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
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News
Leading scientists to visit India as part of Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Visiting Fellowships
The Royal Society has announced five recipients of the Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Visiting Fellowships to India, which supports scientific collaboration across international borders....
Science academies of the G7 call for urgent action to protect human health, agriculture, AI and cultural heritage
National science academies from the G7 countries, including the Royal Society, are jointly calling for member organisations to tackle six global challenges ahead of the G7 Summit held in Italy....
Professor Peter Higgs FRS
The President of the Royal Society, Adrian Smith, pays tribute to Professor Peter Higgs who has passed away at the age of 94....
Publications
Royal Society response to the Advanced British Standard (ABS) consultation
Royal Society response to the Advanced British Standard (ABS) consultation...
The United Nations' role in international AI governance
Summary of a workshop on international AI governance organised by the Royal Society, the UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI, and Responsible AI UK....
UK-Norway bilateral workshop on science and the law of the environment
On the 9 – 10 March 2023, the Royal Society and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (DNVA) convened a bilateral workshop meeting in Oslo to discuss the Deep...
Recent projects
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Privacy Enhancing Technologies
The Royal Society has researched Privacy Enhancing Technologies, and their use, development, and…
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…
Animate materials
The Royal Society has launched a report on animate materials
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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Michael Jones
In schools network
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…
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
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…
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…