Programme
Meetings of the Committee are open to all members of both Houses of Parliament.
Upcoming
30 Jun 2026
Annual Lunch in the House of Lords
House of Lords
8 Sept 2026 · 5.15pm
(Topic to be confirmed)
· with the Photonics Leadership Group
13 Oct 2026 · 5.15pm
(Topic to be confirmed)
· with the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
2 Nov 2026 · 5.15pm
(Topic to be confirmed)
· with the British Pharmacological Society
Past Meetings
9 Jun 2026 · 5.15pm
How can we effectively respond to extreme heat risks in the workplace / Should the UK have a maximum working temperature?
· with the Physiological Society
18 May 2026 · 5.15pm
How embedding ethics across the innovation lifecycle - from discovery to regulation and implementation - can strengthen the UK’s science ecosystem
· with the Nuffield Council on Bioethics
20 Apr 2026 · 5.15pm
Topic to be confirmed
· with the Met Office
17 Mar 2026
STEM for BRITAIN – Annual Poster Exhibition and Competition for Early-Career Researchers
9 Mar 2026
Online webinar Monday 9th March r at 5.00pm in partnership with Hazards Forum
Online · with Hazards Forum
9 Feb 2026 · 5.15pm
Ocean Science
· with the National Oceanography Centre
20 Jan 2026 · 5.15pm
Building a Thriving UK Neurotechnology Ecosystem
· with Newcastle University and Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
17 Nov 2025 · 5.15pm
Discussion Meeting
· with the LGC Group
9 Sept 2025
Celebrating the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
1 Jul 2025
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee Annual Lunch
House of Lords
17 Jun 2025
Overcoming Challenges in Patent Protection for UK SMEs
House of Lords · with the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
20 May 2025
Discussion meeting in the Houses of Parliament which we are holding in partnership with the National Physical Laboratory. The 20th May is World Metrology Day and this year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention - a milestone that underscores a century and a half of international collaboration in measurement science.
Houses of Parliament · with the National Physical Laboratory
29 Apr 2025
Artificial Intelligence
Houses of Parliament · with the University of Liverpool
31 Mar 2025
Exploring public views on assisted dying
Online · with the Nuffield Council on Bioethics
18 Mar 2025
Bioeconomy
Houses of Parliament · with the University of York
11 Feb 2025
Building a Healthcare Science Workforce Equipped to Face the Grand Challenges
House of Lords · with the Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
21 Jan 2025
Communicating risk - what, who, why does it matter?
Online · with the Hazards Forum
14 Jan 2025
How can Precision Prevention reduce the demand on the NHS?’’ – Tuesday 14th January 2025
3 Dec 2024
How to tackle Contaminants or Emerging Concern (CECs) in water
12 Nov 2024
Can an App deliver positive nutrition and health outcomes?
· with the Nutrition Society