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We are the independent scientific academy of the UK, dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity.

Shortlist for 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize announced, celebrating the best popular science writing from across the globe.

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News

Royal Society President Sir Adrian Smith responds to election of new Conservative leader.

The Politics of DNA

Watch now: catch up on the Royal Society David Attenborough Award Lecture 2021 given by Dr Adam Rutherford.

News

The Royal Society has announced its shortlist for the Young People's Book Prize 2022.

Event

Registration is now open for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing. Find out more.

Journals

Explore our journals

We publish journals across the entire range of science. Find out more about how to read and submit articles.

Open access

We support open access and all our journals are fully compliant with funder mandates.

Collections

Library & digital archives

Explore the history of science through our rare and intriguing collection of books, archives, paintings, images and artefacts.

Library opening hours

The Library and offices at the Royal Society's offices in London are open to a limited number of pre-booked readers.

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