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Eloise Barber highlights some notable examples from the Royal Society's collection of medals.

Eloise Barber tells the story of Otto Loewi ForMemRS and his detention in Austria in 1938.

As the UK’s national academy of science, the Royal Society is committed to building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive science system. We want talented, passionate scientists to be able to build rewarding careers, whatever their background and role – but we know that is not always the case. 91TV is working with partners across the sector to identify and address these barriers.

Ahead of the Royal Society Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture on 26 November, Rupert Baker looks at the history of the WBM Medal and Lecture and its predecessors.

Virginia Mills reviews the career of Stephen Gray FRS, ‘father of electricity’ and first recipient of the Royal Society's Copley Medal.