Diversity in science and the civil service

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1 point

One of the trade unions representing staff in DECC recently reported that it had received reports of discrimination against staff on the grounds of:

sexuality

style of dress

religion

accent

1 point

The civil service disability champion, Philip Rutnam, has recently set out his priorities. Which of the following is NOT among them:

More Braille signage in civil service buildings

Develop talent at all levels

Engage leaders in the civil service so they recognise their role is key

Do more about mental health

1 point

Sir C V Raman won a Nobel prize for discovering the phenomenon which forms the basis of Raman spectroscopy. Was he born in:

Pakistan

India

USA

Bangladesh

1 point

Marie Curie's many achievements include:

She's the only woman to have won 2 Nobel prizes

She's the only person to have won Chemistry and Physics Nobel prizes

She discovered 2 elements

All of the above

1 point

20 government departments, devolved administrations and NDPBs have a Chief Scientific Advisor. How many of them are women?

1 point

The disabling effects of motor neurone disease did not prevent Stephen Hawking becoming one of the youngest ever Fellows of the Royal Society. At what age did he achieve this distinction?

1 point

In October 2015 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change elected a new Bureau, with 34 members. How many are women?

1 point

Jim Al-Khalili, the physicist and media presenter, was born in:

Baghdad

Mosul

Tehran

Algiers

1 point

The telephone, television, condensing steam engine and bicycle were all invented by the:

English

Irish

Welsh

Scots

10.

1 point

Across the civil service, what proportion of scientists and engineers are female?

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