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Jon Bushell

Jon Bushell

History of science

13 May 2025

5 mins

Roman walls

Jon Bushell pays a visit to the Roman ruins at Silchester, which have captured the attention of several Fellows of the Royal Society.

History of science
Ciara Doyle

Ciara Doyle

Publishing

08 May 2025

3 mins

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 arrangement of seahorse tails affects the mechanics of grasping, using in-silico simulations. Dr Dries Marzougui from Ghent University provides an overview of their work.

Publishing
Ainsley Vinall

Ainsley Vinall

History of science

06 May 2025

5 mins

Hill or high water

Ainsley Vinall highlights a collection of photographic slides from the 1958-59 Royal Society expedition to Southern Chile, recently added to the Society's collections.

History of science
Katherine Marshall

Katherine Marshall

History of science

29 April 2025

5 mins

Spectral presence

Katherine Marshall looks at the life of Lady Margaret Huggins, and her significant work in spectroscopic astrophotography in the late nineteenth century.

History of science
Professor SA Sherif

Professor SA Sherif

Publishing

28 April 2025

2 mins

One of my dreams has always been to publish at least one paper in Philosophical Transactions

To celebrate the 360th anniversary of the start of the Philosophical Transactions, we have invited Guest Editor Professor SA Sherif to tell us what publishing with the journal means to them.

Publishing
Louisiane Ferlier

Louisiane Ferlier

History of science

24 April 2025

7 mins

Women in the library

Women undoubtedly read and worked in the Royal Society library long before they became eligible for election to the Fellowship in 1945, as Louisiane Ferlier explains.

History of science
Dr Mark A. Hanson

Dr Mark A. Hanson

Publishing

09 April 2025

3 mins

Philosophical Transactions: producing valuable conversations that push science forward

To celebrate the 360th anniversary of the start of the Philosophical Transactions, we have invited Guest Editor Dr Mark A. Hanson to tell us what publishing with the journal means to him.

Publishing
Virginia Mills

Virginia Mills

History of science

08 April 2025

4 mins

Time unfolded

An exhibition at Lambeth Palace Library brings together some rare medieval concertina-fold almanacs, including one from the collections of the Royal Society, as Virginia Mills reports.

History of science
Dr Mathilde Massenet

Dr Mathilde Massenet

Publishing

03 April 2025

2 mins

A unique opportunity to contribute to the history of scientific discovery

To celebrate the 360th anniversary of the start of the Philosophical Transactions, we have invited Guest Editor Dr Mathilde Massenet to tell us what publishing with the journal means to her.

Publishing
Vida Milovanovic

Vida Milovanovic

History of science

01 April 2025

5 mins

Before Baird

The pioneering genius of Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton FRS can be seen in a recently catalogued archival collection of his personal and professional papers, as Vida Milovanovic reveals.

History of science
Professor Ulrike Tillmann FRS

Professor Ulrike Tillmann FRS

News and views

26 March 2025

2 mins

Transforming education would deliver opportunity for all: we can’t waste this chance

News and views
Dr. Damya Souami

Dr. Damya Souami

Publishing

24 March 2025

2 mins

Comprehensive yet specialised scientific scholarship

To celebrate the 360th anniversary of the start of the Philosophical Transactions, we have invited Guest Editor Dr. Damya Souami to tell us what publishing with the journal means to her.

Publishing
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