Telling the story: how we use evidence

9 August 2017 by Emma Woods, Head of Policy, Wellbeing

How we use evidence – how we gather it, analyse it and communicate it – is a day-to-day concern for…

Data management and use: Governance in the 21st century

29 June 2017 by Professor Genevra Richardson

We are surrounded by data, and with new technologies we can collect and share more of it than ever before….

Challenges at the forefront of biodiversity research

20 June 2017 by Dani Rabaiotti

Recently I was fortunate enough to attend a meeting of the Royal Society’s Global Environmental Research Committee (GERC), the focus…

Science for Defra: How can we harness data and emerging technologies for the natural environment?

16 June 2017 by Sir Martin Sweeting FRS

How can data and emerging technologies transform the ways we assess and monitor changes in the natural environment? New technologies,…

Manifestos – what do they have to say about the broader research environment?

8 June 2017 by Becky Purvis, Head of Public Affairs

Setting a target to increase investment in R&D – a target broadly shared by the major political parties – is…