PANEL SESSION: The Big Education Debate
Discussion on ‘where is the UK now ? – on supporting its science skills and science base requirements, to meet future ‘growth’ and ‘Net Zero Industrial transformation’ ambitions…
A cross-section expert panel will debate this ‘big’ question – drawn from Academia, Education & Skills bodies, the Chemical Industry, plus the sector’s leading Professional Bodies.
Confirmed panellists include:
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) – Dr Alexander Reip CChem FRSC – member of RSC’s Board of Trustees / CTO, Oxford nanoSystems
- IChemE – Yvonne Baker OBE CEng FIChemE – Chief Executive Officer, The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
- BASF plc – Dr Darren Budd, Managing Director-UK, BASF
- University of Salford – Dr Steven Rossington, Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University of Salford
- Association for Science Education (ASE) – Helen Harden, Science Curriculum Specialist (Chemistry), CSciTeach, and former Chair of The Association for Science Education (ASE)
- Cogent Skills – Justine Fosh, CEO, Cogent Skills
- Cosmetics Cluster UK – Jane Evison, Director, Cosmetics Cluster UK / Board member, Global Cosmetics Cluster
Session Host:
Dr Suze Kundu, nanochemist and science communicator, will host this feature panel session at CHEMUK2025
