Our role is to bring together our member organisations and stakeholders to drive informed dialogue on scientific issues of shared importance.
Members meet regularly via our Policy Forum to share information and discuss policy issues. We also work with our Policy Standing Committee, comprised of external experts and members, to help set our policy agenda and receive guidance on policy-related matters.
If you have questions related to our policy work, please contact Sarah West, Head of Engagement and Policy.
Areas of policy focus
- The scientific workforce and its future in a fast-changing environment.
- Investment in science education, training and skills from T Levels and Apprenticeships to HE and beyond
- Science for all – working to improve inclusion
- AI and the impact on the science workforce
- Advocating for professional registration
Consultation responses and reports
July 2025:
March 2024:
March 2023:
September 2022:
Shaping Policy through Scientific Leadership
Lectures from luminaries such as Sir Paul Nurse OM CH FRS and Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser share their perspectives on policy making and its impact on science in The Roberts Lecture.