Latest consultation responses

Copies of the latest RGS-IBG responses to consultations

• March 2013 Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
  Open Access
  Consultation details and Consultation response (PDF)
   
• March 2013 Research Councils UK (RCUK)
  Open Access Guidance
  Consultation details and Consultation response (PDF)
   
• February 2013 House of Commons Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee
  Open Access
  Consultation details and Consultation response (published online 07.03.13) 

Consultation responses from previous years (2008 to 2012) are available to view using the left hand links.

Forthcoming Consultations

The Society will be responding to the following forthcoming consultations:

• Department for Education: Consultation on national curriculum proposals (deadline 16 April 2013)
• Department for Education: Secondary school accountability (deadline 01 May 2013)
  See further details on both of these, and the Society's position, on our Schools Policy pages

About our responses

The Society regularly contributes to consultations on issues relating to geographical research and education. The issues are as diverse as geography – from scientific ethics to encouraging more pupils to do fieldwork at school. 

Examples of consultations by UK organisations that we have responded to include government departments, research bodies, higher education teaching organisations, research funding councils and Parliamentary committees