Science has a crucial part to play in meeting the nutritional needs of a growing population whilst reducing the impact on the environment. Find out more about the Society’s past, current and future work
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View allOur current programme to inform a long-term vision for how the UK manages its land.
Nearly 300 academics, government scientists and policymakers met for an open discussion about how science and technology can best inform environmental, food and rural policy.
We conducted a public dialogue on genetic technologies: how they can and might be applied in agriculture, in industry, to conserve biodiversity and to improve health.
Scientific discussion meeting reporting on innovative science and adoption of novel strategies that open new windows of opportunity for sustainable production intensification.
Find out about the conferenceOur synthesis of evidence on the impact of agricultural ammonia emissions on biodiveristy.
Read the reportGERC is scanning UK research capability across a range of global issues. This includes what is needed to improve sustainability and build a secure and resilient food system.
Find out moreOur 2018 report on active removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and their storage, produced in conjunction with the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Read the reportA report produced with the National Academy of Sciences on integrated assessments of linked human-natural systems.
Download the reportOur current programme to inform a long-term vision for how the UK manages its land.
multifunctional-land-useExplore information about genetically modified (GM) plants, with answers to 18 questions by expert independent scientists and an animation on the basic science of GM.
Find out moreA report which examines the contribution of the biological sciences to food crop production.
Read the reportObserving the Earth - Expert views on environmental observation for the UK.
Read the reportThis project was a major study investigating the links between global population and consumption, and the implications for a finite planet.
Read more about the projectBrowse all reports and statements relating to Agriculture and food.
Browse related reportsProfessor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS
Elected 2007
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS
Professor Ottoline Leyser aims to understand how plants adjust their growth and development to suit the environmental conditions in which they are growing.
She is Professor of Plant Development at the University of Cambridge and director of the Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge.
Read moreSir Charles Godfray CBE FRS
Elected 2001
Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS
Charles Godfray is a population biologist with broad interests in the biological and environmental sciences, and in the interplay of science and policy. He is particularly fascinated by the food system and food security and the relationship between food production, the environment, and human health and well-being.
He is director of the Oxford Martin School and Professor of Population Biology at the University of Oxford.
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