The Royal Society
Budget
€457,437,540
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
9
1.7 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Society’s fundamental purpose, reflected in its founding Charters of the 1660s, is to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. The Society's strategy priorities are: - The Fellowship, Foreign Membership and beyond - Influencing in the UK and globally - Research system and culture - Science and Society - Corporate and governance In addition to these five priority areas, the following four considerations underpin and cut across all aspects of the Royal Society’s work: - Independence - Partnership and convening - Equality, diversity and inclusion - International and global focus
EU Legislative Interests
Horizon 2020 Horizon Europe General Data Protection Regulation Climate ADAPT European Fund for Strategic Investment Digital single market and copyright reform Next generation internet European Innovation Council European Research Area European Green Deal
Communication Activities
Royal Society submission to the 2023 Spring Budget Climate change in the critical decade Royal Society submission to the BEIS review to net zero Written response to UKRI’s New Deal for Postgraduate Research consultation Science as a guiding light in challenging times: Royal Society proposals for the 2022-23 parliamentary session Effects of net zero policies and climate change on air quality Biodiversity and climate change: interlinkages and policy options Royal Society co-hosted round-table for the G7 on data for health emergencies Submission to the Commons International Development Committee inquiry into the future UK aid Factsheet: Research and innovation in Scotland Climate Change: science and solutions Bibliometric analysis of shale gas research Research and innovation clusters report Consultation response on R&D road map survey Soil structure and its benefits Future food: health and sustainability conference report Climate change: evidence and causes Statement on reasons to keep UK science in European programmes. Ammonia; zero carbon fertiliser, fuel and energy store Conference report for the future of photonics; sensors and quantum technologies S7 statements Royal Society climate change briefings Sustainable synthetic carbon-based fuels for transport iHuman perspective: Neural interfaces Microplastics in freshwater and soil Reasons to keep UK science in European programmes Ammonia: zero-carbon fertiliser, fuel and energy store Soil structure and its benefits Why the UK must associate to Horizon Europe Greenhouse Gas Removal Keeping global warming to 1.5°C: Challenges and opportunities for the UK Progress and research in cybersecurity: Supporting a resilient and trustworthy system for the UK Genetic technologies public dialogue Climate updates – progress since the fifth assessment Report (AR5) of the IPCC Future ocean resources International mobility of researchers – RAND commissions Bibliometric analysis of shale gas research The Society also engages in work in Europe as a member of EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) and ALLEA (All European Academies). Joint statement by the national academies of the G7 states on Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Health in the Climate Emergency: A global perspective. The online information environment Machine Learning Resources Privacy Enhancing Technologies The Royal Society’s submission for the United Nations Global Digital Compact Generative AI, content provenance and a public service internet Science in the metaverse: policy implications of immersive technologies Data for emergencies Net zero aviation fuels: resource requirements and environmental impacts G-Science Academies meetings Nuclear Science and Engineering Environmental DNA Science in the Age of AI Defossilising the Chemical Industry Legacy plastics: Removing existing plastic from aquatic environments Disability technology: Exploring how data and digital assistive technologies can support independent fulfilled lives
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
European Academies of Science Advisory Council (EASAC) European Federation of National Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) International Science Council (ISC) InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Membership of the European Academies Consortia (SAPEA) International Union of Radio Science (URSI)
Organisation Members
The Royal Society is not an organisation to which other organisations are members. We refer to our individual members as fellows or foreign members and a list of these individuals can be found online (https://royalsociety.org/fellows-directory/). Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology) List of other supporters on our website (https://royalsociety.org/about-us/how-we-are-governed/funding-finances/support-us/our-donors/)
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.