Are you a data scientist, or an aspiring data scientist? Read on…

9 May 2019 by Jennifer Panting, Policy Adviser

As a data scientist you will have a mix of technical skills and inquisitiveness. You will know that data science…

AI for society: creating AI that supports equality, transparency, and democracy

21 February 2019 by Jessica Montgomery, Senior Policy Adviser

The Royal Society’s artificial intelligence (AI) programme explores the frontiers of AI technologies, and their implications for individuals, communities, and…

Data for international development: lessons from a scientist in government

6 February 2019 by Dr Justyn Maund

In 2017, the Royal Society launched a new fully-funded Science Policy Secondment scheme offering its Research Fellows the opportunity to…

Close encounters? Machine learning meets public policy at NeurIPS 2018

10 December 2018 by Jessica Montgomery, Senior Policy Adviser

Why should public policy matter to AI researchers? What role can researchers play in policy debates? And how can researchers…

Evidence synthesis – behind the scenes

28 November 2018 by Sarah Giles, Susan Guthrie and Catriona Manville

  In September, the Royal Society and RAND Europe published an evidence synthesis on the impacts of ammonia emissions from…