If you only do one thing today to improve UK science, take a look at the Tomorrow’s Giants forum and leave your views, opinions, and queries in the appropriate thread.

Tomorrow’s Giants (1 July, 2010) is a one day conference co-hosted by the Royal Society and Nature, bringing together scientists and policymakers to gather scientists’ visions of the next 50 years.

Registration is now closed, but comments from the forum will be considered by members of the afternoon discussion panel and potentially raised in debate.

The conference looks, in particular, at three themes:

Data: The challenge of curating and supporting databases in the future and ethical concerns around the storage and management of certain types of data.

Careers: mechanisms for providing security and support for research careers.

Measuring and Assessment: the use of performance indicators and the challenge of having appropriate checks without inhibiting research.

These issues will be discussed by an eminent panel, including former minister of science and technology Lord Drayson.

Please give your opinions generously.