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…

An Office for Educational Research

17 January 2019 by Rosalind Mist, Harriet Barnes and Alaster Smith

Education is key to improving lives. It inspires active citizens who are able to participate in shaping the future, and…

Global science in a time of global turmoil

14 January 2019 by Professor Richard Catlow FRS, Foreign Secretary and Vice-President, the Royal Society

As we enter a new year, it is more important than ever in these tumultuous times to reflect upon the…

Extreme weather and diplomacy

19 December 2018 by Deborah Bronnert, Director General Global Britain, Foreign & Commonwealth Office

As part of its Science in Public Life programme, the Royal Society hosted a discussion between senior UK diplomats and…

Synthetic biology: Where are we now and where are we going?

12 December 2018 by Jonny Hazell, Senior Policy Adviser, Wellbeing

The Royal Society, the Wellcome Trust and the African Academy of Sciences co-hosted a side event on synthetic biology at…