Paul Drayson

Dr Paul Drayson, the new minister for science and innovation, speaks to Ian Sample

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008

Ian Sample speaks to the new science minister Dr Paul Drayson

ALMS: Drayson rejoins British government.

Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Paul Drayson appointed to role of science minister in British government.

Le Mans: Barwell set for European return.

Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008

After a season of competition in the American Le Mans Series, Barwell Motorsport has revealed plans to return to racing on European soil for the 2009 season.Having started 2008 running its Aston Martin DBRS9, the team – running under the banner of Drayson-Barwell thanks to a joint venture with driver Paul Drayson – switched to the new Aston Martin Vantage GT2, with Drayson...

'Credit crunch could boost science sector'

Times of India (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008

... the financial crisis as an opportunity to boost science and technology. Science minister Lord Paul Drayson last month urged scientists who went to work in the City of London financial district to switch to teaching science subjects or science-related businesses. "My message to them is: You have been a rocket scientist in the City, now become a real scientist again," he told the Financial...

Science minister calls for Brits in space

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

LONDON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Britain's new science minister says he wants to send British astronauts into space to encourage a new generation to become scientists and engineers. We have to recognize that putting people into space is an iconic science project that inspires people, said Paul Drayson, who was appointed last week. The politician-businessman who also is a racecar driver said...

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New British science minister on space tourism

Personal Spaceflight (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

In a cabinet reshuffle last week, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown selected Paul Drayson as its new science minister. Drayson, as I noted over on Space Politics, is a strong supporter of human spaceflight, and is clearly in favor of overturning a long-running ban on funding human spaceflight programs in the UK. In [...]

British astronauts? Yes, minister says

Space Politics (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

As part of a cabinet shakeup last week, the UK got a new science minister, Paul Drayson, a businessman who has a PhD in robotics. And within days of taking office, he is making waves by endorsing the concept of a UK astronaut program, as The Guardian reported earlier this week. The British [...]

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www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008

... young people to take up science, the newly appointed science minister has told the Guardian. Dr Paul Drayson, who was appointed by Gordon Brown in his cabinet reshuffle on Friday, said the Source: www.guardian.co.uk Science Night for Grade Schoolers - Wired I’m really writing to try to pick people’s brains about putting together a science night at our school. Every year they do a...

Science investment crucial to surviving financial crisis

British Journal of Pharmacology (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

Britain's new science minister promises to "vigorously" defend budget.

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www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008

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www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008

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www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

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UK science minister backs UK astronaut programme

The Plummet Onions (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

In his cabinet shuffle of last week, PM Gordon brown made former head of defense department procurement, recent racecar driver (!), and Ph.D. in robotics Paul Drayson the minister for science. One of Drayson’s first public pronouncements is that the UK should have an astronaut programme to get kids into science. I think this is a good [...]

Science minister backs astronauts for UK

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

Racing science minister, Paul Drayson, tells James Randerson that sending Britons into space would inspire the young