Future ocean resources: metal-rich minerals and genetics
Discover our "Future of Oceans" project which holds various marine resources from deep sea mining,…
News and resources
Explore the latest work from the Royal Society, from news stories and blog posts to policy statements and projects. You can also find resources for teachers and history of science researchers.
News
Royal Society responds to launch of consultation on Land Use Framework
Professor Charles Godfray, Chair of the Royal Society's Multifunctional Land Use report, responds to the launch of the Government's Land Use Framework for England consultation....
Dramatic aerial shot of hunting sharks wins Royal Society Publishing Photography Prize
A bird’s-eye view of four sharks and their schooling prey has been announced as the winner of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2024....
Anniversary Day Address 2024 from President of the Royal Society, Adrian Smith
The President of the Royal Society, Sir Adrian Smith, delivers the 2024 Anniversary Day Address....
Publications
Sustainable nuclear science and engineering
A workshop note from a bilateral scientific meeting on nuclear science and engineering that outlines a brief history of the landscape, an expert view on challenges and opportunities for further...
Conserving the high seas under the new UN Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement
This Royal Society policy note presents key scientific considerations when selecting sites for Area-Based Management Tools, including Marine Protected Areas, under the new UN Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement. ...
Framework Programme 10: principles for the future
Royal Society statement on programme Framework Programme 10 (FP10)...
Recent projects
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Animate materials
The Royal Society has launched a report on animate materials
Data management and use: Governance in the 21st century - a British Academy and Royal Society project
The British Academy and the Royal Society are carrying out a project examining new uses of data…
Privacy Enhancing Technologies
The Royal Society has researched Privacy Enhancing Technologies, and their use, development, and…
Soil structure and its benefits
The Soil structure and its benefits report sets out evidence for improving crop productivity…
Recent blog posts
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Louisiane Ferlier
In History of science
4 min read
Earthquakes
Louisiane Ferlier finds accounts of previous earthquakes in Syria and Turkey in the collections of…
Hirra Ateeq
In History of science
5 min read
Magnetism and Madras
Cataloguer Hirra Ateeq shares her discoveries from the terrestrial magnetism correspondence in the…
Keith Moore
In History of science
4 min read
Comet tales
Keith Moore looks to the skies for comets past and present.
Jessica Miller
In Publishing
5 min read
Microbial ecology for engineering biology
Michael Jones
In News and views
4 min read
Tomorrow’s climate scientists attend a mock select committee
Students from Northfleet Technology College visited Parliament to ask questions and share their…