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Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society.
History of science blog posts
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Jon Bushell
In History of science
5 min read
The Wolfson Foundation and the Royal Society
The Wolfson Foundation's partnership with the Royal Society dates back to 1959, and continues to…
Eloise Barber
In History of science
3 min read
Medals and milestones
Eloise Barber highlights some notable examples from the Royal Society's collection of medals.
Faridah Laffan
In History of science
5 min read
Bones on plates
Faridah Laffan explains how the illustrations of William Buckland's Kirkdale Cave discoveries were…
Louisiane Ferlier
In History of science
4 min read
Around the globe
Louisiane Ferlier reports on a new exhibition in the Bibliothèque Mazarine in Paris, a…
Louisiane Ferlier
In History of science
5 min read
Benjamin Franklin in the age of AI
Louisiane Ferlier reports on the launch of a Featured NotebookLM on the science of Benjamin…
News and views blog posts
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Dr Rebecca Chadwick
In News and views
2 min read
Dr Shruti Mandhani: Motherhood, materials and making space
For International Women’s Day, Dr Rebecca Chadwick highlights Dr Shruti Mandhani’s impressive…
Zainab Hussain
In News and views
3 min read
Music on prescription: one scientist’s journey to healing hearts through music
How music, science and arrhythmia weaved their way throughout Professor Elaine Chew’s life and…
Dr Clara Barker
In News and views
4 min read
Supporting science with Pride: reflections on Pride in London 2025
91TV first marched in Pride in London in 2024 and participated again in 2025. Pride…
Dr. Jasmeen Kanwal
In News and views
4 min read
Why diversity in science really matters
The work of Professor Thema Monroe-White provides the strongest evidence yet that a scientist’s…
Professor Simon Peyton Jones OBE FRS
In News and views
5 min read
System upgrade required: computing education is for everyone
A blog post discussing the issues around computing education in schools and what should be done to…
Publishing blog posts
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Buchi Okereafor
In Publishing
3 min read
The secret life of stinging cells: chromatin regulation in sea anemones
This Open Biology study uncovers how specialised stinging cells used for prey capture and defence,…
Ciara Doyle
In Publishing
5 min read
Introducing members of the Interface Editorial Board
Interface brings together research at the intersection of the physical and life sciences. Its…
Graham Anderson
In Publishing
2 min read
Royal Society Publishing achieves the ambitious goal of becoming 100% open access by 2026
Graham Anderson, Head of Sales & Marketing, provides an update on the Royal Society journals’…
Ciara Doyle
In Publishing
5 min read
Envisioning the future of cross-disciplinary science: announcing the winners of the Interface 20th anniversary competition
As part of Interface's 20th anniversary celebrations, a competition was launched inviting authors…
Dr Fedir Korobeynikov
In Publishing
3 min read
Survival through transformation: towards adaptive security
A new Science, Society and Policy article in Royal Society Open Science proposes an adaptive…