Partnerships

The ASE is the largest subject association in the UK that supports all those involved in science education from pre-school to higher education — members include teachers, technicians, tutors, and advisers. RSB members can benefit from a 30% discount on their ASE membership and ASE members receive a 30% discount on RSB membership. To take advantage of this reduction, contact membership@rsb.org.uk.

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers was formed in 1972 with 24 society members. Today, ALPSP has more than 315 member organisations in 39 countries and is the largest international trade association for scholarly and professional publishers. ALPSP aims to serve, represent, and strengthen the community of scholarly publishers, and those who work with them. The RSB is a member of the Association.

The RSB is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF), a leading business membership organisation in disability inclusion. Through its membership, the BDF can advise, support, and encourage the RSB to become more disability-smart and make improvements to become more inclusive and accessible.

The Campaign for Science & Engineering is the leading independent advocate for science and engineering in the UK. We are Supporting Members of CaSE and work collaboratively with them on specific projects of joint interest.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh brings together organisations to foster relationships, share events, and provide advice to policymakers and other relevant bodies in cooperation with a broader range of STEM-related learned societies and professional associations. The Learned Societies Group is chaired by Professor Martin Hendry FRSE.

The Science Council is a membership organisation that brings together learned societies and professional bodies across science and its applications. The Science Council provides a single point of contact for those wishing to contact or work with the science community. As a member of the Science Council, the RSB is a licensed body providing its professional registers (RSciTech, RSci, CSci, and CSciTeach) to our members.

In addition to signing the Science Council Declaration on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), the RSB participated in the Diversity and Inclusion Progression Framework 3.0 exercise. The Framework is a practical tool developed by the Science Council in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Engineering. It supports professional bodies in assessing and monitoring their progress on EDI. The Framework assesses the practice of ten functions against a five-level maturity model facilitating discussion, initiation, planning, and assessment of EDI work.

The Association for Science Education, the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society, the Royal Society of Biology, and the Royal Society of Chemistry work together as an alliance to support science education in schools. SEPA is convened by Professor Dame Athene Donald FRS. Previously this partnership was called SCORE, the Science Community Representing Education.

The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee provides a long term liaison between Parliamentarians and scientific bodies, science-based industry, and the academic world, and RSB is a member. Its quarterly journal is Science in Parliament.