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Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society.
History of science blog posts
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Virginia Mills
In History of science
7 min read
Worthy of public attention
Two eighteenth-century women, Elizabeth Fulhame and Mary Senex, had contrasting interactions with…
Jon Bushell
In History of science
5 min read
Smart medicine
Jon Bushell reports on an unnerving medical incident during the Royal Society’s Halley Bay…
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…
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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Rachel Gladman
In Publishing
5 min read
Celebrating the most cited Royal Society journal articles of 2024
Discover the top cited articles of 2024, showcasing the breadth and impact of the research…
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,…