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Celebration of Science 2026
Celebration of Science brings together professionals from across the scientific landscape to celebrate excellence, share ideas, and acknowledge the remarkable contributions that strengthen the scientific community. This year, the event combines the Science Council’s annual Recognition Awards celebrations with our biennial Sir Gareth Roberts Lecture.
Find out who the Science Council members are
We are proud to have over 30 professional bodies and learned societies in our membership, which represent the diversity of science and serve hundreds of thousands of people.
Our definition of science
Science is the systematic, evidence-based pursuit of knowledge about the natural and social world.
Upcoming events
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Our key focus is on raising standards of practice and encouraging innovation through professional registration, which benefits individuals, their employers and society.
Who is the Science Council?
We are a collaborative interdisciplinary community of more than 30 professional bodies and learned societies across the breadth of science.
We work together to inspire, develop and support scientific professionals, and are committed to professional recognition of people working in all roles across the breadth of scientific disciplines and applications.
Over the next three years, our goal is to elevate the science workforce for the public good in multiple ways.
This includes:
Recognising skills
Recognising the skills and experience of science professionals and encouraging their continuing professional development through our registers.
Increasing awareness
Increasing awareness of careers in science through our technical pathways project and engagement activities. We work with employers, policymakers and organisations that shape and deliver the education and training landscape for the science workforce
Raising quality
Raising the quality of workplace learning for scientific roles and focusing on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
Enhancing perceptions
Enhancing perceptions of the contributions and potential of the Science Council community.
The ‘voice of science’
Being the ‘voice of science’ on matters of shared interest
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Updates and insights
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Learning from the first year of the Science Council’s Employer Network
The Science Council’s Employer Network brings together employers, universities, training providers, professional bodies and other stakeholders…
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The Invisible Engineers: How Microorganisms Are Building a More Sustainable Future
It’s International Microorganism Day, and as part of our Meet a Member initiative, we’re sharing the…
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The Science Council Statement from the Presidents’ Roundtable on the Visibility and Perceptions of Careers in Science
The Science Council, representing over 30 professional bodies and learned societies that reach more than 340,000…
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The entwined evolution of AI and the science workforce: shaping the future
In July, the Science Council held a flagship event to explore what lessons can be drawn…
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