The British Council's Guide to the Organisation of Science, Engineering and Technology in the UK (GOST) offers a comprehensive picture of the way in which science and technology is organised in the UK.
Activity 1: pre-reading task
What’s the difference between a learned society and a professional body?
Do an activity to see if you know.
Activity 2: Reading activity
See http://www.britishcouncil.org/gost/learned.htm
Do an activity in which you match numbers and facts about different organisations
Activity 3: Follow-up task
Have a look at one or two of the society websites. Write and tell us your opinion about how interesting and easy they are to use. What are the oldest and biggest scientific societies and professional bodies in your country?
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