The most eagerly-awaited science party of the season took place a few days ago in the Science Museum once again, after a gap of more than two decades.
To mark the birthday of Philosophical Transactions, Roger Highfield surveys the history of citizen science, which dates back much further than many realise.
Will Stanley, Science Museum Press Officer, blogs on the latest winner of the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books.
Micol Molinari, Learning Resources Project Coordinator writes about the Summer Science Exhibition at the Royal Society. The exhibition runs from 2-7th July and is free entry. Exciting, colourful, inspiring: fancy a little of that this week? You’re in luck. Every year, a specially selected group of researchers and technologists from across the nation, take over the Royal Society building and garden and turn them into an incredible celebration of scientific endeavour – the Summer Science Exhibition – filled with interactive exhibits, games, live demonstrations, prizes, and […]
Dr Hayaatun Sillem from the Royal Academy of Engineering explains why continued investment in R&D is essential to rebalancing the UK economy.
Former and current Science Ministers gathered at the Science Museum, in from of a who’s who of the British scientific establishment, to discuss the latest science policy thinking
The bestselling author James Gleick last night won the world’s most prestigious science book prize with his revelatory chronicle of how information has become the defining quality of the modern age.
“If science is to inspire, engage and thrive, it needs its heroes more than ever.” This was the key message from Dr. Roger Highfield, our Director of External Affairs, and this year’s recipient of the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal, at his Royal Society lecture ‘Heroes of Science’ earlier this week.