Neurologist Masud Husain wins the 2025 @royalsociety.org Trivedi Science Book Prize! More: royalsociety.org/medals-and-p... Huge honour to meet @masudhusain.bsky.social tonight at a fab event with Sir Adrian Smith, brilliantly MCed by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social

In memory of Jane Goodall, English primatologist and anthropologist and the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. Take a look at her 1985 article published in #PhilTransB 'Conditions of innovative behaviour in primates': royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

NEWS: “A beautiful exploration of how problems in our brains can cause us to change." "Our Brains, Our Selves" by Masud Husain wins the 2025 Royal Society (@royalsociety.org) Trivedi Science Book Prize: fivebooks.com/book/our-bra...

“Jane Goodall was an amazing scientist who inspired people to see the natural world in a new way. She helped us to look at the animal kingdom with fresh eyes and with greater respect.

We're very happy to announce that the winner of this year’s Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize is ‘Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist’s Patients Taught Him About the Brain’ by debut author, clinical neurologist and neuroscientist Masud Husain. #SciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...

Am listening to the fascinating stories of the authors shortlisted for the Royal Society Book Prize. Who will win? Stay tuned...

"I am increasingly concerned over threats to the values that allow science to flourish." Read the full statement from the President of the Royal Society Sir Adrian Smith: royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...

Dark matter remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in physics. Join Rosalind Franklin Prize winner Professor Clare Burrage as she discusses how her research is probing our dark universe, and how she aims to engage girls of all ages with the joy of physics: https://bit.ly/4mFfvL6

Join Francis Crick Prize winner Professor Sam Behjati for this free upcoming lecture on 10 October, as he discusses insights into the early detection and prevention of childhood cancer: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/10/francis-crick-prize/

As Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society said earlier this year: "There have always been attacks on science, but today there are genuine concerns that we may be turning our backs on research and the values of calm, evidence-based debate and decision-making.

Do you want to raise the profile of your research, and share it with over 10,000 members of the public? The call for proposals to exhibit at the 2026 #SummerScience Exhibition is still open: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/summer-science-exhibition/call-for-proposals-2026/

Our Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships are still open for applications. This scheme offers a first step into an independent research career for outstanding early career scientists who require flexible working circumstances. #RSGrants https://royalsociety.org/grants/dorothy-hodgkin-fellowship/

Join us on the evening of Tuesday 7 October for an out-of-this-world adults-only evening of science, comedy, art and discovery as we celebrate #WorldSpaceWeek with our lates event, 2075: A space odyssey: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/10/2075-a-space-odyssey/

Born #OnThisDay was Louise Johnson FRS, British biochemist and protein crystallographer. She was part of the team that was the first to solve the structure of an enzyme by x-ray crystallography, and she and her lab solved the structures of many other proteins through her career. #WomenInSTEM

In 2015, the first gravitational waves were detected. Ten years on, cosmologist Dr Lionel London explores some of the most extreme gravity events in the Universe, and looks at how new technology could help us understand the nature of physics itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1__-B3UcQQ

There's not long left until we announce the winner of this year's Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates the best in popular science writing from the past 12 months. Remind yourself of the stellar shortlist: #SciBooks royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...

Our Career Development Fellowships are now for applications. This scheme provides talented early career scientists from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM with research funding and training opportunities to build a successful research career: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/caree...

Our Places of Science scheme is now open for applications. If you're a small museum looking to tell stories of science and scientists relevant to your local community, you could get up to £3,500 to support your project. For more info royalsociety.org/grants/place...

Huntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time following positive results from a global clinical trial, on which Professor Sarah Tabrizi FRS of UCL's Huntington's Disease Centre was lead scientific advisor: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Are you a biologist with a research interest in embryogenesis or synthetic biology? Join our upcoming residential scientific meeting in Brighton on 20-21 October on the topic of generative biology: royalsociety.org/science-even...

“Climate change is real - the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities is resulting in fundamental changes to our planet. It is increasing the risk of extreme weather, warming the ocean and causing ice caps to melt resulting in sea level rise,” 1/3

Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

Join Francis Crick Prize winner Professor Sam Behjati for this free upcoming lecture on 10 October, as he discusses insights into the early detection and prevention of childhood cancer: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/10/francis-crick-prize/

Scrapping visa fees for top scientists “appear[s] to be a welcome suggestion that ministers are looking seriously at the barriers to the UK attracting the talent and skills the research and innovation sector needs to thrive” said Alison Noble FRS: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p... (£)

There's still time to submit your application to take part in our 2026 #PairingScheme, which gives scientists and policy-makers a unique opportunity to experience each other's worlds. Find out more: https://royalsociety.org/grants/training-mentoring-partnership-schemes/pairing-scheme/

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...

Born #OnThisDay in 1896 was Dorothy Needham FRS, an English biochemist whose research made her a leading authority on the biochemistry of the muscle. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1948. #WomenInSTEM

As the UN Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty has now reached the required threshold of ratifications to be entered into force, take a look at our policy note, published last year, which looks at identifying candidate sites and more: #OceanScience royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

It's #PeerReviewWeek2025! Join us as we reflect on how #AI is reshaping peer review and the broader scholarly publishing ecosystem. We'll be sharing peer review content and resources throughout the week ⬇️ @peerreviewweek.bsky.social

There's still time to submit your proposal to exhibit your research at the #SummerScience Exhibition 2026! With the call for proposals open until 8 October, don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with the public, potential funders and government: royalsociety.org/science-even...

Are you a biologist or an ecologist with a research interest in pathogens, bacteria and symbionts? Join our upcoming residential meeting in Manchester on obligate intracellular bacteria on 3-4 November 2025. royalsociety.org/science-even...

Naomi Datta FRS was born #OnThisDay in 1922. She discovered horizontal gene transfer, the passing of genetic material between organisms, as a key factor in the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. #WomenInSTEM

Our Places of Science scheme is now open for applications. If you're a small museum looking to tell stories of science and scientists relevant to your local community, you could get up to £3,500 to support your project. For more info royalsociety.org/grants/place...

As we celebrate 80 years since the first women were elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, Ruby Seger-Bernard, Schools Engagement Officer, and Isabelle Moss, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, reflect on the importance of inspiring girls and young women in science:

There's still one week to apply for our Faraday Discovery Fellowships. These prestigious long-term awards are designed to support mid-career research leaders to undertake high-quality, original research. Find out more now: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/farad...

Born #OnThisDay in 1887 was Arctic explorer Louise Arner Boyd, the first woman to fly over the North Pole. She won a medal for her efforts to find lost explorer Roald Amundsen, and her photography of Greenland is still being used by glaciologists: #WomenInSTEM https://bit.ly/44USH18

Join representatives from industry and academia from the world of quantum computing and computational research to discuss the current state of the art, its limitations and more in our upcoming scientific meeting from 6-7 October. Register now: royalsociety.org/science-even...

Join us on Tuesday 7 October as we celebrate #WorldSpaceWeek with a free adults-only Lates event of science, comedy, arts and more. Hear from the engineers pushing new boundaries in space exploration, take part in a Martian revolution, and create your own galaxy: royalsociety.org/science-even...

Join Royal Society Ferrier Prize winner Professor Gillian Bates FRS on 06 October at the Royal Society as she unravels the molecular basis of Huntington's disease: royalsociety.org/science-even...

Born #OnThisDay in 1897 was Irène Joliot-Curie, French chemist and physicist who received the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with her husband Frédéric, for their discovery of induced radioactivity. #WomenInSTEM

#OnThisDay in 1992, Mae Jemison became the first black woman to travel into space, when she served as mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavour for the STS-47 mission. #WomenInSTEM

Euphemia Haynes was born #OnThisDay in 1890. Haynes was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, and worked throughout her career to make education more equitable. #WomenInSTEM https://bit.ly/3VeLRkF

As we celebrate 80 years since the first women were elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, Ruby Seger-Bernard, Schools Engagement Officer, and Isabelle Moss, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, reflect on the importance of inspiring girls and young women in science: royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

There's still time to submit your proposal to exhibit your research at the #SummerScience Exhibition 2026! With the call for proposals open until 8 October, don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with the public, potential funders and government: royalsociety.org/science-even...

To celebrate 200 years of Royal Institution Discourses, our friends at @rigb.org have released a newly-digitised version of a 1970 Discourse given by Kathleen Lonsdale FRS on 'Women in Science'. Listen to this fascinating lecture now: #WomenInSTEM www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzlA...

How is modern life manufactured? How do our brains construct our identities? How can music heal our bodies and minds? These are some of the questions that the books nominated for the Royal Society Trivedi #SciBooks Prize seek to answer: https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/science-book-prize/

Born #OnThisDay in 1907 was geologist and palaeontologist Professor Dorothy Hill FRS. She was the first female professor at an Australian university, the first female president of the Australian Academy of Science, and the first Australian woman to become Fellow of the Royal Society. #WomenInSTEM

Marthe Vogt FRS, who was born #OnThisDay in 1903, was one of the 20th century's leading neuroscientists, with a research career spanning 50 years. She is best known for her work to understand the role of neurotransmitters like epinephrine. #WomenInSTEM

Join us on Tuesday 7 October as we celebrate #WorldSpaceWeek with a free adults-only Lates event of science, comedy, arts and more. Hear from the engineers pushing new boundaries in space exploration, take part in a Martian revolution, and create your own galaxy: royalsociety.org/science-even...

Born #OnThisDay in 1766 was John Dalton FRS. Dalton was a chemist, physicist and meteorologist and is known for introducing atomic theory to chemistry, and for his research into colour blindness, sometimes known as Daltonism in his honour. #HistoryOfScience