Climate Change – the COP mystery explained

6 February 2018 by Hélène Margue, Policy Advisor - Resilient Futures

When I tell people that I went to COP23 they usually reply with a polite but slightly confused smile. COP23?…

TEDxWhitehall 2018

31 January 2018 by Abigail Harris, Science Policy Intern

Jam-packed with live speakers, performances, videos and even an art exhibition, TEDxWhitehall brought together over 180 researchers, civil servants, policy…

Czeching in on science: 5 countries in 40 hours!

26 January 2018 by Laura Wilton, Senior Policy Adviser

Last week, the Society’s Foreign Secretary and I visited the Czech Republic and Slovakia, to find out more about science…

The Research and Innovation Talent Visa

12 January 2018 by Thomas Goldsmith, Policy Adviser

  On 11 January 2018, the Royal Society, the British Academy and the Royal Academy of Engineering launched the Research…

Data Protection Bill – Briefing ahead of report stage debate of a Personal Data Ethics Board

9 January 2018 by Becky Purvis, Head of Public Affairs

The Data Protection Bill, which focuses on the processing of personal data, enters its third day of report stage in…