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Misleading content can be both hard to spot and dangerous. But how can we identify and debunk it? Join Professor Iryna Gurevych for the free Milner Prize Lecture on 17 November as she explores:
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Misleading content can be both hard to spot and dangerous. But how can we identify and debunk it? Join Professor Iryna Gurevych for the free Milner Prize Lecture on 17 November as she explores:
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/
Helen Kemp Porter FRS, the groundbreaking British botanist, was born #OnThisDay in 1893. Porter was the first female professor at Imperial College, London,
and was an early adopter of chromatography and radioactive tracers. #WomeninSTEM
and was an early adopter of chromatography and radioactive tracers. #WomeninSTEM
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Helen Kemp Porter FRS, the groundbreaking British botanist, was born #OnThisDay in 1893. Porter was the first female professor at Imperial College, London,
and was an early adopter of chromatography and radioactive tracers. #WomeninSTEM
and was an early adopter of chromatography and radioactive tracers. #WomeninSTEM
As #COP30 kicks off in Belem, Brazil, here's what we know about the current state of #ClimateChange and what needs to be done to address it: https://royalsociety.org/current-topics/climate-change-biodiversity/what-is-the-royal-society-doing/
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
As #COP30 kicks off in Belem, Brazil, here's what we know about the current state of #ClimateChange and what needs to be done to address it: https://royalsociety.org/current-topics/climate-change-biodiversity/what-is-the-royal-society-doing/
Born #OnThisDay in 1914 was actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. As well as acting in 30 films, during the Second World War she co-developed a frequency-hopping guidance system for American torpedoes, the principles of which are used in Bluetooth and WiFi technologies today. #WomenInSTEM
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Born #OnThisDay in 1914 was actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. As well as acting in 30 films, during the Second World War she co-developed a frequency-hopping guidance system for American torpedoes, the principles of which are used in Bluetooth and WiFi technologies today. #WomenInSTEM
Born #OnThisDay in 1934 was astronomer, astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan. As well as being one of the world's greatest science communicators, he worked on the Viking and Mariner missions. Listen to his famous 'Pale Blue Dot' monologue: https://bit.ly/2ANRX30
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Born #OnThisDay in 1934 was astronomer, astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan. As well as being one of the world's greatest science communicators, he worked on the Viking and Mariner missions. Listen to his famous 'Pale Blue Dot' monologue: https://bit.ly/2ANRX30
This week we were happy to launch a new grant scheme, the Science Community Grant, to support practical science education in schools across the UK, made possible by a generous donation from The Julia Rausing Trust. #JuliaRTrust royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This week we were happy to launch a new grant scheme, the Science Community Grant, to support practical science education in schools across the UK, made possible by a generous donation from The Julia Rausing Trust. #JuliaRTrust royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
Born #OnThisDay in 1656 was Edmond Halley FRS. He was Secretary of the Royal Society and the second Astronomer Royal, calculated the orbit and trajectory of his eponymous comet, and was key in persuading Isaac Newton to publish his Principia Mathematica: https://bit.ly/2zAQHP4
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Born #OnThisDay in 1656 was Edmond Halley FRS. He was Secretary of the Royal Society and the second Astronomer Royal, calculated the orbit and trajectory of his eponymous comet, and was key in persuading Isaac Newton to publish his Principia Mathematica: https://bit.ly/2zAQHP4
Techniques to reflect an additional small portion of sunlight back into space could help cool the planet if deployed globally, but they cannot address the full range of climate impacts or replace emission cuts, says our new briefing released this week: bit.ly/4oX7yCA
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Techniques to reflect an additional small portion of sunlight back into space could help cool the planet if deployed globally, but they cannot address the full range of climate impacts or replace emission cuts, says our new briefing released this week: bit.ly/4oX7yCA
Nuclear physicist Lise Meitner ForMemRS was born #OnThisDay in 1878. She was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission, along with her collaborators Otto Hahn and Otto Robert Frisch FRS, but wasn't awarded a share of the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. #WomenInSTEM https://bit.ly/2HjWryI
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Nuclear physicist Lise Meitner ForMemRS was born #OnThisDay in 1878. She was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission, along with her collaborators Otto Hahn and Otto Robert Frisch FRS, but wasn't awarded a share of the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. #WomenInSTEM https://bit.ly/2HjWryI
Space: 2075 looks at the dramatic changes in the space sector, and encourages those in power to think about how we might better prepare for the future, to ensure that activity in space is sustainable and benefits all of humanity: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Space: 2075 looks at the dramatic changes in the space sector, and encourages those in power to think about how we might better prepare for the future, to ensure that activity in space is sustainable and benefits all of humanity: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...
Born #OnThisDay in 1867 was Marie Skłodowska–Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines: Physics for her work on radioactivity, and Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium. #WomenInSTEM
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Born #OnThisDay in 1867 was Marie Skłodowska–Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines: Physics for her work on radioactivity, and Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium. #WomenInSTEM
Are you a researcher with an interest in human-focused biomedical technologies? Register now to join our Science+ meeting in London on 3-4 February 2026. Apply to present your poster at the meeting now: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2026/02/life-sciences/
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Are you a researcher with an interest in human-focused biomedical technologies? Register now to join our Science+ meeting in London on 3-4 February 2026. Apply to present your poster at the meeting now: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2026/02/life-sciences/
Techniques to reflect an additional small portion of sunlight back into space could help cool the planet if deployed globally, but they cannot address the full range of climate impacts or replace emission cuts, says our new briefing today: #ClimateChange royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Techniques to reflect an additional small portion of sunlight back into space could help cool the planet if deployed globally, but they cannot address the full range of climate impacts or replace emission cuts, says our new briefing today: #ClimateChange royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
Tonight, the Royal Society lit up in purple to mark #PurpleTuesday - a global movement and call to action to not only recognise the barriers people with disabilities face but also to share the incredible solutions that are out there.
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tonight, the Royal Society lit up in purple to mark #PurpleTuesday - a global movement and call to action to not only recognise the barriers people with disabilities face but also to share the incredible solutions that are out there.
Today we're proud to launch a new grant scheme, the Science Community Grant, to support practical science education in schools across the UK, made possible by a generous donation from The Julia Rausing Trust. #JuliaRTrust royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Today we're proud to launch a new grant scheme, the Science Community Grant, to support practical science education in schools across the UK, made possible by a generous donation from The Julia Rausing Trust. #JuliaRTrust royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
Born #OnThisDay in 1815 was George Boole FRS. Boole was a mathematician, logician and philosopher who helped establish modern symbolic logic and whose algebra of logic, now called Boolean algebra, is fundamental to the design of digital computer circuits: https://bit.ly/3g1qY9c
November 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Born #OnThisDay in 1815 was George Boole FRS. Boole was a mathematician, logician and philosopher who helped establish modern symbolic logic and whose algebra of logic, now called Boolean algebra, is fundamental to the design of digital computer circuits: https://bit.ly/3g1qY9c
Our recent report warnst that unregulated and understudied cocktails of chemical pollutants in UK rivers, lakes and coastal environments can have harmful effects on aquatic ecosystems even when their individual components are present at ‘safe’ levels: royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...
November 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Our recent report warnst that unregulated and understudied cocktails of chemical pollutants in UK rivers, lakes and coastal environments can have harmful effects on aquatic ecosystems even when their individual components are present at ‘safe’ levels: royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...
Here's why diversity in science really matters: on our blog, ScienceWrite alum Dr Jasmeen Kanwal explores the career of Professor Thema Monroe-White and her work using big data to uncover systemic bias: #BlackHistoryMonth https://royalsociety.org/blog/2025/10/why-diversity-in-science-really-matters/
October 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Here's why diversity in science really matters: on our blog, ScienceWrite alum Dr Jasmeen Kanwal explores the career of Professor Thema Monroe-White and her work using big data to uncover systemic bias: #BlackHistoryMonth https://royalsociety.org/blog/2025/10/why-diversity-in-science-really-matters/
The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route is still open for applications, providing a fast-track option for mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas: https://royalsociety.org/grants/faraday-discovery-fellowships/accelerated-international-route/
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route is still open for applications, providing a fast-track option for mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas: https://royalsociety.org/grants/faraday-discovery-fellowships/accelerated-international-route/
Are you an earth or environmental scientist with an interest in climate change mitigation? Join our upcoming scientific meeting looking at enhanced weathering as leading researchers discuss the scientific and societal challenges ahead:
royalsociety.org/science-even...
royalsociety.org/science-even...
October 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Are you an earth or environmental scientist with an interest in climate change mitigation? Join our upcoming scientific meeting looking at enhanced weathering as leading researchers discuss the scientific and societal challenges ahead:
royalsociety.org/science-even...
royalsociety.org/science-even...
Are you an oceanographer or marine biologist with an interest in marine biodiversity and climate change? Our upcoming scientific meeting will look at #ClimateChange and #BiodiversityLoss linkages in ocean ecosystems:
royalsociety.org/science-even...
royalsociety.org/science-even...
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Are you an oceanographer or marine biologist with an interest in marine biodiversity and climate change? Our upcoming scientific meeting will look at #ClimateChange and #BiodiversityLoss linkages in ocean ecosystems:
royalsociety.org/science-even...
royalsociety.org/science-even...
There's still time to apply for our Career Development Fellowship scheme, which aims to support the retention in STEM of researchers from underrepresented backgrounds. The deadline for this application round is Wednesday 19 November: https://royalsociety.org/grants/career-development-fellowship/
October 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
There's still time to apply for our Career Development Fellowship scheme, which aims to support the retention in STEM of researchers from underrepresented backgrounds. The deadline for this application round is Wednesday 19 November: https://royalsociety.org/grants/career-development-fellowship/
Unregulated and understudied cocktails of chemical pollutants in UK rivers, lakes and coastal environments can have harmful effects on aquatic ecosystems even when their individual components are present at ‘safe’ levels, our new report warns today: royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Unregulated and understudied cocktails of chemical pollutants in UK rivers, lakes and coastal environments can have harmful effects on aquatic ecosystems even when their individual components are present at ‘safe’ levels, our new report warns today: royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...
Misleading content can be both hard to spot and dangerous. But how can we identify and debunk it? Join Professor Iryna Gurevych for the free Milner Prize Lecture on 17 November as she explores:
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Misleading content can be both hard to spot and dangerous. But how can we identify and debunk it? Join Professor Iryna Gurevych for the free Milner Prize Lecture on 17 November as she explores:
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/
https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/11/how-to-spot-and-debunk-misleading-content/
Marianne North was a pioneering Victorian biologist and botanical artist. Her exposure to science at a very young age inspired her life-long passion for botany. Her talent gained the admiration of notable scientists, including Charles Darwin. She was born #OnThisDay in 1830. #WomenInSTEM
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Marianne North was a pioneering Victorian biologist and botanical artist. Her exposure to science at a very young age inspired her life-long passion for botany. Her talent gained the admiration of notable scientists, including Charles Darwin. She was born #OnThisDay in 1830. #WomenInSTEM