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Sectional Committee 0: Computer sciences

Sectional Committee 0: Computer sciences

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Sectional Committee 10: Health and human sciences

Sectional Committee 10: Health and human sciences

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Sectional Committee 2: Astronomy and physics

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Sectional Committee 3: Chemistry

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Sectional Committee 5: Earth & environmental sciences

Sectional Committee 6: Molecules of Life

Sectional Committee 6: Molecules of Life

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Sectional Committee 7: Cell Biology

Sectional Committee 8: Multicellular organisms

Sectional Committee 8: Multicellular organisms

Sectional Committee 9: Patterns in populations

Sectional Committee 9: Patterns in populations

Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (RS ACME)

Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (RS ACME)

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APEX Award Committee

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Armourers & Brasiers' Company Prize Committee

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Biological Sciences Awards Committee

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Career Development Fellowships Selection Committee

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Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships Selection Committee

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Faraday Discovery Fellowships Committee A

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Faraday Discovery Fellowships Committee B

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Industry Fellowships Joint Panel

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Newton International Fellowships Committee

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Partnership Grants Allocating Panel

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Research Appointment Panel A(iii)

Research Appointment Panel B(i)

Research Appointment Panel B(i)

Research Appointment Panel B(ii)

Research Appointment Panel B(ii)

Research Grants Committee: Biological Science

Research Grants Committee: Biological Science

Research Grants Committee: Physical Sciences

Research Grants Committee: Physical Sciences

Research Professorships Panel

Research Professorships Panel

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Rosalind Franklin Award Committee

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Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Sr. R'search F'ship Panel

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Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships Committee

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Science Policy Expert Advisory Committee

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Science, Industry and Translation Committee

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Summer Science Exhibition Committee

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Biodiversity Environment and Climate Committee

Digital Technology and the Planet

Digital Technology and the Planet

Emerging Technologies Working Group

Emerging Technologies Working Group

Explainable AI

Explainable AI

Geographical Diversity Search Panel

Geographical Diversity Search Panel

Human Transformation

Human Transformation

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Mathematical Futures Programme Board (MFP)

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Net Zero Panel Group

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Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) 2021

Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) 2021

Research System Community of Interest

Research System Community of Interest

RS ACME - A Levels

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