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Our projects are led by working groups of Fellows and other experts, including economists and social scientists. The Council of the Royal Society reviews our major reports.
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This landmark study explores the changing landscape of science and innovation across a diverse selection of countries with large Muslim populations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
This project is investigating developments in neuroscience and their implications for society and public policy.
This joint project between the Academy of Medical Sciences, British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society is looking at the implications of human enhancement technologies for the future of work.
This project focuses on best practices for the management of spent fuel, including interim storage, geological disposal, and reuse.
This project is a major study investigating the relationship between changes in population size, distribution and age structure, consumption and the implications for human wellbeing.
This project is a major study on the use of scientific information as it affects scientists and society. It aims to identify the principles, opportunities and problems of sharing and disclosing scientific information and asks how scientific information should be managed to support innovative and productive research that reflects public values.
The Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI) aims to ensure that any geoengineering research that goes ahead – inside or outside the laboratory - is conducted in a manner that is responsible, transparent and environmentally sound.
This project is exploring research that involves the design and construction of novel artificial biological pathways, organisms and devices or the redesign of existing natural biological systems.
The following projects are recently completed.
This study provided an overview of the global scientific landscape in 2011. The aims were to map and analyse where, why and by whom science is being carried out around the world and to understand how this is changing and what the implications of these developments are for global decision makers in science, business, NGOs and government.
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Pairing SchemeA scheme that builds bridges between parliamentarians, civil servants and some of the best research scientists in the UK.
Frontiers of ScienceA series of prestigious international meetings for outstanding early career scientists, organised in conjunction with national academies and scientific organisations around the world.
Royal Society Pfizer African Academies ProgrammeA programme of training, mentoring and project support to develop and strengthen national science academies in Ghana, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
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