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

#OnThisDay in 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe on its journey to study the outer solar system. After 46 years of operation, the probe is still transmitting data, and at over 15.2 billion miles, is the most distant man-made object from Earth. #SpaceExploration

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...

The Royal Society's Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship scheme is now open for applications. This scheme offers a first step into an independent research career for early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern. Find out more and apply now: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/dorot...

Dr Michael M. Thackeray FRS is awarded the Leverhulme Medal 2025 for contributions to the development of the lithium-ion battery, particularly for his invention of the NMC cathode, the dominant lithium-ion battery technology. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/leverhulme-medal/

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...

The Mullard Award 2025 is awarded to Professor Jason Hallett for pioneering work on the development of ionic liquids as commercially relevant solvents in biorefining and the circular economy. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/mullard-award/

The Sylvester Medal 2025 is awarded to Professor Sir Martin Hairer FRS for profound contributions to the fields of probability and analysis, as one of the leading figures in stochastic partial differential equations. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/sylvester-medal/

The Rumford Medal 2025 is awarded to Professor Bernard F Schutz FRS for contributions to relativistic astrophysics, the detection of gravitational radiation and education. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/rumford-medal/

The Gabor Medal 2025 is awarded to Professor Pearse Keane for pioneering, developing and facilitating retinal image analysis using artificial intelligence for diagnosis of ocular and systemic disorders. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/gabor-medal/

The Royal Society's Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme is still open for applications. This scheme offers early-career scholars the opportunity to use history of science collections, including our own, as part of their research. Find out more: #RSGrants https://royalsociety.org/grants/lisa-jardine/

We are so proud of our amazing Demo Team for being recognised as "global leaders in spectacular science demonstrations" with the 2025 @royalsociety.org Hauksbee Award. 👏 We can't wait to show you what they have in store for the 200th anniversary of the Christmas Lectures!

The Royal Society's #PairingScheme26 is now open for applications for researchers. This scheme pairs scientists with UK parliamentarians or civil servants. Find out more and apply now for this unique scheme: https://royalsociety.org/grants/training-mentoring-partnership-schemes/pairing-scheme/

Born #OnThisDay in 1923 was geologist Janet Watson FRS. She is known for her work on the Lewisian gneiss, the oldest rocks in the UK, and was the first woman to be elected president of the Geological Society of London, and was vice-president of the Royal Society from 1983-1985. #WomenInSTEM

The Davy Medal 2025 is awarded to Professor Andrew Cooper FRS for creating innovative digital approaches to chemistry that combine first-principles computational chemistry, autonomous robots and artificial intelligence. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/davy-medal/

Could you lead a scientific meeting dedicated to your area of research? Fast-forward scientific progress in your field by assembling global scientists for two days of discussion and collaboration. Proposals are considered twice a year. Submit by 24 September 2025: royalsociety.org/science-even...

The Royal Institution Demonstration Team is awarded the Royal Society Hauksbee Award 2025 for being global leaders in spectacular science demonstrations, which are vital for effective education and communication of scientific concepts. https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/hauksbee-award/