Richard Deverell, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on retaining the UK’s international reputation for science

Peter Openshaw, President of the British Society for Immunology, on improving the UK’s immunisation programmes

Jenny Rohn, founder and Chair of Science is Vital, on the enormous threat facing science and engineering

Hollie Chandler, Senior Policy Advisor at Cancer Research UK, on making science a priority

Zoe Freeman, Public Affairs and Policy Manager at the BioIndustry Association, on the need to invest in the science and research sector

Professor Gail Cardew, Royal Institution Chair in Science, Culture and Society, on the huge public appetite for science

Sue Ferns, Deputy General Secretary at Prospect, on the views from members working in the frontline of research and development

David Walker, Head of Policy for the Academy of Social Sciences, says economic prosperity and science investment go together

Baroness Jo Valentine, Chief Executive of London First, on their new report, ‘London Calling‘

Anna Perman, Communities Manager at the British Science Association, on the need to gather allies in the battle to protect science investment

Catherine Johns, Innovation and Business Growth Director at Business Durham, Vice-Chair of the United Kingdom Science Park Association and International Board Director of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation, on the upcoming Spending Review

Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs at the Science Museum Group, on reaching a satisfactory 2015 Spending Review