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The RAS promotes astronomy and geophysics by responding to government and other consultations, by producing policy papers and by networking with other organizations sharing similar aims.
Click the links below to read RAS submissions and reports (since 2003), which are all accessible as PDFs. (Date of document in brackets.)
Astronomy & geophysics education
Evidence for House of Lords Science and Technology Subcommittee I: Inquiry into HE in STEM subjects (2011)
 Lords Science and Technology Sub Committee.pdf
RAS statement on the teaching of creationism and intelligent design (2011)
Teaching_of_Creationism.pdf
Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills consultation on 'A vision for Science and Society' (2008)
 science and society response
House of Commons Education and Skills Committee review of Higher Education (2006)
Education and Skills Committee Review of HE
British Geophysical Association Report on Geophysics Education in the UK (2006)
Geophysics Education in the UK
Report on the PhD and Careers in Astronomy in the UK (2005)
careers in astronomy
House of Lords Science & Technology Committee review of Science Teaching (2006)
Science Teaching - House of Lords S&T committee
House of Commons Science & Technology Committee review of strategic science provision (2005)
Strategic science provision in English Universities
Treasury-DTI-DfES consultation on Science and Innovation (2004)
Science & Innovation
Astronomy & geophysics research
RAS letter to the AAS in support of the James Webb Space Telescope (2011)
Elmegreen.pdf
2010 Demographic survey of the UK astronomy and geophysics research communities (2011) and summary for 'Astronomy and Geophysics'
Demographic_Survey_2010_-_final_report.pdf
AG_article_-_final.pdf
BGA / Geological Society / Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain submission to House of Commons S&T Committee 'Spending Review 2010' (2011)
final_pesgb_bga_gsl_submission.pdf
House of Commons S&T Committee 'Spending Review 2010' (2011)
CSR_note.pdf
House of Commons S&T Committee 'Astronomy and particle physics' (2011)
RAS_submission_to_astronomy_and_particle_physics_inquiry.pdf
British Geological Survey consultation on 'Earth Sciences in the 21st century' - RAS response (2010)
Earth Sciences in the 21st century - RAS response.pdf
House of Commons S&T Committee 'The impact of spending cuts on science and scientific research' (2010)
SciTechComCutsRAS.pdf cuts 2010
BGA submission to S+T inquiry into cuts 2010
House of Lords S&T Committee 'Research Funding Priorities'(2009)
S&T research funding priorities.pdf
Royal Society 'Fruits of Curiosity' Consultation(2009)
The Fruits of Curiosity.pdf
STFC Consultation on funding options (2010)
STFC_Consultation_-_RAS_response.pdf
STFC Corporate Strategy Consultation (2009)
STFC Strategy consultation -RAS response.pdf
STFC Organisational Review (2008)
RCUK / UUK consultation on Full Economic Costing (2008)
fEC.pdf
British Geophysical Association (BGA) submission to House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee investigation into the regulation of geoengineering (2010)
regulationofgeoengineering8129.pdf
British Geophysical Association (BGA) submission to House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee investigation into the regulation of geoengineering (2009)
regulationofgeoengineering20119.pdf
British Geophysical Association (BGA) submission to House of Commons Select Committee on Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills case study investigation of geoengineering (2008)
BGA submission to IUSS on geoengineering.pdf
RAS submission to the Wakeham Review of the Health of Physics in the UK (2008)
RAS submission to Wakeham Review.pdf
UKRC proposals to create a Science & Technology Facilities Council to replace PPARC and CCLRC (2006)
Future of PPARC
Funding Councils' proposals to replace RAE post -2008 (2006)
Future of Research Assessment (RAE)
Research Excellence Framework( REF) (2008)
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK
Research Excellence Framework (REF) (2nd consultation) (2009)
REF_response_-_RAS.pdf
CSR: RAS case to HM Treasury and DTI for funding astronomy research (2006)
The case for funding blue skies research
RAS-IoP-PPARC-EPSRC International Perceptions Review of UK Physics and Astronomy (2000)
international review of physics and astronomy
RAS-IoP-PPARC-EPSRC International Perceptions Review of UK Physics and Astronomy (2005)
International Perceptions of UK Physics and Astronomy.pdf
RAS submission to EPSRC International Review of Mathematical Sciences (2010)
Submission_of_Evidence_form.pdf
RCUK Consultation on Peer Review( 2006)
RCUK-peer review
Role of Astronomy in Research funding of UK Physics Departments (2007)
Role of Astronomy in Research funding of UK Physics Departments.pdf
Science policy
House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into scientific evidence and advice in emergencies (Space Weather, RAS, 2010)
S_and_T_-_Scientific_evidence_and_advice_in_emergencies.pdf
House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into scientific evidence and advice in emergencies (Icelandic volcano, BGA, 2010)
S_and_T_-_Scientific_evidence_-_BGA.pdf
Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy (supplementary submission by the RAS) (2009)
IUSS Committee Sup. Evidence - V2.pdf
Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy' (submission by the Science Council to which the RAS contributed) ( 2009)
Putting science at heart of government.pdf
RAS submission to Royal Society 'Fruits of Curiosity' inquiry (2009)
RAS submission to RS inquiry.pdf
BGA submission to Royal Society 'Fruits of Curiosity' inquiry (2009)
BGA submission to RS inquiry 2009.pdf
Space policy
House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry into UK Space Agency (2010)
S_and_T_Committee_inquiry_into_Space_Agency.pdf
BIS consultation on the funding and management of UK civil space activities (2009)
BIS consultation response.pdf
BNSC Space Exploration Review (2009)
RAS_BNSC_consultation_response.pdf
BNSC Working Group on Space Exploration ( 2007)
Response to BNSC Working Group on Space Exploration.pdf
BNSC Consultation on Space Strategy (2007)
BNSC Consultation on UK Civil Space Strategy.pdf
House of Commons Science & Technology Committee review of UK Space Policy (2006)
UK Policy on Space
RAS statement on Future of Planetary Sciences in the UK (2005)
PLANETARY SCIENCES IN THE UK
RAS commissioned review of the scientific case for Human Space Exploration (2005)
Scientific Case for Human Space Exploration
RAS statement on UK participation in the European 'Aurora' Space Programme (2004)
Aurora
Scientific publications
House of Commons Science & Technology Committee review of scientific publications (2004)
Scientific Publications statement to S&T Committee
RCUK statement on Access to Research Outputs (2005)
RAS_response_to_RCUK consultation on open access and repositories
European Policy on Open Access publication of scientific research (2006)
EU study on scientific publications - RAS response May 06.pdf
International
RAS response to the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service survey on the redefinition of UTC (2011)
RAS_response_to_the_IERS_survey_on_the_redefinition_of_UTC.pdf
EU Commission consultation on the Digital Dividend: RAS response (potential impact on radio astronomy) (2009)
Digital Dividend Public Consultation.pdf
International Telecommunications Union proposal to abolish leap seconds (2005)
RAS statement on Leap Seconds.pdf
House of Commons Transport Committee review of UK participation in 'Galileo'(2004)
Galileo
Light pollution
House of Commons Science & Technology Committee review of Light Pollution & Astronomy (2003)
Light Pollution
oral evidence
Department for Communities and Local Government: National Planning Policy Framework consultation (2011)
National_Planning_Policy_Framework_consultation.pdf
Radio spectrum
Letter to OFCOM re review of the EU Radio Spectrum(2006)
EU Radio Spectrum
Response to OFCOM re review of Ultra Wideband(2005)
Ultra Wideband
BGA submission to IUSS on geoengineering.pdf
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