Dr David Cunnah, National Officer for Wales with the Institute of Physics, on the importance of Wales’ scientific history

Dr Sheila Gilheany, Policy Adviser with the Institute of Physics in Ireland, addresses the challenges facing physics in Northern Ireland

Gabriele Butkute, Science Policy Assistant at the Biochemical Society, looks as what the Spending Review has in store for science and engineering

Professor Nigel Brown, President of the Microbiology Society, on making the case for investment in science

Chloe Watson, Policy Officer for the British Heart Foundation, on the need to come together to support science in the Spending Review

Laura Boothman, Policy Manager for Arthritis Research UK, on what to ask George Osborne for in the Spending Review

Ian Robinson, Senior Manager at Fragomen Worldwide Immigration, on the effect of the Government’s migration policies

Lee Hopley, Chief Economist at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, on why innovation matters

David Brown, Chief Executive of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, on the importance of science and engineering for the UK economy

Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director and Press Officer at the Royal Astronomical Society, on the choice facing the Government in the Spending Review

Professor Richard Jones, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Sheffield, on the productivity problem facing the UK

Dr Helen Ewles, Research Policy Advisor at the Royal Academy of Engineering, on making the case for public investment in innovation