Elon Musk survives as fellow of Royal Society despite anger among scientists Questions remain over whether further action will be taken after resignations and calls for the Tesla CEO to be expelled The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025
Elon Musk labels 'godfather of AI' 'carelessly ignorant, cruel' over call for Royal Society ban Geoffrey Hinton wants Musk to be banished form the Royal Society, but note for alleged "Nazi salutes". Fortune · Mar 3, 2025
Clash brewing at Royal Society over calls to expel Elon Musk The entrepreneur has come under fire for posts on his social media site The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025
Royal Society to meet after fellow Elon Musk accused of ‘promoting conspiracies’ An open letter alleged Mr Musk had broken the Royal Society’s code of conduct by promoting ‘unfounded conspiracy theories’. Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2025
Isaac Newton’s beer mug to go on show in Royal Society exhibition in London Though scientist was not thought to be a great drinker, he may have used beer as an ingredient in the homemade ink in which he wrote his greatest work The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025
Royal Society to hold meeting after being urged to expel Elon Musk The letter says that the lack of any statement on the issue by the society ‘increasingly looks like a failure of moral courage’ The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
Royal Society to hold meeting after concerns raised over fellow Elon Musk Stephen Curry, professor of structural biology at Imperial College London, wrote an open letter which has been signed by thousands of people. Evening Standard · Feb 16, 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
Corporate transparency is a step toward a greener economy, but further change is needed Could corporate transparency be one of the solutions to climate change? Or, at the very least, could it be a way to hold businesses accountable for their environmental impacts? Not by itself, according to our paper, “Shaping nature outcomes in corporate settings”, recently published by The Royal Society. The Conversation · Jan 30, 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
Royal Society facing calls to expel Elon Musk amid concerns about conduct Exclusive: Some fellows fear tech billionaire could bring institution into disrepute with incendiary comments The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024
Row at Royal Society over bid to re-elect former president to head ‘boys’ club’ Exclusive: Fellows divided as council reportedly puts forward Sir Paul Nurse for role never held by a woman The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024
Hidden figures: giving history’s most overlooked mathematicians their due A new book looks at the contributions made by women and people of colour, whose stories have often been forgotten The Guardian - US · Jul 29, 2024
Top scientists turning down UK jobs over ‘tax on talent’, says Wellcome boss Next government urged to lower upfront visa costs that are 17 times higher than international average The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024 ‘Infectious enthusiasm’: Jonathan Yeo’s green portrait of David Attenborough unveiled Painting of 98-year-old broadcaster, commissioned by Royal Society, goes on public display 2 July
The Independent UK · May 16, 2024 William to attend celebration of efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance The Prince of Wales will deliver a short speech at the event.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2024 Stephen Cox obituary Other lives: Former director-general of the Commonwealth Institute and executive secretary of the Royal Society under four presidents
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024 From Migration to Curb Your Enthusiasm: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment The latest animation from the people who brought us Minions looks set to get kids all in a flap, and Larry David’s awks-tastic sitcom is back for a final season
LiveScience · Dec 21, 2023 Jellyfish elevator carrying fish from ocean depths captured in weird, otherworldly photo Image of a fish catching a lift on a jellyfish elevator is one of the winners of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition.
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 Is Virgin Atlantic ‘Flight100’ the key to sustainable aviation? What is ‘SAF’ and is it really the key to zero-emission flight?
The Conversation · Oct 12, 2023 Climate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say experts The emptying of supermarket shelves during the COVID pandemic demonstrated the chaos that disruption to the UK’s food supply can provoke. Could this type of disruption have a different cause in the future? And what might the impact on society be?
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023 Wednesday briefing: Why Britain needs more black science professors In today’s newsletter: Black professors make up less than 1% of science academics – will a new Royal Society scheme address the imbalance?
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023 UK academics urge Royal Society to condemn fossil fuel industry Exclusive: Letter signed by more than 1,200 leading figures calls for ‘unambiguous statement’ about climate crisis
Space · Aug 14, 2023 First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history How humanity responds to the first contact with intelligent alien life could determine the very fate of our species. Here's what we can learn from history.
The Conversation · Aug 3, 2023 Rishi Sunak’s green backtracking contrasts strongly with previous prime ministers’ efforts UK prime minister Rishi Sunak appears to be wavering on “net zero by 2050” that Theresa May successfully passed through parliament with barely a cough of disapproval in 2019.