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Review of the Year
Review of the Year 2007 - 2008
1 Sep 2008
Each year we reflect on our activities over the previous
twelve months in our Review of the Year. This year's Review
is named Challenges for the future' as we continue to focus
our efforts on meeting our strategic objectives as we approach
our 350th Anniversary in 2010.
Download the full Review of
the Year 2007 - 2008 (Adobe PDF File, 2534kb)
- Invest in future
scientific leaders and in innovation
The next generation of scientific leaders are funded through
our Dorothy Hodgkin and University Research Fellowships;
schemes which allow talented researchers to dedicate their
time to conducting research of the highest standard. By the
end of the year 367 scientists were supported under these
schemes. Other activities included the launch of a new
international fellowship programme the Newton Fellowships.
- Influence policymaking
with the best scientific advice
We continued to build on our reputation to influence policy
making by focusing on the impact and promotion of our policy
work. We issued a number of policy reports, including a major
report on biofuels, as well as statements on
global health and on climate change adaptation for the G8
meeting. We organised events to address global scientific
issues on energy, climate change, biosciences and
innovation.
- Invigorate science and
mathematics education
In education work the criteria for a new Royal Society
Education Research Fellowship programme was discussed with
key UK-based STEM education research stakeholders.
We also published the first in a series of state of the nation reports assessing
the health of UK science and mathematics education.
- Increase access to the
best science internationally
The international reach of our work was
strengthened through collaboration with partners in India and
Asia. Our capacity building work was boosted by the
announcement of the Leverhulme Royal Society Africa Awards
and we organised a successful programme of Frontiers of Science meetings, held
in India and Hong Kong.
- Inspire an interest in
the joy, wonder and excitement scientific discovery
The Summer Science Exhibition is our most
popular public event. In July we attracted a record number of
5,000 visitors to our building for the three and a half days
that it was open. We also held a diverse and popular public
programme of lectures and debates, and Professor James
Lovelock FRS's lecture, Climate change on the living
Earth, had a record number of viewers for the live webcast
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 We have had a particularly successful
year for fundraising. In July we officially launched the Royal Society 350th Anniversary Campaign
with the aim of raising £100 million by 2010 to
strengthen all aspects of our work. The overwhelming support
from Fellows and Foreign Members has been one of the most
important elements in the success of the campaign and the list
of donors in this year's report is quite possibly the
longest in our history. Every person on the list has played a
pivotal role in raising an astonishing £78.7 million in
the Campaign by the end of the year.
We are concentrating on the future with a wide ranging and
ambitious programme of events planned for our 350th
Anniversary year and we look forward to continuing to work
closely with our many partners to help us expand the range,
volume and depth of our activities as we approach 2010.
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