Item BSDB/3/5 - Correspondence Relating to Significant Policy Issues 1990s

Extent: 1 folder

Folder marked 'Chairman, Correspondence Relating to Significant Policy Issues': the teaching quality of Developmental Biology, affiliations and roles of other societies: Misc. reports and correspondence, mainly Jonathan Slack (Secretary 1993-8), Dr Jim Smith: Renewal of Data Protection papers, 1993. 'Molecular homologies of developmental mechanisms'- 'a proposal for a new MRC initiative in developmental biology from the BSDB', 14/12/1993 'Proposal for the new MRC inititive in developmental biology by J M W Slack, 1993. Dr Vernon French (Edinb.) re on possible speakers for 'Regeneration' symposium, 1994. Responses to Technology Foresight Consultation Paper by Gov, 1994. Dr C Rice Evans (The Biochemical Society) re enlarging the society into a 'Molecular Life Sciences federation', 1994 Dr M J Atkins, Dept Education re quality assessments in developmental biology teaching. David Price, Policy Div., HEFCE re BSDB response to consultation paper on research assessment of higher education institutes and BSDB call to be included on the panel membership for the RAE, 1994 Peter Holland, re BSDB Teaching Course, Oxford, 1995. Madeleine J Atkins (Head of the Dept of Education) re the HEQC Project 'Standards in Undergraduate Programmes', 1995. Azim Surani (Wellcome/CRC) re his proposal for a BSDB meeting on Genomic Imprinting, 1995 Prof. John Wyke re John Paul Career Development Awards for 3rd year PhD students, 1995. Accounting and budget for a 2 week course in lab techniques, 1995 Correspondence re EDBO and BSDBs membership, 1995. Re sponsorship officers, 1995. BMSD 18-30 Club, 1995. Nominations for panel membership forms, Dr J Slack nominating Dr Paul Sharp, incl Curriculum Vitae c 1996. Correspondence re the 1996 Research Assessment Exercise: nomination of panel members, Nov 1996 Sponsorship by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, 1996. Also contains some misc. membership and committee correspondence (1990s).

Admin History: Dr Paul Thomas Sharpe (11.12.1955- ), BA, Biology, 1977 (York), PhD Biochemistry, 1981 (Sheffield), lecturer at Manchester University, 1987-1993, Head of the Centre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology Dickinson Professor of Craniofacial Biology, 1994-.