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The Royal Society

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

Explore the Royal Society's work on climate change, including a summary of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and its implications for the UK.

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Policy

Report: UK net zero aviation ambitions must resolve resource and research questions around alternatives to jet fuel.

News

Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, responds to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget.

Young People's Book Prize

The Royal Society has announced ‘If the world were 100 people’ as the winner of the 2022 Young People's Book Prize.

Statement

Read the statement from the Organising Committee of the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing.

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

Please check our opening hours before planning your visit.

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