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Leading scientists answer the vaccine questions people are searching for as childhood uptake remains below target

The Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences have brought together world leading vaccine scientists to answer the questions people are searching for online about vaccines....

01 October 2026

‘Dazzling’ globetrotting adventure in history of alchemy wins 2026 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize

The Age of Alchemy: How Early Innovators Shaped Modern Chemistry by self-proclaimed science adventurer Kit Chapman has been announced as the winner of the 2026 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book...

29 September 2026

Russian attack on Ukrainian Academy of Sciences

Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society, responds to the attack on the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences....

28 September 2026
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