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View allThe Royal Society is a formal supporter of the Technician Commitment initiative.
A toolkit for those who wish to continue to improve research integrity and support a positive research culture within their organisation.
This programme aims to embed a culture of research that will support the science community and the scientific endeavour looking forward to 2035.
The report highlights the need to grapple with the huge deluge of data created by modern technologies.
Read the reportWe are working closely with the Fellowship and the broader research and innovation community to engage with the Higher Education and Research Bill.
What is the Society doing?Statement of the Royal Society’s position on the use of animals in research.
Read the statementThe findings of a series of engagement activities by Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
Read the reportThis project investigated developments in neuroscience and their implications for society and public policy.
Explore the projectThe Royal Society has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which challenges the role played by the Impact Factor as the main means for evaluating science.
Find out moreBrowse all reports and statements relating to Ethics and conduct.
Browse related reportsProfessor Robin Perutz FRS
Elected 2010
Professor Robin Perutz FRS
Professor Robin Perutz is professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of York where he conducts research in the fields of inorganic chemistry, photochemistry and catalysis.
He is a member of the Royal Society’s Diversity Committee and the UK Academies Human Rights Committee. His past awards include the 2005 Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry.
Read moreProfessor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS
Elected 2007
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS
Professor Ottoline Leyser is Professor of Plant Development at the University of Cambridge and director of the Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge.
Professor Leyser has also collated ‘Mothers in Science: 64 Ways to Have it All’, a book that highlights how female scientists have successfully combined parenting with their research careers.
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