Royal Society Response To Prime Minister's Speech On Science, UK

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Article Date: 04 Mar 2009 - 1:00 PDT

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"Science has the potential to help solve some of the great problems facing us and to help drive the economy out of recession. At a time of great economic uncertainty it is reassuring that the Prime minister is maintaining his long held commitment to science.

Maintaining current investment is a good place to start but we must also look to see where we can put more money in to capitalise on our world leading science in areas such as energy. If we fail to deliver extra investment in the areas where we have a strong competitive advantage, other countries will overtake us and reap the long term economic benefits.

The school children of today should be the scientists of the future, but too many are missing out on the specialist teachers who have the knowledge to be able to inspire young minds. We are delighted that the Prime Minister has thrown his support behind plans to address the lack of specialist teachers in science and maths. "

Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society

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Catherine de Lange
Assistant Press Officer
The Royal Society
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London SW1Y 5AG
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