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The Science Council is the umbrella body for scientific professional institutes and learned societies in the UK. Together, the member organisations represent over 400,000 scientists. A similar organisation, the Engineering Council UK (ECUK), covers engineering institutes. An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. ...
British professional bodies The following is a list of professional bodies in the United Kingdom. ...
The Engineering Council is recognised by the UK Govemment as the national representative body of the engineering profession, working in partnership with other engineering institutions, and is a Designated Authority, under the implementing regulations for Directive 89148/EEC. This directive is implemented for engineering in the UK by Statutory Instrument...
The Science Council was launched on June 16, 2000 by Lord Sainsbury of Turville, the UK Science Minister, with thirteen member organisations from the former Council of Scientific and Technology Institutes. The Science Council was granted a royal charter on June 12, 2003. It offers, through its member organisations, the qualification of "Chartered Scientist". This is similar to ECUK's "Chartered Engineer" title, and qualifications such as "Chartered Geologist" and "Chartered Physicist" offered by some member organisations. June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ...
2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville (born 24 October 1940) is a British businessman, politician, and life peer for the Labour Party. ...
A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ...
June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Chartered Scientist (CSci) is a professional qualification in the United Kingdom that is managed by the Science Council. ...
The term chartered engineer is a UK professional certification in engineering. ...
In January 2007, Sir Tom McKillop FRS, became the new President of the Science Council, taking over from its founding President, the late Professor Sir Gareth Roberts FRS, who served until November 2006. Their offices are at 32 - 36 Loman Street, London, SE1 0EE. Thomas Fulton Wilson McKillop, born March 19, 1943, is a chemist and pharmaceutical company CEO. McKillop was born in Dreghorn, a small village near the town or Irvine in Ayrshire and educated at Irvine Royal Academy and then Glasgow University, where he took a BSc Hons and PhD in Chemistry. ...
Sir Gareth Roberts, FRS FREng, (16 May 1940 - 6 February 2007[1]), was a Welsh physicist specialising in semiconductors and molecular electronics, who was influential in British science policy through his chairmanship of several academic bodies and his two reports on the future supply of scientists and how university research...
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the Science Council is:
"To be the leading co-ordinating body for science and the science community by promoting the collective knowledge, resources and achievements of its constituent professional and learned bodies and their members worldwide."
The objects of the Science Council are:
- "To encourage the contribution of scientists and technologists to society, a sustainable environment and the economy and to promote their status and maintain their professional standards."
- "To seek improvement of education and training in science and technology at all levels by contributing to the promotion and recognition of qualifications, accreditation, occupational standards and continuing professional development and by contributing to the development of curricula."
- "To press for the allocation of appropriate resources for academic, government and industrial research."
- "To increase public awareness of the role and contribution of science and technology and to participate in the debates on relevant issues."
- "To ensure that professional interests of scientists and technologists are taken into account in any relevant legislation."
Member Organisations The Biosciences Federation is a United Kingdom body representing the UK’s biological expertise, providing independent opinion to inform public policy and promoting the advancement of the biosciences. ...
Established in 1957, the British Computer Society (BCS) is one of the leading bodies worldwide for those working in IT. With a world-wide membership of over 50,000 members in over 100 countries, the BCS is the qualifying body for Chartered IT professionals (CITP) and was incorporated by Royal...
The British Psychological Society (BPS) is the representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. ...
The Energy Institute, commonly referred to as EI, is the main professional organization for the energy industry within the UK. The purpose of the Energy Institute is the promotion of the safe, environmentally responsible and efficient supply and use of energy in all its forms and applications. ...
The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in England with the aim of investigating the mineral structure of the Earth. It is the oldest national geological society in the world and the largest in Europe with over 9000 Fellows entitled to the postnominal FGS - over 2000 of...
The Institute of Biology (IoB) is a professional body for biologists, primarily those working in the United Kingdom. ...
The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the professional body for biomedical scientists in the United Kingdom. ...
The Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) The largest membership body for clinical researchers in Europe. ...
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) is an international professional membership body and learned society for all marine professionals. ...
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3 or IMMM) was officially recognised by the UKs Privy Council on 26 June 2002. ...
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is one of the UKs professional bodies for mathematicians (the other main ones being the London Mathematical Society and the Royal Statistical Society). ...
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is Britain and Irelands main professional body for physicists. ...
The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) is the United Kingdoms professional body and learned society for physicists and engineers within the field of medicine. ...
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1922. ...
The London Mathematical Society (LMS) is the leading mathematical society in England. ...
Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society is the worlds leading authority on aviation. ...
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research (mainly carried on at the time by gentleman astronomers rather than professionals). ...
The Royal Geographical Society is a learned society, founded in 1830 with the name Geographical Society of London for the advancement of geographical science, under the patronage of King William IV. It absorbed the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa (founded by Joseph Banks in...
The premises of The Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ...
Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of advancing the chemical sciences. ...
The Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK. Founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London, it became the Royal Statistical Society in 1887. ...
The Society for General Microbiology (SGM) is a scientific organisation based in the United Kingdom but with members in more than 60 countries. ...
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