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  1. We will not be updating this account or replying to tweets until after the election. For more information, visit http://www.bis.gov.uk
  2. RT @spacegovuk UK Space Agency website launched. Website will be under development during transition period http://bit.ly/9QGIoq
  3. @madelinep & others: thks for interest in UK Space Agency website. URL will be http://www.ukspaceagency.bis.gov.uk Team is finalising it now
  4. Nearly £100m to be invested in the Diamond Light Source at Harwell http://bit.ly/aAjNK8
  5. Watching the Large Hadron Collider webcast at http://bit.ly/9J3rc0 (and enjoying the enthusiasm of the @CERN LHC commentary)
  6. PM and Lord Mandelson at the Wellcome Trust announce £250m investment in UK Centre for Medical Research & Innovation http://bit.ly/cNdfVK
  7. Next steps for the Innovation Pass: giving patients earlier access to new innovative drugs http://bit.ly/9JJP6d #OLS
  8. Principles of Scientific Advice governing the relationship between Govt & its advisors published today http://bit.ly/cxJLjt
  9. Video from today's launch of the UK Space Agency features interviews with Lord Drayson and astronaut Tim Peake. http://bit.ly/ckvbMh
  10. @rjwolstenholme Lord Drayson was asked at the launch about possible abbreviations. He said he'd stick with 'UK Space Agency' for now.
  11. @DrLucyRogers @mattjones We plan to go live with the UK Space Agency website on 1 April 2010 - when the agency officially starts work.
  12. New space agency and new international space centre for UK http://bit.ly/ukspace
  13. Lord Drayson has written about his visit to Enfield County Upper School as STEM ambassador & the sci question he asked http://bit.ly/dynpNF
  14. National Science & Engineering Week kicks off today. For info & to get involved follow @scienceweekuk or see http://bit.ly/bvJBBe
  15. RT @bisgovuk: Take 5 minutes out of your day and let us know what you think of our social media activity http://bit.ly/BISsocial
  16. Starting a National Conversation about Good Science - Science and Trust Expert Group Report published http://bit.ly/cxkOvd
  17. Read Lord Drayson's speech 'Science: Where next?', delivered this morning at Newcastle's Centre for Life http://bit.ly/bEkhuo
  18. Statement on new arrangements for STFC: http://bit.ly/cSsFyq BIS press notice: http://bit.ly/a68fgz
  19. RT @The_BNSC: UK particle physicists look to shed more light on dark matter http://bit.ly/b6RHeF