How does ecological risk relate to commercial risk?
Healthy ecosystems are essential for long-term growth and businesses that ignore ecological risks…
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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
Dinosaur expert, illustrator and neuroscientist join forces to judge 2025 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Hollywood science advisor, dinosaur expert, and author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, Professor Steve Brusatte, and award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Helen Cooper, have joined the shortlisting...
Exceptional researchers named in second cohort of Royal Society Career Development Fellowships
Eight early career researchers have been announced as the second cohort of Royal Society Career Development Fellows (CDFs), a pilot scheme aimed at addressing underrepresentation in UK STEM academia....
Congratulations to the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
The Royal Society offers its congratulations to the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025, including Royal Society Fellows, Professor Susumu Kitagawa FRS and Professor Richard Robson FRS....
Publications
UK immigration costs: an international comparison of skilled worker, researcher and student visas in 2025
2025 update to the Royal Society's analyses of upfront immigration costs in the UK and 17 other leading science nations....
Addressing workplace skills needs in Scotland through reform of mathematical and data education
Outcomes of a roundtable discussion hosted by the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh addressing workplace skills needs in Scotland....
Review of scientific literacy and oracy in primary school education
This review of scientific literacy and oracy in primary school education has been commissioned by the Royal Society....
Recent projects
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Science in the age of AI
Science in the age of AI explores how AI is transforming the methods and nature of scientific…
Environmental DNA
This Royal Society programme of work aims to raise awareness of the breadth of current and…
Mathematical Futures programme
The Mathematical Futures programme offers a new approach to mathematical and data education that…
Towards a green hydrogen roadmap for the UK
This report summarises the findings of a joint Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering…
Recent blog posts
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Ainsley Vinall
In History of science
5 min read
Hill or high water
Ainsley Vinall highlights a collection of photographic slides from the 1958-59 Royal Society…
Professor Ulrike Tillmann FRS
In News and views
2 min read
Transforming education would deliver opportunity for all: we can’t waste this chance
Professor Ulrike Tillmann FRS discusses a once in a generation opportunity to be bold and create…
Ciara Doyle
In Publishing
3 min read
Evolutionary adaptations of the seahorse tail: investigating muscle architecture through in-silico modelling and robotics
New research published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface examines how the unique muscle…
Katherine Marshall
In History of science
5 min read
Spectral presence
Katherine Marshall looks at the life of Lady Margaret Huggins, and her significant work in…
Professor Veronica van Heyningen FRS
In News and views
5 min read
Academic Freedom at the Royal Society: Part 1
Veronica van Heyningen, academic freedom representative at the Royal Society, discusses academic…