Science and Technology - Third Report
Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 2 May 2002.
CONTENTS
REPORT
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: summary of recommendations
CHAPTER 2: Introduction
The Dainton Report
Origin and scope of this inquiry
CHAPTER 3: IS SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY in decline?
The definition of systematic biology
A continuing decline in systematic biology?
Systematic biology research since 1992: a mixed fortune
Grant-in-aid funding: a real-terms decline
Universities
Decrease in professional and amateur taxonomists?
On-going Research Council funding
The Darwin Initiative
Co-ordination, collaboration and priority-setting
Conclusion
CHAPTER 4: Does the decline in systematic biology matter?
The uses of systematic biology
Providing a common language
Identifying species that are of value or harmful to mankind
Conserving biodiversity
Identifying Species: Are we running out of time?
Tools for biodiversity conservation
Difficulties in obtaining information
Descriptions of species to underpin conservation
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5: What needs to be changed?
Grant-in-aid funding
Clear outline of conservation policy
Universities and the RAE
BBSRC Academic Analogue Status
Accessibility, co-ordination and priorities
Attracting people to systematic biology: school education and beyond
The Darwin Initiative
Conclusion
Appendix 1: List of members of Sub-Committee I
Appendix 2: List of witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for Evidence
Appendix 4: Summary of Systematic Biology Research (1992) and Government response
Appendix 5: Seminar held at the Natural History Museum, London - 23 January 2002
Appendix 6: Visit to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 4 February 2002
Appendix 7: The United Kingdom's Biodiversity Commitments
Appendix 8: Questionnaire regarding resources spent on systematic biology
HOUSE OF LORDS SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RECENT REPORTS
(Q) refers to a question in oral evidence.
(p) refers to a page of written evidence.
The evidence supporting the Report is printed in a second volume, HL Paper 118(ii).
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