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Outstanding research and innovation advance our economic, social and cultural well-being and our health. Find out about the Society's past, current and future work
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Higher Education and Research Bill
We are working closely with the Fellowship and the broader research and innovation community to engage with the Higher Education and Research Bill.
The role of EU funding in UK research and innovation
A report commissioned from Technopolis Group shows how EU funding flows across academic disciplines, institutions, industrial sectors and regions of the UK.
International mobility of researchers: a review of the literature
A commissioned report from RAND Europe, giving an overview of patterns, drivers and trends in researcher mobility to and from the UK, to the EU and beyond.
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- Research driving productivity
- Growth on a finite planet
- Investing in UK R&D
- Post 2015-development goals
- World-class R&D in the UK
- Investing in the UK’s intellectual capital
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Research driving productivity
Response to the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee consultation on the Government's productivity plan.
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People and the Planet
This project was a major study investigating the links between global population and consumption, and the implications for a finite planet.
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Investing in UK Research and Development
The UK Academies outline the current investment landscape, why the 3% target is important for the UK and factors that should be considered to deliver it.
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Post 2015-development goals
Response to the UK International Development Committee’s Inquiry into Post-2015 Development Goals.
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Building a stronger future: Research, innovation and growth
The UK National Academies set out key priorities and actions for the next Government to make the UK the location of choice for world class research, development and innovation.
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Investing in the UK’s intellectual capital
Submission to HM Treasury ahead of the 2015 spending review.
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Sir John Sulston
A chemist and biologist, Sir John Sulston was jointly awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
He directed the Sanger Institute (now known as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) from 1992 to 2000, which had a key role in the sequencing of the human genome. He also chaired the Working Group for the Royal Society report ‘People and the Planet’.
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Dame Nancy Rothwell DBE DL FMedSci FRS
Elected 2004
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Dame Nancy Rothwell DBE DL FMedSci FRS
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- Co-Chair, Council for Science and Technology (CST)Chair of Board, Corridor ManchesterPresident & Vice Chancellor, University of ManchesterProfessor of Physiology, University of ManchesterPresident & Vice Chancellor, University of ManchesterCommittee Member, Science & Technology Honours Committee, Cabinet OfficeMember, Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership
Dame Nancy Rothwell
Dame Nancy Rothwell is President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester, the first woman to lead the university. She is also Co-Chair of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology.
Her research in the field of neuroscience has contributed towards major advances in the understanding and treatment of brain damage in stroke and head injury.
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