The Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society of Edinburgh hosted a horizon scanning meeting in May 2010 to review contemporary findings in the obesity-diabetes 'epidemic', with an emphasis on the implications for future developments.
Status: Completed
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Treatments to avoid the transmission of mitochondrial disease
Status: Ongoing
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Transposing the European Directive on animal research into UK
Status: Ongoing
Read moreThe Academy has worked to secure positive settlements for research and innovation in the Government spending reviews of 2010 and 2013
Status: Completed
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The Academy produced a briefing at the request of the Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts MP, which outlined the health and wealth benefits of investing in biomedical research.
Status: Completed
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The Academy monitored the developments of the Health and Social Care Bill (2012) as it passed through Parliament, including the reforms to education and training of the healthcare workforce.
Status: Completed
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In October 2010, the Academy's FORUM held a roundtable focusing on research and development of medical products and the importance of regulatory science to the healthcare portfolio.
Status: Completed
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In 2011, the Academy worked to ensure that NHS reforms generated an education and training system that enables the NHS to nurture future research leaders.
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Academy response to Government life sciences commitments in 2011 and 2012
Status: Completed
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This report, published in March 2016, examined the current incentives and disincentives for individual researchers participating in ‘team science’, and how to improve reward and recognition for their contributions.
Status: Completed
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