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MO Meeting: Science and the new government
- Date
- 11.02.25
- Start time
- 12:00
- End time
- 13:00
- Where
- Online (Zoom)
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An exclusive event for representatives from RSB Member Organisations to hear from Dr Izzy Webb
This event will give guests the opportunity to hear a keynote address from Dr Izzy Webb, deputy director for technology strategy and security, entitled science and the new government, discussing current key work within the department, as well as how MOs can engage with the new government.
Our Member Organisations represent learned societies, charities, and industry bodies from across the full breadth of biosciences.
Speaker
Dr Izzy Webb is deputy director for technology strategy and security in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), having previously held the role of head of engineering biology. Before this, Izzy worked in the business secretary's office as a senior private secretary covering science, innovation and nuclear policy. Prior to that Izzy led on digital, tech and culture in the No10 Policy Unit, as well as previous policy roles in DExEU, Defra and BEIS.
Izzy holds a PhD in molecular microbiology from the John Innes Centre, Norwich. Her research investigated the plant-microbial interactions that lead to biological nitrogen fixation.
Audience
This event is only for trustees, committee members and senior leaders from RSB's full, supporting and affiliate Member Organisations.
Questions
Audience questions will be taken from the Zoom chat and verbally, if you would like to submit a question in advance, please email events@rsb.org.uk
Booking and cost
This event is free to attend and bookings are only open to representatives of our Member Organisations.
Advance booking is required, please register to attend via the link at the top of this page. Please add the name of the Member Organisation you are representing as your affiliation.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
This event is approved by the Royal Society of Biology for purposes of CPD and may be counted as 3 CPD points.