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…
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
Outstanding scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society
Over 90 exceptional researchers from across the world have this year been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society. ...
Royal Society and Scottish Sensory Centre launch BSL webinar series to get new health and environment signs into hands of interpreters
The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences, is hosting a series of webinars for British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to introduce 400 newly developed signs for common science...
Chemical industry must ‘defossilise’ to reduce carbon emissions that account for 6% of all global emissions
The chemical industry should defossilise by transitioning to alternative sources of carbon, according to a report by the Royal Society....
Publications
Increasing healthy life expectancy: the policy implications of geroscience
A policy briefing that explores the emerging field of geroscience, a scientific discipline at the intersection of basic ageing biology, chronic disease and frailty....
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...
Recent projects
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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
Future ocean resources: metal-rich minerals and genetics
Discover our "Future of Oceans" project which holds various marine resources from deep sea mining,…
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…