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AT the annual meeting of the British Science Guild held on May 25, Sir Samuel Hoare was re-elected president for the ensuing year, and affirmed his faith in the aims of the Guild. The annual report shows a year of useful work. Perhaps its most interesting feature is the attempt which the Guild is making, in conjunction with the Association of Scientific Workers, to provide an adequate channel for bringing before Parliament the views of scientific men. A Science Advisory Council is being set up, and it is intended that this Council shall be in some sense comparable with the Federation of British Industries, in the sense that it shall be the liaison body for providing contact with Parliament in connexion with scientific and technical matters coming before the House. The success of the projected Council will, of course, depend on the degree in which it enjoys the co-operation of scientific and technical societies, a number of which have already agreed to participate. The extent of its activities, however, will be mainly determined by that of the funds placed at its disposal, and in this aspect the matter has yet to be put on a satisfactory basis.
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British Science Guild. Nature 129, 824 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129824c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/129824c0