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The Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship Scheme - additional funding has enabled the Society to put the scheme onto a more secure basis and make a lasting contribution to encouraging the retention of talented women researchers in careers in science, engineering and technology.
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The Royal Society/Science Education Partnership Grants - with backing from the Nuffield Foundation, Esso UK plc and the Mercers’ Company, this scheme was launched in 1996 to bring the excitement of scientific discovery into the classroom.
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New Frontiers in Science 2000 - the highly regarded and popular annual showcase for British research will get an additional airing in Edinburgh with a grant from Applied Materials Europe Inc.
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The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Archive: the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation have made a grant towards a five year project which started in 1996 to digitise biographical data on the Fellowship from 1660 to 1950.
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Conserving the Society’s unique collection of portraits: a programme of restoration of the works on display at 6 Carlton House Terrace, which includes the installation of specialist lighting, has been generously supported by the EPA Cephalosporin Fund.
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Scientific Relations with the People’s Republic of China: £875K has been committed to strengthening links through fellowship programmes and joint projects. Financed through BP Amoco PLC, the K C Wong Education foundation and the Sino-British Fellowship Trust.
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South Africa - with a grant from the Rhodes Trust, a four year programme of support for the Historically Disadvantaged Universities commenced in 1997 to improve the science infrastructure.
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Australia - in 1996 a programme of inward fellowships to the UK for biomedical researchers was established through the Lady Florey bequest.
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The Kohn Centre: a major grant from the Kohn Foundation has enabled us to refurbish the Society’s smaller meeting room to create a state of the art modern conference facility. |
