Science minister Malcolm Wicks and members of the Science and Technology Select Committee discuss science issues with young scientists at the RSC's Voice of the Future event
In March at a forum organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), science minister Malcolm Wicks defended the Government's recent decision to cut the research councils' budget by £68 m. Speaking to more than 200 young scientists and engineers at the Voice of the future meeting held in Westminster's Portcullis House, Wicks emphasised the important role these disciplines will play in tackling current world issues such as global warming, the treatment of chronic long-term illnesses like cancer, and the provision of water and food in Africa.
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