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The Minister of State for Universities and Science talks to Lucie Green of Mullard Space Science Laboratory about the new UK Space Agency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The President of the RAS, 2014–16. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) will invest money in 10 to 20 major projects related to astronomy and geophysics and also mentions the society will celebrate 200th anniversary of the project "Astonishing Astronomy and Glorious Geophysics" in 2020.

The author focuses on the project "Astonishing Astronomy and Glorious Geophysics" related to astronomy which was launched by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) at Annual General Meeting of the society held in May 2014 to mark the birthday of the Society.

The article reports on the availability of the 20-page booklet that outlines the benefits of geophysics research into society and economy at the website of the nonprofit organization Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).

The author reflects on the expansion of Zooniverse, a citizen science web portal owned by the Citizen Science Alliance, which provide research on astronomy, geophysics, and galaxy morphology.

The author reflects on the significance of information gathering for the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) Survey of Demographic Trends in which she mentions that the 2011 research focuses on geophysics and multidisciplinary research.

The article reports that the applications for the Fellows for Society grants of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) will be accepted until August 15, 201, wherein the applications which concern the advancement of astronomy and geophysics will be considered competitively within each research and grants round.

In this article the author offers her opinion on the need of funding astronomy and geophysics research in Great Britain. She claims that at present there is a dearth of research funds for the above mentioned branches of space science. She opines that astronomy and geophysics gives wider benefits to the society. It also attracts young talent which brings about technological innovations and thus national prosperity. So, she infers, such researches should be properly funded.

Mike Kendall, elected President of the British Geophysical Association in February, explains why we need a strong geophysics organization in the UK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article issues a call from Mike Sizer for information, publications, or memories of the British Institutes Reflection Profiling Syndicate (BIRPS), also known under the short-lived title as the British Universities Reflection Profiling Syndicate, as a background to writing a history of the project.

The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures has published its updated roadmap for the next 10–20 years, highlighting major international projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the fundamental purposes of this Society is to support research in astronomy and geophysics. The most direct expression of that support is in the award of grants to individuals, especially to fund the sort of projects that are not covered by research council awards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Randall S Perry and Mark A Sephton discuss a target material for Mars Sample Return: rocks coated with desert varnish, a mineral layer that records past surface climates on Earth, and probably on Mars too. With the prospect of a Mars Sample Return mission in the next two decades, attention is now focusing on the types of samples that would be most useful for returning to Earth for laboratory analysis. Recent data on desert varnish reveal that laminated coatings on rocks from extreme environments are a passive recorder of past and present environments. Martian desert varnish would contain a chronology of the martian setting, perhaps extending back to a wetter and more biologically active period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]