Dr Clare with a valuable insight into how science policy is formed and the working life of an MP. Dr Clare explained “Learning about the processes involved in policy making at Westminster was an illuminating experience for me as a scientist. MPs in P...