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Associate schools

Find out how schools can apply to become a Royal Society Associate School or College.

Books Prize Shortlist

The shortlist for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2013 has been announced.

New Fellows 2013

The following people have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society on 2 May 2013

Summer Science Exhibition

Explore the full programme for the 2013 Summer Science Exhibition on our new exhibition website

Call for scientific meeting proposals

The Royal Society is now inviting proposals for its scientific meeting programme. This presents an exceptional opportunity for UK scientists to run an interdisciplinary two-day conference.

Welcome to the Royal Society

The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

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Scientists unlock secrets of cell reproduction 22 May 2013 Research published in Open Biology today identifies, for the first time, nearly all the genes required for reproduction of a cell in a living organism.
Academies respond to Government consultation on science and research funding 20 May 2013 The Government’s spending decisions for the financial year 2015-16 provide an important opportunity to strengthen the role of research and innovation as drivers of UK growth and competitiveness, according to the UK’s four national academies, including the Royal Society.
Rescued fossil revolutionises understanding of ancient dolphin-like marine reptile 15 May 2013 A paper published in Biology Letters today reveals a new species of ichthyosaur (a dolphin-like marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs) which revolutionises our understanding of their evolution and extinction.

More background can be found on the Science News pages.

Learning and the brain 25 May 2013 at Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales: Panel discussion with Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Dr Paul Howard-Jones, Professor Barbara Sahakian FMedSci, Professor Trevor Robbins CBE FMedSci FRS.
From bench to bedside: KATP channels and neonatal diabetes 29 May 2013 at The Royal Society, London: Croonian Lecture by Professor Frances Ashcroft FRS
From ancient Hay to gardens today 29 May 2013 at The Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales: Public lecture by Professor Dianne Edwards CBE FRS.

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Government consultation on strategic priorities in science and research funding 20 May 2013 A submission to the Director General of Knowledge and Innovation from The Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the British Academy and the Royal Academy of Engineering, responding to the Government’s consultation on strategic priorities in science and research funding in a joint letter.
Fuelling prosperity: Research and innovation as drivers of UK growth and competitiveness 22 April 2013 A statement which recommends that the Government enhances its support for research and innovation with a long-term vision for the UK’s knowledge economy.
Triennial Review of the Research Councils 06 March 2013 A letter in response to the triennial review of the Research Councils.

More reports can be found on the Policy reports pages.

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Inside Science blog

Highlights the main activities at the Society.

Videos on royalsociety.tv

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Summer Science Exhibition

Explore our annual science exhibition

e-GAP2

The electronic grant application & processing system

Enterprise fund

Investing in scientific innovation in business

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