Glossary
AA-side - Physical sciences ACME - Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education
ALLEA - All European Academies AMS - Academy of Medical Sciences Aventis book prize - The Aventis Prizes celebrate the very best in popular science writing for adults and children. The Aventis Prizes are managed by the Royal Society and generously supported by the Aventis Foundation. BB-side - Biological sciences BA - British Academy Biol. Lett. - Biology Letters. Peer-reviewed journal publishing short, high-quality letters from across the biological sciences. BM - Biographical Memoirs DDEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs DfES - Deparment for Education and Skills DH - Department of Health Diagnostic Tests - Look for alterations in the DNA sequence of a gene. Some alterations may indicate an increased risk of developing a specific disease or disorder. Discussion meeting - The Society’s scientific discussion meetings address areas of rapidly developing, inter-disciplinary research. Although all are welcome to attend, these meetings are aimed at those with considerable knowledge of the subject area. DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid. The substance, present in living cells, that contains genetic information. Strands of DNA are made up of chemicals called ’nucleotides’. DNA Sequence - The order of nucleotides making up a strand of DNA.
DotHodge - Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow
DTI - Department for Trade and Industry Ee-GAP - The Royal Society’s electronic Grant Application and Processing system EASAC - European Academies’ Science Advisory Council EC - European Commission ENSO - El Niņo/Southern Oscillation. ENSO is a general term used to describe both warm (El Niņo) and cool (La Niņa) ocean-atmosphere events in the tropical Pacific. ESF - European Science Foundation EU - European Union Excellence in science - The Royal Society’s bimonthly news publication FF&GP - Finance and General Purposes committee who help to decide how the Society’s money is spent FCO - Foreign and Commonwealth Office Fellows - Fellows of the Royal Society are elected for life and designate themselves through the use of the letters FRS after their names. The main criterion for election as a Fellow is scientific excellence. ForMemRS - Foreign Members of the Royal Society ForSec - Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society FREng - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering FRS - Fellow of the Royal Society FRSE - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh FSA - Food Standards Agency FST - Foundation for Science and Technology GGene - A section of DNA which acts as a code for a particular characteristic. Genes make up 3% of our total DNA. The other 97% is called ’Junk DNA’ since it has no known function. Gene Therapy - A way of treating disease, whereby damaged or abnormal genes are replaced with normal ones, or new genetic instructions are provided to help fight disease. Genetic Tests - Look for alterations in the DNA sequence of a gene. These mutations may indicate an increased risk of developing a specific disease or disorder. GERC - Global Environmental Research Committee IIAC - InterAcademy Council IAP - InterAcademy Panel on International Issues ICSU - International Council for Science IGBP - International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme IOB - Institute of Biology IOM - Institute of Materials IOP - Institute of Physics JJ. R. Soc. Interface - Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Cross-disciplinary journal highlighting research at the interface between the physical and life sciences. MMOD - Ministry of Defence MRC - Medical Research Council Mutation - An alteration in a DNA sequence.
NN&R - Notes and records Nanotechnology - Nanoscience and nanotechnology involve studying and working with matter on an ultra-small scale. One nanometre is one-millionth of a millimetre and a single human hair is around 80,000 nanometres in width. NAS - National Academy of Science NERC - Natural Environment Research Council NESTA - National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts NFU - National Famers Union Notes Rec. R. Soc. - Notes and Records of the Royal Society. Journal publishing articles in the history of science. OOST - Office of Science and Technology PPeer review - To evaluate professionally a colleague’s work PGA - Parliamentaery Grant in Aid Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Physical Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. Publishes Theme Issues and Discussion Meeting Issues on key topics across the physical sciences. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. Publishes Theme Issues and Discussion Meeting Issues on key topics across the life sciences. POST - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Prize lectures - Prize lectures are awarded to individual scientists in recognition of their outstanding contribution to a particular area of science, engineering or technology. Proc. R. Soc. A - Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Physical Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. High-quality peer-reviewed research journal, publishing articles across a wide range of topics in the physical sciences. Proc. R. Soc. B - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. High-quality peer-reviewed research journal, publishing articles across a wide range of topics in the life sciences. Proteins - Biological compounds, essential for all life processes. The information needed to make proteins is encoded in genes. PRS - President of the Royal Society Public lectures - Public lectures last around 1 hour, including time for questions from the audience. No prior knowledge of the subject is expected. RRAEng - Royal Academy of Engineering RGS - Royal Geographical Society RI - Royal Institution RS - Royal Society RSC - Royal Society of Chemistry RSE - Royal Society of Edinburgh SSCORE - Science Community Partnership Supporting Education Sec.A - Physical Secretary of the Royal Society Sec.B - Biological Secretary of the Royal Society SET - science, engineering and technology SIS - Science in Society SMC - Senior Management Committee made up of Directors and heads of sections
SPB - Strategy / Policy Board made up of Executive Secretary and Officers of the Royal Society Summer science exhibition - A free event which offers a fantastic opportunity to discover the best of the UK’s science and technology research, where visitors get to meet and talk to the researchers themselves who are behind the work on show. TTherapeutic Proteins - Have some medical benefit. They occur naturally, but can also be manufactured via genetic modification. Trans A - Transactions A publication Trans B - Transactions B Treas - Treasurer of the Royal Society UURF - Royal Society University Research Fellow YYear book - Year book of the Royal Society created annually with details of Society’s membership and activities
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