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on Copus by the British Association, the Royal Institution and the
Royal Society 9 December 2002 |
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Following publication of the report Science in Society, which was commissioned from the British Association for the Advancement of Science by the Office of Science and Technology, the three organisations that founded Copus (the British Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Institution of Great Britain and the Royal Society) have made the following announcement today (6 December 2002). In a joint statement, Roland Jackson, Chief Executive of the British Association, Baroness Greenfield, Director of the Royal Institution and Stephen Cox, Executive Secretary of the Royal Society, said: “We have reached the conclusion that the top-down approach which Copus currently exemplifies is no longer appropriate to the wider agenda that the science communication community is now addressing. We believe it will be more effective to allow organisations to seek their own partnerships and develop their own activities, within the strategic framework outlined by the British Association in its report. “For this reason, we have decided not to appoint a new Chair for Copus and to stand down the Council as it is presently constituted. We would like to thank Council members for all that they have achieved during this period and also thank Lord Jenkin of Roding for his help in the past few months. “In the future, the Copus grant schemes and the Aventis Prize for Science Books will continue to be administered by the Royal Society. The founding organisations will continue to work together and with others to ensure effective communication between scientists and the public about science and its implications.” |
The Copus Grant Schemes are funded by the Office of Science and Technology and The Royal Society. © Copyright The
Royal Society, Registered Charity Number 207043 |
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