Future ocean resources: metal-rich minerals and genetics
Discover our "Future of Oceans" project which holds various marine resources from deep sea mining,…
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Students want to do more science experiments at school but have less access to practical work, says Royal Society and EngineeringUK survey
Science Education Tracker 2023 shows fewer students have access to regular practical science but want to do more science experiments...
Community beach clean-ups could beat high-tech solutions for clearing plastic pollution, says Royal Society
Local community beach cleans could be more effective than high-tech, but often unproven, removal technologies at limiting ocean plastic’s harm to the environment and humans, according to a new Royal...
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....
Publications
Practical inquiry in secondary science education
This report provides a synthesis and assessment of research concerning beneficial effects of practical inquiry on secondary school students....
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....
Recent projects
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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…
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…