‘It would be seen as political’: why the Royal Society is torn over Elon Musk Many fellows feel the billionaire has breached its code of conduct, but others say scientific neutrality is at stake The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025
Elon Musk faces exile from 365-year-old Royal Society over politics More than 2,700 scientists sign open letter calling for Musk's removal after being described as a "Bond villain" by a former member. Fortune · Feb 17, 2025
Royal Society urged to expel Elon Musk as fellows sign open letter More than 1,700 academics complain about X owner’s behaviour, citing his ‘assault on scientific research’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024
‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point Last year, 10,000 sham papers had to be retracted by academic journals, but experts think this is just the tip of the iceberg The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024