Eleanor Beal, Senior Policy Adviser at the Royal Society, sets out the findings of the Society’s latest report on UK research infrastructures.

Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent, takes a closer look at the crucial role of publicly sponsored research agencies in boosting the long-term health of UK science and engineering.

Louise Stubberfield, Primary Science Programme Manager at the Wellcome Trust, introduces recently published research exploring initial teacher education in primary schools across the England and Wales.

Thomas Goldsmith, Policy Adviser at the Royal Society, sets out details of the new Research and Innovation Talent Visa, for international scientists working in the UK.

Chinara Rustamova, Policy Adviser at the British Academy, introduces the Academy’s recently published paper ‘The most important challenges of our time’.

Katy Henderson, Council and Research Officer at the London Mathematical Society, gives an overview of why we all need Mathematics.

Jenny Andrew, organiser for Prospect, discusses the views of their members and the broader STEM sector in response to their MAC submission.

Eleanor Beal, Senior Policy Adviser at the Royal Society, explains the value of the Future Partnership Project and how to input.

Maria de Kleijn, Senior Vice President of Analytical Services at Elsevier, summarises findings from their recent report on how the UK research compares to the rest of the world.

Dr Cat Ball, Policy Manager at the Association of Medical Research Charities, explains the vital role of the Charity Research Support Fund in university research.

At the end of Tomorrow’s Engineers week Bola Fatimilehin, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the Royal Academy of Engineering, reflects on the future focus for the sector.

Robert Ashcroft, Policy and Communities Officer at the Institution of Environmental Sciences comments on the role of science in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.