Brexit and research – What we know and what we don’t know

28 March 2018 by Joe Edwards, Public Affairs Adviser

Last Friday (23 March) the UK Government and the EU agreed the terms of a Brexit transition deal – this…

The trouble with tackling air pollution

9 March 2018 by Emma Woods, Head of Policy, Wellbeing

The air we breathe is rarely out of the news or far from political debate. We see headlines like “London…

Scientific collaboration: The Netherlands meets the UK

6 March 2018 by Laura Wilton, Senior Policy Adviser

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch scientist and Fellow of the Royal Society, is reported to have said: ‘Whenever I found out…

Science community celebrating LGBT+ history month

7 February 2018 by Dr Luke Boulter-Comer, Royal Society Diversity Committee

24 May 2018 marks 30 years since the enactment of Section 28 and its inclusion into British law. At the time…

A snapshot of UK research infrastructures

6 February 2018 by Eleanor Beal, Senior Policy Adviser

Research infrastructures are a crucial, but sometimes overlooked, part of the research and innovation landscape in the UK. The Royal…