November 2011
House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee
Social Science and the Census
Consultation details. The Society has responded and this has been published on the Parliament website. Professor Phil Rees FRGS, Leeds University provided follow-up Oral Evidence to the Committee representing the Society on 14 December 2011

 October 2011
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Draft Panel Criteria and Working Methods of Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
Consultation details and Consultation response (PDF)

 September 2011
Department for Education (DfE)
Qualifications for 14 to 16 year olds and Performance Tables
Consultation details and Written consultation response (PDF)

  June 2011
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Demand management - Funding the best social science in the most efficient and effective way
Consultation details and Written consultation response (PDF)

  June 2011
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Allocation method for postgraduate research funding from 2012-13
Consultation details and Written consultation response (PDF)

  May 2011
European Commission
Green Paper on a common strategic framework for future EU research and innovation funding
Consultation details and Written consultation response (PDF) (link to response on Commission website)

  May 2011
Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)
Consultation on cultural education
Consultation details and Written consultation response (PDF)

  May 2011
House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee
Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips
Consultation details and Written consultation response (PDF) (link to response on committee website). The final report of the Inquiry has also been published (14.09.11)

  April 2011
House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee
Allocation of science and research funding
Consultation details and Written consultation response (PDF) (link to response on committee website)

  April 2011
Department of Education
National Curriculum Review 
Consultation details and Written Consultation response (PDF)

  March 2011
House of Commons Business Innovation and Skills Select Committee
Inquiry on the future of higher education
Consultation details and Written consultation response (PDF) (link to response on committee website). The final report on the Inquiry has also been published (10.10.11) referencing the Society's work on providing careers advice (point 175)

  March 2011
House of Commons Education Select Committee
Inquiry on the English Baccalaureate
Consultation details and Written Consultation response (PDF) (link to response on committee website). The final report on the Inquiry has also been published (28.07.11)

  February 2011
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Funding of teaching of geography in higher education
Written Consultation response (PDF)

You can read responses to consultations in previous years (2006 to 2010) using the left hand links.

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
• Parliamentary committees
• Royal commissions

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