Science books and ‘the realms of imagination’

21 May 2013 by Charlotte Marling

How can we inspire the next generation of scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs?  Publishers across the UK have submitted their best…

The Royal Society at Hay Festival 2013

20 May 2013 by Scott Keir

Set in a small town in the Welsh Borders, The Hay Festival brings together speakers and audiences from around the…

Road safety: be a road crash investigator – a Partnership Grants project puts equations in motion

8 April 2013 by Charlotte Marling

“When will we ever use these equations?” is a question often asked of Jennie Hargreaves, a teacher at Lockerbie Academy…

Great British Innovation Vote: have your say

19 March 2013 by Charlotte Marling

The Society is taking part in the Great British Innovation Vote to find the most important innovation in science and…

Donated livers kept ‘alive’ outside human body

19 March 2013 by Charlotte Marling

In a world first, a donated human liver has been ‘kept alive’ outside a human being and then successfully transplanted…