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The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

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  1. 52 minutes ago

    Come and work for the Royal Society! We're looking for a new Head of Scientific Programmes. Find out more about the role on our website.

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  2. 3 hours ago

    Your brain has the incredible power to see the future. Catch up with our lecture with neuroscientist Professor Ray Dolan, whose group uses state of the art brain imaging techniques to probe how our brains decide the best course of action:

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  3. 3 hours ago

    funding is also available to support investigative research projects that are specifically tailored for students with special educational needs and disabilities. Find out more:

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    6 hours ago

    Save the date! On 27 Jan, Ian Chapman, CEO of will speak at a lecture about ongoing efforts to master fusion to generate green, clean energy for our future. Register here:

    The need to address climate change is only growing. Fusion – the process that powers the Sun – offers the potential for carbon-free, continuous electricity. Join Professor Ian Chapman for the Kavli Prize Lecture to explore the path to fusion power.
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    5 hours ago

    In July, and ran an expert workshop sharing experience on data access and sharing in the pandemic context. Very informative report, with examples and ideas for developing the work, just out at . See

    Access to high-quality, relevant information plays an important role in identifying, understanding and solving problems. This is especially true when faced with a novel and rapidly spreading pathogen such as COVID-19 and new variants. 1/5
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  6. 5 hours ago

    "Our planet is home to bewildering assemblages of life. Millions of different kinds of animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi coexist in remarkably interconnected ways. Together they make up the biodiversity of the Earth." Explore why matters:

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  7. 7 hours ago

    Bring research alive in your school with the Royal Society's Partnership Grants scheme. With the next round of funding opening soon, book now onto one of our free training sessions on how to make a successful application.

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  8. Jan 5

    Explore fusion power and the potential it holds for effectively limitless, carbon-free energy with Professor Ian Chapman in the Kavli Prize Lecture on January 27.

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  9. Jan 5

    Happy ! Here we have two fine specimens from naturalist Mark Catesby FRS (1683 - 1749), a flamingo referred to as 'Phoenicopterus bahamensis', and a wood duck, 'Aix sponsa'.

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    Jan 5

    What have we learned about data access and sharing from the pandemic? New report

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  11. Jan 5

    You can see the PDF of the report from the and Royal Society workshop here:

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  12. Jan 5

    Access to high quality data has become more vital than ever during the pandemic. Explore the findings from a workshop held by and the Royal Society to uncover lessons learned from the data-driven initiatives responding to :

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    Jan 5

    But beyond the pandemic, the review also raises fruitful lines of enquiry for better data sharing in the future and which we plan to take forward with the this year. We welcome registrations of interest in this work via hello@adalovelaceinstitute.org 5/5

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    Jan 5

    *Learning data lessons* shares the findings from this workshop and outlines eight examples of new UK data access and sharing initiatives that were rapidly set up at scale in response to the pandemic. 4/5

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    Jan 5

    In July 2020, at a critical time in the pandemic, the & convened a workshop of experts who've been involved in such initiatives to better understand their successes & challenges and surface recommendations for better collaboration in the future. 3/5

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    Jan 5

    The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for rapid data sharing initiatives by public and private institutions to understand and tackle the virus. 2/5

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    Jan 5

    Access to high-quality, relevant information plays an important role in identifying, understanding and solving problems. This is especially true when faced with a novel and rapidly spreading pathogen such as COVID-19 and new variants. 1/5

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  18. Jan 5

    Are threats to academic freedom damaging global science? Catch up with our panel with , hosted by , and explore what these threats looks like and what institutions can do to support the rights and freedoms of scientists everywhere:

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    Jan 4

    Parents facing the prospect of home schooling. Try the school experiment series to get your youngsters experimenting...especially with any left over Christmas chocolate! These are used widely in schools and support curriculum science

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    Jan 5

    Hill was a great man, a Nobel Prize winner and also Cara's first Vice-President, in 1933. Our cooperation with continues, including our joint panel last month on - . To help threatened academics today -

    Exercising more is a popular New Year's resolution - in this 1928 photo, physiologist Archibald Hill FRS (in a fetching tweed suit) is testing an athlete's pulse against his pocket watch. The large bag on the athlete's back was used to analyse his breathing during exercise.
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