Grant giving is the primary means by which the Society supports outstanding science and scientists, providing fellowships and grants to researchers in the UK and internationally. Royal Society funding ...

Douglas Higgs originally trained as a haematologist at King’s College Hospital. His initial research focused on the multigene clusters that regulate the expression of the red blood cell pigment ...

Peter Edwards is a chemist, revered for his contributions to several areas of condensed matter physics — a field that deals with the properties of condensed phases of matter and has aided the ...

Raymond Casey was a geologist and an international authority in Mesozoic stratigraphy and palaeontology. By studying layers of rock that date back to the Mesozoic Era, a period of geological time ...

Mark Richmond is a molecular biologist whose research has centred on the genetics of bacterial infection. Mark identified the role of small units of DNA known as plasmids, which can replicate ...

Professor Elsworth's pioneering work in establishing and maintaining an important scientific investigation into the internal structure of the Sun using helioseismic data from the autonomous Birmingham ...

Teachers from the Royal Society Schools Network have identified various video excerpts (mini-clips) that can be used as lesson resources to help explore the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ...

At a meeting this evening of the Royal Society, Fellows agreed on the need to stand up for science and for scientists around the world in the face of the growing challenges science faces. Concern was ...

Royal Society report says, where geology, industry and regulation align, natural hydrogen could be a viable low-carbon resource Naturally occurring hydrogen could become a valuable component in the ...

Seventy one exceptional researchers have been awarded funding through the Royal Society’s flagship early career schemes. Each of the schemes will provide the freedom and flexibility to pursue ...

Keith Moore looks at the fascinating life of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, writer, traveller and champion of the practice of smallpox inoculation. Passing the travel section of my local bookshop, it was ...

The UK has a diverse research and innovation ecosystem including universities, research-intensive businesses and research institutes. Public and non-profit research organisations are an often ...