Royal Society reports & publications

Energy and Water Linkage: Challenge to a Sustainable Future

2012-05-10

A statement issued with other science academies on the interaction between meeting energy needs and assuring water availability.

Building Resilience to Disasters of Natural and Technological Origin

2012-05-10

A statement issued with other science academies on building resilience to disasters.

Improving Knowledge of Emissions and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases

2012-05-10

A statement issued with other science academies on natural and human caused sources and sinks of greenhouse gases.

People and the planet

2012-04-26

A report on how global population and consumption are linked, and the implications for a finite planet.

Brain Waves 3 : Neuroscience, conflict and security

2012-02-07

A report that considers some of the potential military and law enforcement applications arising from key advances in neuroscience.

Shut down or restart?

2012-01-13

A report on the way forward for computing in UK schools.

S&T Committee (Commons): Higher education in STEM

2011-12-16

A letter to the chair of the House of Commons Science & Technology Select Committee on the inquiry into higher education in STEM subjects.

Brain Waves 4: Neuroscience and the law

2011-12-13

A report that sets out some of the areas where neuroscience might be of relevance to the law, along with some of the limits to its application.

Solar radiation management: the governance of research

2011-12-01

A report by the Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI) that reviews the different perspectives and governance possibilities related to Solar Radiation Management.

Fuel cycle stewardship in a nuclear renaissance

2011-10-13

A report that considers the potential of new technologies and governance best practices to make the nuclear fuel cycle more secure and proliferation resistant, with a particular focus on the management of spent fuel.

S&T Committee (Lords): Departmental scientific advisors

2011-09-16

A submission to the House of Lords Science & Technology Select Committee on the role and function of departmental scientific advisors.

GCSE Science Examinations 2008, 2009 and 2010

2011-07-01

A report commissioned by the Royal Society and other science organistions into the standards associated with GCSE science examinations over the period 2008-2010.

Transnational Governance of Synthetic Biology

2011-05-20

A working paper on transnational governance of synthetic biology by academics from the Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation (CSynBI) at London School of Economics, which was commissioned by the Royal Society.

S&T Committee (Commons): Impact of the science budget allocation 2011-2015

2011-05-12

A submission to the House of Commons Science & Technology Select Committee inquiry into the impact of the science budget allocation 2011-2015.

DfE: National Curriculum Review

2011-04-14

A submission to the Department of Education into the review of the primary and secondary National Curriculum in England, focusing on the subject of Computing and ICT.

Knowledge, networks and nations

2011-03-28

A report that surveys the global scientific landscape in 2011, noting the shift to an increasingly multipolar world underpinned by the rise of new scientific powers.

Malaysia

2011-03-28

A case study of Malaysia's science and innovation system, which was prepared as part of the Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation project.

Education Committee: English Baccalaureate

2011-03-07

A submission to the House of Commons Education Select Committee inquiry into the English Baccalaureate by SCORE, with contribution from the Society.

Brain Waves 2: Neuroscience: implications for education and lifelong learning

2011-02-24

A report that highlights advances in neuroscience with potential implications for education and lifelong learning.

UK-Brazil Frontiers of Science meeting

2011-02-18

A summary of a 'Frontiers of Science' symposium held between outstanding early-career scientists
from the UK and Brazil in August 2010.

Preparing for the transfer to STEM higher education

2011-02-15

This fourth and final Royal Society ‘state of the nation’ report considers the ‘pool’ of the UK’s 16–19 year old students taking mainstream science and mathematics combinations suitable for entry to higher education. It makes three major points about these students.

Brain Waves 1: Neuroscience, society and policy

2011-01-20

A report which reviews the state of development of neuroscience and neurotechnology and discuss the translation of this knowledge into useful applications.

BIS: Follow-up response to Spending Review 2010

2010-11-11

A letter to the Department for Business, Innovation an Skills (BIS) which provides a follow-up response to the Spending Review 2010.

BIS: Skills Required for Sustainable Growth and a Simplified Further Education and Skills Funding System and Methodology

2010-10-14

A submission to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills into the consultation on Skills Required for Sustainable Growth and A Simplified Further Education and Skills Funding System and Methodology.

Education Committee: Role and Performance of Ofsted

2010-10-01

A submission to the House of Commons Education Select Committee regarding the Ofsted consultation; submitted by SCORE with contribution from The Society.

Climate change: A Summary of the Science

2010-09-30

A guide summarising the current scientific evidence on climate change and its drivers, highlighting the areas where the science is well established, where there is still some debate, and where substantial uncertainties remain.

Comprehensive Spending Review 2010

2010-07-12

A submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review 2010.

Science and mathematics education 5-14

2010-07-07

The third project in our 'state of the nation' series focuses on the early years of formal education, from the start of primary school to the point at which in their early secondary education children will already have been given a first opportunity to make GCSE or equivalent subject choices.

A new golden age?

2010-06-28

A profile of some of the advances in science and innovation across the Islamic world which reviews the barriers to further and faster progress.

Opportunities and challenges in the emerging field of synthetic biology

2010-05-11

A summary of a symposium held with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the US National Academies of Science on synthetic biology in July 2009.

Scientific cooperation to support nuclear arms control and disarmament

2010-03-16

A policy brief prepared with the American Association for the Advancement of Science in advance of the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) taking place in May 2010.

The Scientific Century: securing our future prosperity

2010-03-09

A report which recommends that science and innovation be placed at the heart of the UK's long-term strategy for economic growth.

Ofqual: Regulation of qualifications, examinations and assessment

2010-03-08

A submission to Ofqual into their consultation on the regulation of qualifications, examinations and assessment; submitted by SCORE, with contribution from The Society.

Integrating ecosystem services into biodiversity management

2010-01-13

A communiqué including conclusions and recommendations following the InterAcademy Panel (IAP) conference on biodiversity.

New frontiers in science diplomacy

2010-01-12

A summary of a meeting held in partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on 'science diplomacy' in June 2009.

OST: Public access to federally funded research

2010-01-07

A submission to the Office of Science and Technology (OST) consultation on public access to federally funded research.

S&T Committee (Commons): Regulation of geoengineering

2010-01-04

A submission to the House of Commons Science & Technology Select Committee inquiry into the regulation of geoengineering.

Preventing dangerous climate change

2009-12-16

A statement prepared in consultation with 30 leading climate scientists ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009.

Making the UK safer: a five year review

2009-12-08

A statement which reviews UK Government progress against some of the major recommendations in the report 'Making the UK safer' published in 2004.

HEFCE: Second consultation on the assessment and funding of higher education research

2009-12-01

A submission to the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s (HEFCE) second consultation on the assessment and funding of higher education research.

UK climate science statement

2009-11-26

A joint statement issued with the Met Office and the Natural Environment Research Council on the science of climate change, produced ahead of the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen in December 2009.

UK-China-Netherlands Frontiers of Science

2009-11-08

A summary of a 'Frontiers of Science' symposium held between outstanding early-career scientists from the UK, China and the Netherlands in November 2009.

Reaping the benefits: Science and the sustainable intensification of global agriculture

2009-10-21

A report which examines the contribution of the biological sciences to food crop production.

QCDA: Content and Assessment of Science GCSEs

2009-09-11

A submission to the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency consultation on proposed changes to the content and assessment of science GCSEs.

BIS: Progression and Achievement in Science Learning

2009-09-01

A submission to Science and Learning Expert Group regarding their consultation on the framework for progression and achievement in science learning.

Geoengineering the climate: science, governance and uncertainty

2009-09-01

A report which provides a detailed assessment of the various methods of geoengineering the climate and considers the potential efficiency and unintended consequences they may pose.

New approaches to biological risk assessment

2009-07-29

A summary of a workshop held with the International Council of the Life Sciences which brought together a group of international experts on infectious disease, international security and risk assessment to explore new approaches to assessing the full range of biological risks.

Hidden wealth: The contribution of science to service sector innovation

2009-07-22

A report on the role of science in services sector innovation.

DCSF: Primary Curriculum Review

2009-07-01

A submission to the Department for Children, Schools and Families into the consultation led by Sir Jim Rose to inform an independent review of the primary national curriculum

Towards a low carbon future

2009-06-29

A summary of a discussion meeting which reviewed current and potential technological options for meeting future energy needs while tackling climate change and considering how they can contribute to an integrated energy strategy for the future.