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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship

Dr Dorothy Bishop
The neuroscientist said she did not expect her resignation to have an impact, but she felt more comfortable. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

A leading scientist at the University of Oxford has resigned from the UK’s national academy of sciences over concerns about Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship.

Prof Dorothy Bishop, emeritus professor of developmental neuropsychology and a leading expert on children’s communication disorders, said she handed back her fellowship of the Royal Society last week.

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