Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are fields at the heart of innovation and the UK’s economy, yet recent YouGov research shows that, according to both businesses and academics, nearly 60% of employers of STEM graduates think there is a skills gap in Britain.

The eighth meeting of CSaP's Policy Leaders Fellowship focussed on 'Infection', with a talk by Dr Nigel Collier.

Our latest ESRC intern, Nick Jones a PhD student at the Centre for Diet and Activity Research, has written a case study describing his time at CSaP and the experience and new skills he acquired.

Nadia Calviño, European Commission Director-General for Budget, is the latest new recruit to CSaP's Policy Leaders Fellowship.

On 1 May the Centre for Science and Policy hosted a workshop in association with the Centre for Law Medicine and Life Sciences at the University of Cambridge. The overall aim was to identify and discuss key issues in intellectual property (IP) policies and strategies affecting the development of genomic medicine.

The Centre for Science and Policy has helped two Cambridge researchers to take up short-term secondments in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

On 27 April 2015 the report Future Directions for Scientific Advice in Europe was launched at a high-level summit in Brussels.

CSaP teamed up with the Churchill Archives Centre to deliver a workshop (as part of the Churchill Statesmanship Programme) to provide junior policy makers and early career researchers with an insight into the role of expertise and evidence in policy making. Speakers from both academia and government were invited discuss their own experiences of gathering and presenting scientific evidence for policy.

On 9 April 2015 a workshop was held at the Faculty of Education and Homerton College to discuss what is known about the benefits of play in middle childhood.

The role which art plays in conflict and conflict resolution was the topic of this panel chaired by Dr Tristram Riley-Smith.