The amendment from Lib Dem MSP Margaret Smith, which stressed the importance of modern languages and science in modern society and the global marketplace, was backed without opposition.
We should respect the role science and scientists play in society, especially when scientists identify new risks.
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We invite everyone who believes in science education and in recognizing Tesla for his many contributions to society to join in helping to make this dream a reality.
The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 to link science with wider society and is well known for its televised Christmas lectures.
Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London Dr Nathalie Pettorelli will use her For Women In Science Fellowship to support her research at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London.
The findings were presented at the Royal Society's summer science exhibition in London, which runs from 1 to 3 July.
No amount of health care spending will suffice to contain the impact of these diseases on society except sustained investment in science.
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She believes that while many attitudes toward women have changed across many areas of society, science, and physics in particular, remain stuck in the past.
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Many of the highest paying jobs in society involve engineering, chemical and biological science, and some sort of mortal danger.
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Not surprisingly, the report, just published in the prestigious American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science and Technology, has put the cat among the pigeons, since there are many new companies gearing-up to produce algal biofuels.
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Then he finished high school, went to college, then grad school in ecological science and for the last three decades, he's spent his time working for the Wildlife Conservation Society in Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, Belize and Myanmar (Burma), where he tries to protect jaguars, clouded leopards, tigers, Sumatran rhinos and all sorts of large mammals from encroaching humans.
As Hameed points out, Asad probably would have been frustrated at this point in his project without the help of a local science society.
While discussions of cultural differences can spark debate, the Smithsonian's Eric Jentsch, a specialist in the NMAH's division of science, medicine and society, points to one object that's literally too hot to handle.
On Thursday 27 January some of the top female scientists in the UK came together for a roundtable discussion at the Royal Society to celebrate one of the most eminent women in science, Marie Curie and the 100th anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Professor Jim Iley, executive director of science and education at the Royal Society of Chemistry told BBC News that gaps in data meant there was still a "degree of uncertainty" about the impact of the chemicals.
Highlighting the need to sustain hope amongst Arab young men and women following the Arab Spring, Princess Sumaya highlighted her personal commitment as President of the Royal Scientific Society to sustain talented youth and entrepreneurship in the areas of science, underscoring the importance of stimulating innovation through basic sciences.
The brief urged UNESCO to focus in particular on establishing frameworks and guidance for governance and the science-policy-society interface, and for institutional capacity building.
The Royal Society, which is the UK's academy of science, founded in 1660, works to encourage the development of scientific research and knowledge.
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From these, you derive more specific aims eg that as citizens, they will need to understand the society they live in, its economy, and the contribution of science, maths and technology to the latter.
According to the American Chemical Society, nearly 100% of past winners in the prestigious Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science, and Technology (for high School students) play one or more musical instruments (The Midland Chemist (American Chemical Society) Vol. 42, No.1, Feb. 2005).
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