Sir Alan Wilson FBA, FRS is Visiting Professor at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at UCL (where he was He was Professor of Urban and Regional Systems from 2007 – 2018) and is Honorary Fellow ...

Apply now to be a judging panel for the Young People's Book Prize 2026. The Young People's Book Prize aims to promote literacy in young people and inspire them to read about science. It also supports ...

An International Commission was convened by the Royal Society, the US National Academy of Sciences and the US National Academy of Medicine, with the participation of academies of sciences and medicine ...

The Royal Society’s fundamental purpose is to recognise, promote and support excellence in science, and to encourage the development and use of science, for the benefit of humanity and the good of the ...

Future Leaders – African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellowships are for talented African early career researchers who have the potential to become leaders in their field. These fellowships provide ...

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To tackle plastic pollution and its negative consequences prevention is, and should remain, the priority. Over-emphasis on clean-up interventions could divert attention away from more systemic ...

Over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world have this year been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. This year’s cohort includes pioneers ...

Could you introduce yourself and your research? I’m finishing my PhD at New York University. My current project, ‘Smallpox and Slavery: Morbidity, Medical Intervention, and Enslaved People's Lives in ...

Renowned microbiologist, Professor Bonnie Bassler, has been named this year’s recipient of the Royal Society’s Copley Medal – the world’s oldest scientific prize. She is among 27 Royal Society medal ...

Read more about the discovery of a drawing of the legendary Newtonian apple tree found in the Royal Society's collections. As we prepare for the launch of the Society’s new picture database there’s ...