Download or read book Work of the Natural Environment Research Council written by Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Science and Technology Committee and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the administration, strategy and policy of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), and considers the reasons for the cancellation of the standard research grant round in July 2002. The Committee's conclusions include that both NERC and the Office of Science and Technology (OST) must bear responsibility for inadequate preparations for the introduction of resource accounting and budgeting. However, NERC acted too hastily in cancelling the July grant round, and should have tried to recoup its deficit from elsewhere, with co-operation with the OST. Although approval is noted for the steps the NERC has since taken to strengthen its financial management, concerns remain that liaison between the Research Councils, OST and the Treasury is still not as close as it should be. There is also evidence of serious shortages in certain disciplines in environmental science, and NERC must take more responsibility for nurturing these areas by liaising closely with universities.

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Download or read book Strengthening Science at the U S Environmental Protection Agency written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-10-25 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the three decades since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created, the agency's scientific and technical practices and credibility have been independently assessed many times in reports from the National Research Council (NRC), EPA Science Advisory Board, General Accounting Office, and many other organizations; in congressional oversight and judicial proceedings; and in countless criticisms and lawsuits from stakeholders with interests in particular EPA regulatory decisions. As a previous independent panel put it in the 1992 report Safeguarding the Future: Credible Science, Credible Decisions, EPA's policy and regulatory work receives a great deal of public attention, but the agency's scientific performance typically receives a similar degree of attention only when the scientific basis for a decision is questioned. Thus, strong scientific performance is important not only to enable EPA to make informed and effective decisions, but also to gain credibility and public support for the environmental protection efforts of EPA and the nation. This report is the fourth and final one in a series prepared by two independent expert committees convened by the NRC in response to a request from Congress and to subsequent, related requests from EPA. The Committee on Research Opportunities and Priorities for EPA-the companion committee in this study-was charged to provide an overview of significant emerging environmental issues, identify and prioritize research themes most relevant to understanding and resolving those issues, and consider the role of EPA's research program in the context of research being conducted or supported by other organizations. That committee published an interim report in 1996 and a final report, Building a Foundation for Sound Environmental Decisions, in 1997. The Committee on Research and Peer Review in EPA was charged to evaluate research management and scientific peer-review practices in the agency. The committee published an interim report in 1995 and this final report.

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