Addressing the world’s challenges requires international collaboration. We use the expertise of the Fellows and Foreign Members, to advise decision makers on global issues.
Recognising excellence in science
The Society recognises and supports excellent scientists around the world though its many schemes which are open to UK and international scientists.
International Exchanges
Newton International Fellowships
Newton Advanced Fellowships
Newton Mobility Grants
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships
International Scientific Seminars
Royal Society-DfiD Capacity Building Initiative
The Royal Society is also one of Delivery Partners for the UK governments’ Newton Fund.
Read a summary of the Royal Society and other UK organisations' work complementing the UK Government’s Science and Innovation Strategy in Science and Innovation in the UK.
Advice for policy makers
The Royal Society is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the Interacademy Partnership (IAP), which are both global networks of scientific academies and organisations.
In partnership with other academies, the Society provides authoritative scientific advice to the United Nations and its agencies, the G7/G8/G-Science Academies meetings, and other influential global decision-making bodies.
Human rights
The Royal Society is a member of the UK Academies Human Rights Committee (UKHRC), a collaboration with the Royal Academy of Engineering, Academy of Medical Science, British Academy and Royal Society of Edinburgh.
The UKHRC allows the five member academies to address alerts issued by the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies, a network which identifies incidents where scientists, engineers or health professionals worldwide are subjected to repression. Read the Society’s position on blanket academic boycotts.