Prime Minister at Jodrell Bank
Prime Minister Theresa May visited Jodrell Bank Observatory. The Prime Minister visited the Observatory as part of the Governments modern Industrial strategy and to make a science speech
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Prime Minister delivers major science policy speech at Jodrell Bank
Today, (Monday 21 May), Prime Minister Theresa May visited The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank to deliver a major speech on science technology and to confirm funding for a spectacular new gallery at the world-famous site.
The Prime Minister visited a workshop involving children from the local Goostrey Community Primary School and met University of Manchester postgrad and postdoc researchers, before joining a meeting of the Council for Science and Technology (CST).
In her speech, delivered in front of the iconic Lovell Telescope, Mrs May unveiled four new missions as part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, tackling subjects such as healthy ageing, zero-carbon vehicles, home energy efficiency and using AI to improve disease detection and prevention.
WATCH LIVE: PM @Theresa_May unveils a new strategy @JodrellBank to ensure the UK remains a world leader in science … https://t.co/lY7sPX714c
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) 21 May 2018
Prime Minister at Jodrell Bank
Prime Minister Theresa May visited Jodrell Bank Observatory. The Prime Minister visited the Observatory as part of the Governments modern Industrial strategy and to make a science speech
Prime Minister at Jodrell Bank
Prime Minister Theresa May visited Jodrell Bank Observatory. The Prime Minister visited the Observatory as part of the Governments modern Industrial strategy and to make a science speech
Prime Minister at Jodrell Bank
Prime Minister Theresa May visited Jodrell Bank Observatory. The Prime Minister visited the Observatory as part of the Governments modern Industrial strategy and to make a science speech
Prime Minister at Jodrell Bank
Theresa May pictured with Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre Director, Professor Teresa Anderson
Prime Minister at Jodrell Bank
Prime Minister Theresa May visited Jodrell Bank Observatory. The Prime Minister visited the Observatory as part of the Governments modern Industrial strategy and to make a science speech
Prime Minister at Jodrell Bank
Prime Minister Theresa May visited Jodrell Bank Observatory. The Prime Minister visited the Observatory as part of the Governments modern Industrial strategy and to make a science speech
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Today Prime Minister Theresa May visited Jodrell Bank Observatory. The Prime Minister visited the Observatory as part of the Governments modern Industrial strategy and to make a science speech. During the visit the Prime Minister met with school children from Goostrey Community Primary School as well as joining a meeting with the Council of Science and Technology. During the visit there was also time for the Prime Minister to see the chair of the heritage lottery fund and deliver a speech that ended in a questions and answer session.
The speech came as The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced that the Discovery Centre at Jodrell Bank is to receive a total of £16.1million for a transformational £20.5m project. £12.1m of the total is thanks to National Lottery players, with a further £4m coming from the Government.
The new ‘First Light at Jodrell Bank’ project will create a spectacular new gallery building that will promote and celebrate Jodrell Bank’s world-leading place in the history of astronomy, and a pioneering chapter in British scientific and cultural history.
READ MORE ABOUT THE FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
As well as the Prime Minister, the event was also attended by Greg Clark (Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy), Sam Gyimah (Minister for Higher Education), Jake Berry (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth), Michael Ellis (Heritage Minister) and Sir Peter Luff (Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund).
Follow @FirstLightatJB for developments as the project progresses.