In October we hosted a workshop bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how the UK can better adapt to climate risks that originate beyond its borders. Read the summary on our website: #ClimateChange #ClimateAdaptation #COP30 https://bit.ly/4peginX

Born #OnThisDay in 1738 was astronomer William Herschel FRS. Amongst his discoveries were the planet Uranus and its moons Titania and Oberon. Find out more about the work of William, his sister Caroline, and the Herschel astronomy dynasty: https://bit.ly/4oJ8FGn

Natural hydrogen, which forms naturally in the Earth's crust, could be a low-carbon energy resource but scientific rigor is needed is needed to balance any hype, according to our recent report. Read more: #ClimateChange #COP30 https://bit.ly/4ri01jV

Meet the new cohort of exceptional researchers who have been awarded more than £83 million worth of early career fellowships by the Royal Society, working on research spanning the sciences: #RSGrants: https://bit.ly/49jMkKx

Jean Hanson FRS, the English biophysicist, was born #OnThisDay in 1919. In the 1950s, Hanson and her colleague Hugh Huxley discovered the 'sliding filament theory', the mechanism of muscle contraction and a landmark in muscle physiology. #WomenInSTEM #Physiology

With health on the agenda at #COP30 today, take a look at our report with the Academy of Medical Sciences on tackling #ClimateChange mitigation and human health together: https://royalsociety.org/news-resources/projects/climate-change-mitigation-human-health/

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...

We're happy to announce that the Paul Instrument Fund is now open for applications. This scheme is for UK-based scientists who want to design and construct a novel instrument to measure phenomena in the physical sciences: #RSGrants https://royalsociety.org/grants/paul-instrument/

The Royal Society has joined TikTok! Follow us on our channel to discover the latest research, hear from leading scientists and delve into science history: https://www.tiktok.com/@royalsocietyscience?lang=en

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/

In October we hosted a workshop bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how the UK can better adapt to climate risks that originate beyond its borders. Read the summary on our website: #ClimateChange #ClimateAdaptation #COP30 royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

ScienceWrite is a mentoring scheme for aspiring and early-career minoritised and marginalised UK-based STEM writers, supported by @royalsociety.org and co-founded by @hanaayoob.co.uk @romatheengineer.bsky.social. There's just a week to go until this year's deadline >>

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

Read the full letter from ten Fellows of the Royal Society to the Prime Minister, following the announcement of the outcome of the Curriculum and Assessment Review last week: royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...

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

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...

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

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

We're glad to see our recent Space: 2075 report referenced in this week's report from @lordsukspacecom.parliament.uk:

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/

Why did the Royal Society reject a 1932 scientific paper on the use of X-rays to stimulate the retina? Discover some fantastic (and dangerous) research into real X-ray eyes on our blog: https://royalsociety.org/blog/2025/11/x-ray-vision/

Professor Ulrike Tillmann, Chair of the Royal Society Education Committee, responds to the Curriculum and Assessment Review 2025: royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...

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.

Born #OnThisDay in 1921 was American Mary Sherman Morgan, chemist and rocket fuel scientist. She invented the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957, which was used to power the United States' first satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit: #WomenInSTEM https://bbc.in/43474Ci

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 1908 was Joseph Rotblat FRS, physicist and peace campaigner. One of only two Fellows of the Royal Society to win a Nobel Peace Prize, his work on the Manhattan Project lead him to become a leading advocate of disarmament. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSKT-d6KfWc

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/

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...

In 2015, gravitational waves were first detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory. Ten years on, join gravitational waves theorist Dr Lionel London on a journey to some of the most extreme gravity events in the Universe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1__-B3UcQQ

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/

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...

📢#WCSJ2027 Founding Partners announced 👇 🎉The Royal Society, Springer Nature, Wellcome and UK Research and Innovation🎉 @royalsociety @Springer Nature @wellcometrust.bsky.social @UKRI_News 📆World Conference of Science Journalists will take place in London in September 2027

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...

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...

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/

Born #OnThisDay in 1930 was Gladys West. As a mathematician and computer programmer, West created an accurate model of the Earth's shape, and her work on satellite geodesic modelling laid the foundations for GPS technology. #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth https://bbc.in/4nsn0FA

From concrete to mobile phones, modern life has long relied on sand as a key resource. But despite huge deserts and many thousands of beaches around the world, usable sand is running out. What if we run out of sand? Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjPQ5wFWmTk

Over on our blog, Royal Society Archive Cataloguer Vida Milovanovic discovers a fascinating connection between the design of lighthouses and the Royal Society: #HistoryOfScience https://royalsociety.org/blog/2025/10/smeatons-beacons/

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

We are pleased to announce that throughout Open Access Week, from 20 – 26 October, all Royal Society journal content is freely available. Explore our journals here: royalsociety.org/Journals/ #OAWeek #OAWeek25

For #OAWeek25, all @royalsocietypublishing.org content is freely available from 20-26 October. Explore our journals below: #OpenAccess #OAWeek

This analysis from The Royal Society highlights an extremely important issue facing the UK R&D sector.