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Medals and awards winners 2026

Discover the individuals and teams recognised and celebrated for their outstanding contributions to scientific discovery, public engagement and research culture.

Crystals of the phage tail fibre protein Hylp1. Credit: Dr Edward J Taylor, University Research Fellow from the University of Lincoln

University Research Fellowships

The Royal Society has announced the 2026 cohort of brilliant early career researchers.

Response to US Office of Management and Budget

The Royal Society responds to the proposed “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance”.

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Total Solar Eclipse 1875 photographic plates

Photographic glass plates returned to Royal Society library after 129 years.

Catch up on Summer Science

Watch highlights from the Royal Society's celebration of cutting-edge science.

Six books shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize

Science Book Prize shortlist

Discover the six titles shortlisted for the 2026 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize.

Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society; Dame Julie Maxton, Executive Director of the Royal Society; Sir Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum Group; and Sir Tim Laurence, Chair of the Science Museum Group, at Buckingham Palace with His Majesty The King. © Science Museum Group

Charter Book

HM The King signs new page of Royal Society Charter Book as Royal Patron.

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Climate change: evidence and causes

26 August 2026

Project

Climate change: science and solutions

19 May 2021

Project

Reversing biodiversity loss

Coral colonies growing in clear shallow waters surrounding a tropical islet in the Majuro Atoll of the Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean

Project

Biodiversity and climate change: interlinkages and policy options

11 October 2021

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Project

Multifunctional landscapes

01 February 2023

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Medals and awards winners 2026

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Response to US Office of Management and Budget

Total Solar Eclipse 1875 photographic plates

Catch up on Summer Science

Science Book Prize shortlist

Charter Book

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Climate change: evidence and causes

Climate change: science and solutions

Reversing biodiversity loss

Biodiversity and climate change: interlinkages and policy options

Multifunctional landscapes

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