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Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society.
History of science blog posts
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Keith Moore
In History of science
3 min read
Great barriers
The Royal Society declared that women were eligible for election to the Fellowship in 1922 but, as…
Ana Brown
In History of science
4 min read
Second fiddle?
While cataloguing letters sent to physicist Joseph Larmor, Ana Brown finds Charles Chree,…
Rupert Baker
In History of science
5 min read
Fishy tales
Did the Fellows gathered at the Royal Society in February 1738 really entertain an account of a…
Jon Bushell
In History of science
5 min read
Roman walls
Jon Bushell pays a visit to the Roman ruins at Silchester, which have captured the attention of…
Ainsley Vinall
In History of science
5 min read
Hill or high water
Ainsley Vinall highlights a collection of photographic slides from the 1958-59 Royal Society…
News and views blog posts
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Professor Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS
In News and views
3 min read
The unsung heroes of Research and Innovation (R&I): the vital role of technical professionals
Professor Athene Donald FRS explains the crucial role of technical professionals in Research and…
Ruby Seger-Bernard
In News and views
3 min read
Royal Society resources to support the teaching of practical science
Outlining the Royal Society's resources for schools and teachers to use to support the teaching of…
Sir Adrian Smith PRS
In News and views
3 min read
Planning for turbulence: why the UK needs a long-term science strategy
Royal Society President Sir Adrian Smith writes on why a long-term vision for science is needed in…
Professor Ulrike Tillmann FRS
In News and views
2 min read
Transforming education would deliver opportunity for all: we can’t waste this chance
Professor Ulrike Tillmann FRS discusses a once in a generation opportunity to be bold and create…
Professor Veronica van Heyningen FRS
In News and views
5 min read
Academic Freedom at the Royal Society: Part 1
Veronica van Heyningen, academic freedom representative at the Royal Society, discusses academic…
Publishing blog posts
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Professor Elizabeth Archie
In Publishing
4 min read
Early-life paternal relationships predict adult female survival in wild baboons
Professor Elizabeth Archie tells us about a new study that showed that, in baboons, even small…
Leon Y. Xiao
In Publishing
4 min read
UK video game industry fails to self-regulate gambling-like loot boxes
New registered report research published in Royal Society Open Science finds that the most popular…
Bex J. Turner
In Publishing
3 min read
Local human impacts interact with geography to drive benthic community depth zonation on contemporary coral reefs
Bex J. Turner tells us more about a new study in Proceedings B that tested whether natural depth…
Dr Rosalind Gillis
In Publishing
2 min read
Unravelling domestication
Dr Rosalind Gillis tells us about her new theme issue of Philosophical Transactions B,…
Ciara Doyle
In Publishing
3 min read
Evolutionary adaptations of the seahorse tail: investigating muscle architecture through in-silico modelling and robotics
New research published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface examines how the unique muscle…