Learned Societies
Learned societies can play an important role in building the scientific capacity of developing countries. These institutions are able to harness the expertise, experience and networks of their members to serve the needs of scientific communities, policymakers and the public in developing countries. A growing number of learned societies in the UK are working with partners in the global South on activities as diverse as human and institutional development, research support, science communication and network development.
The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) promotes effective, coordinated action amongst UK learned societies in their capacity building activities in developing countries by:
- facilitating discussions between learned societies on relevant initiatives
- supporting the dissemination of best practice
- surveys, monitoring and evaluation
Survey of UK Learned Societies
To contribute towards the launch of a new UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) webpage on UK learned societies’ capacity building activities in developing countries, the UKNC conducted a survey of UK learned societies’ capacity building activities in developing countries.
The UKNC's survey findings of UK learned societies’ capacity building activities in developing countries, will be available here shortly.
