The Royal Society has been providing scientific advice to policy makers
since 1664, when it delivered to King Charles II a report on the state
of Britain's forests. Today, scientific advice to underpin policy is
more important than ever before.
From neuroscience to nanotechnology, food security to climate change,
the questions being asked of scientists by policy makers, the media and
the public continue to multiply. Many of the issues are global in
nature, and require international collaboration, not just amongst policy
makers, but also between scientists.
The Royal Society has established a science policy centre to
strengthen the independent voice of science in UK, European and
international policy.
We want to champion the contribution that science and innovation can
made to economic prosperity, quality of life and environmental
sustainability,
and we offer the Royal Society as a hub for debate about science,
society and public policy.
The work of the Science Policy Centre ranges from targeted policy
workshops to global governance frameworks. Our current projects
include: