Parliamentary & Scientific

What Parliamentary & Scientific does

Parliamentary & Scientific (P&SC) is the oldest All-Party Parliamentary Group in the UK Parliament, founded in 1939 to act as a formal liaison between Parliamentarians and the UK scientific community. It is staffed by 9 people and headquartered in London, operating as a non-commercial, membership-funded body with 123 Parliamentary members and 210 institutional member bodies drawn from universities, learned societies, and scientific industry associations.

Its core offerings are convening and dissemination services rather than technology products. The group hosts monthly themed meetings at the Palace of Westminster in partnership with scientific bodies, runs the annual STEM for Britain competition for early-career researchers, publishes the quarterly Science in Parliament journal, holds an annual luncheon and dinner, and produces UK Digests. The 2025-2026 meeting programme covers topics including photonics, intellectual property (in partnership with CIPA), neurotechnology, AI, climate adaptation, and offshore wind.

P&SC's business model is membership-subscription based: institutions, learned societies and companies pay recurring subscriptions that fund staff, events, the journal, and the competition. There is no disclosed pricing schedule and no commercial product revenue. Strategic leadership rests with a Committee of Parliamentarians chaired since October 2025 by Sam Carling MP. The group played a founding role in establishing the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) in 1989, reflecting its longstanding position at the intersection of UK science policy and Westminster.

Name

Parliamentary & Scientific

Legal name

Parliamentary and Scientific Committee

Website

https://scienceinparliament.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Parliamentary & Scientific is the UK's oldest All-Party Parliamentary Group, convening 123 Parliamentarians and 210 scientific member institutions through monthly Westminster meetings, the STEM for Britain competition, and the Science in Parliament journal, funded by membership subscriptions.

Ownership category

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Product category

Science Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120)

akta.pro primary industry

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy) (BPAIAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education, Research & Academic Congresses (THAHAJAD), STEM Research & Inquiry Programs (Research Mentorship, Science Fair Prep) (EDAMABAC), Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Science policy liaison
• Parliamentary advocacy
• Scientific publications
• Policy dialogue events
• STEM engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: The Committee's primary funding source is annual subscriptions from its organizational and individual members. Member organizations include scientific and technical institutions, universities, science-based companies, and individual members. Each member pays subscriptions that support the Committee's activities including meetings, publications, and the STEM for Britain event.

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Core offering

The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee serves as the principal liaison between UK Parliamentarians and the scientific community, convening monthly discussion meetings at the Palace of Westminster where eminent scientists and engineers address Parliamentarians on STEM topics. It publishes the quarterly Science in Parliament journal, runs the annual STEM for Britain poster competition in the House of Commons for early-career researchers, hosts an Annual Luncheon, and produces UK Digests summarizing parliamentary debates on scientific matters.

Product overview

The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee operates as a coordination and facilitation body rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings consist of: (1) Science in Parliament, a quarterly journal documenting STEM activities within Parliament; (2) STEM for Britain, an annual poster competition connecting early-career researchers with policymakers; (3) Monthly discussion meetings held at Westminster featuring scientific experts; (4) an Annual Luncheon bringing together Parliamentarians and scientific leaders; and (5) UK Digests, a regular compilation of parliamentary debates on scientific topics.

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Brands

• STEM for Britain: Annual poster competition and exhibition in the House of Commons for early-stage researchers in all scientific disciplines, bringing the brightest PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to Westminster.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 350 applicants in inaugural STEM for Britain year
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Photonics Leadership GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the next scheduled meeting on Tuesday 8th September 2026, 5.15pm. The Photonics Leadership Group collaborates with the Committee on this upcoming event focused on photonic science and technology topics.
• Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the meeting on Tuesday 13th October 2026. CIPA collaborates on intellectual property and innovation policy discussions in Parliament.
• British Pharmacological SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the meeting on Monday 2nd November 2026. Collaborates on pharmacology and medical science policy topics.
• Physiological SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the meeting on Monday 29th June 2026 on 'Extreme Heat in the Workplace' celebrating their 150th Anniversary Year. Also partnered on 'The impact of extreme heat on vulnerable populations' (November 2023) and climate change and health topics.
• Nuffield Council on BioethicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the meeting on Monday 18th May 2026 on ethics across the innovation lifecycle. Also partnered on 'Exploring public views on assisted dying' (March 2025) and 'Genome editing and farmed animal breeding' (November 2021).
• Hazards ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for online webinar on Monday 9th March 2026 on 'Unlocking the Potential of Robotics and Autonomous Systems'. Also partnered on 'Communicating risk' (January 2025).
• National Oceanography CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the meeting on Monday 9th February 2026 on 'Ocean Science'. Collaborates on marine science and oceanography topics.
• Newcastle UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the meeting on Tuesday 20th January 2026 on 'Building a Thriving UK Neurotechnology Ecosystem' alongside Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the online webinar on Monday 1st December 2025 on 'Necessary but not sufficient: why science is only part of the answer to teaching our children about climate change'.
• LGC GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the discussion meeting on Monday 17th November 2025. LGC Group is a commercial member and life sciences partner.
• Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the discussion meeting on Monday 13th October 2025 on 'Delivering the Industrial Strategy'. Also partnered on 'The move to sustainable, non-fossil carbon feedstocks' (March 2022).
• Royal Academy of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored early STEM for Britain events alongside GlaxoSmithKline and Medical Research Council. Historical partner in establishing the competition.
• Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPOST was established in 1989 following a funding appeal by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee. POST provides impartial information and analysis of science and technology issues to Parliamentarians. The Committee maintains close working relationships with POST for briefings and publications.
• National Physical LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the meeting on Tuesday 20th May 2025 on World Metrology Day, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Metre Convention. Also partnered on 'Measurement of Time' (April 2023).
• University of LiverpoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the meeting on Tuesday 29th April 2025 on 'Artificial Intelligence'. University of Liverpool is also mentioned in relation to £23.7 million UKRI funding for AI innovation programmes.
• Society of Chemical IndustrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Industrial Strategy' meeting (April 2024) and 'The move to sustainable, non-fossil carbon feedstocks' (March 2022).
• Imperial College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'The future of battery technologies: Developing a UK sustainable battery industry' meeting (February 2024).
• Royal Society of ChemistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'The Deep Tech SME Ecosystem' meeting (May 2023).
• Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Building a Healthcare Science Workforce Equipped to Face the Grand Challenges' meeting (February 2025).
• Institution of Mechanical EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Healthy safe and sustainable indoor environment managing trade-offs for indoor air quality and net zero goals' meeting (January 2024). Also partnered on 'Net Zero and the role of engineering' (October 2022).
• Rosalind Franklin InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Changing how we see life' discussion meeting (October 2023).
• Institute of AcousticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for online discussion on 'Neglected Pollutants: 3 Years On – The Effects of Noise on Human Health' (June 2026).
• UK Noise AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for online discussion on noise pollution effects on human health (June 2026).
• Institution of Environmental SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for online discussion on noise pollution effects on human health (June 2026).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• EngineeringUK: EngineeringUK is a UK-based organization that promotes engineering and engages policymakers on engineering workforce and skills policy. While focused more on the engineering pipeline than broad STEM policy, it runs parliamentary engagement and policy advocacy with overlapping audiences including universities and corporate members.
• Nuffield Council on Bioethics: An independent body examining ethical questions raised by advances in biological and medical research, which is itself a partner of P&SC and convenes parliamentary engagement on bioethics issues (genome editing, assisted dying). Comparable as a small, focused organization that uses parliamentary convening to influence policy on specific STEM topics.

Direct peers

• Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST): POST is the UK Parliament's in-house source of impartial analysis of science and technology issues for Parliamentarians. It was actually established through a funding appeal led by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee in 1989, making it the most directly comparable body for science-policy liaison within UK Parliament.
• Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE): CaSE is the UK's leading independent advocate for science and engineering, working with Parliament, government, and the science community. It directly competes in the science-policy advocacy space and shares the same audience of learned societies, universities, and science-based companies.

Others

• Society of Chemical Industry (SCI): SCI is an international learned society connecting industry, academia, and government on chemistry-related science. A long-standing core partner of P&SC, it provides a similar bridging function between scientific communities and policymakers, particularly through joint meetings on industrial strategy and sustainable feedstocks.

Broad incumbents

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and runs major US science-policy engagement programmes, including science fellowships in Congress. While primarily US-based, it represents a global model for the kind of cross-disciplinary science-policy convening P&SC conducts at the UK parliamentary level.
• Royal Society: The UK's national academy of sciences and a Fellow-led organization that regularly engages Parliamentarians on science policy, hosts events, and publishes research-based policy positions. It is a much larger institution but occupies overlapping science-policy advocacy space and is itself an organizational member of P&SC.
• Royal Academy of Engineering: The UK's national academy for engineering, convening engineering expertise to inform policy and engaging Parliament on engineering issues. A long-standing core partner of the Committee (co-sponsoring early STEM for Britain events) with overlapping event, briefing, and convening functions.
• Council for Science and Technology (CST): The UK's highest-level advisory body providing expert advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet on science and technology policy. Shares the science-policy advisory remit and convenes senior scientific and political leaders through its co-chair structure and meetings.

Regional players

• European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): EPRS provides research, analysis, and scientific foresight support to Members of the European Parliament, with a dedicated Scientific Foresight Unit covering emerging science and technology issues. Functions as the closest non-UK analogue of POST and the parliamentary liaison model P&SC embodies.

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