Royal Society
British learned society
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| 2024 | Kelly and Zach Weinersmith win the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books for 'A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?' |
| 2023 | Ed Yong wins the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books |
| 2023 | Kate Bingham and Fiona Fox elected as Statute 12 Fellows of the Royal Society. |
| July 14 2023 | Rajeev Kumar Varshney, an Agricultural Scientist specializing in Genomics, Pre-Breeding, and Food Security, elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society |
| July 14 2023 | Subir Sachdev elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society |
| 2022 | Henry Gee wins the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books for 'A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters' |
| 2022 | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society. |
| 2022 | Carolyn R. Bertozzi awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. |
| 2022 | Prince Andrew, Duke of York's tenure as a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society ended |
| 2022 | Prince Andrew was stripped of his military appointments and royal patronages following ongoing controversy. |
| 2021 | Merlin Sheldrake wins the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books for 'Entangled Life' |
| 2021 | The Chicheley Hall building was sold by the Royal Society after the centre's closure. |
| May 2021 | The Royal Society announced plans to transition its four hybrid research journals to open access. |
| 2020 | Camilla Pang wins the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books for 'Explaining Humans' |
| 2020 | Jennifer Doudna awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. |
| November 30 2020 | Sir Adrian Smith began his 5-year tenure as President of the Royal Society. |
| October 2020 | The Royal Society's Science in Emergencies Tasking – COVID (SET-C) committee, led by sociologist Melinda Mills, approved a report on COVID-19 vaccine deployment that proposed legislation to control misinformation, drawing inspiration from Asian countries' approaches. |
| June 18 2020 | The Kavli Royal Society International Centre was permanently closed. |
| January 2020 | Lord Sumption publicly critiqued the Royal Society's proposal to support COVID-19 vaccine information control, arguing against suppressing contrary arguments in scientific discourse. |
| 2019 | Caroline Criado Perez wins the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books for 'Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men' |
| 2019 | Royal Society Prize for Science Books judging panel comprised Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Shukry James Habib, Dorothy Koomson, Stephen McGann, and Gwyneth Williams, responsible for judging the annual science book prize. |
| 2019 | The Charter Book was digitised, preserving the historical record of the Royal Society's members. |
| 2018 | Sarah-Jayne Blakemore wins the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books for 'Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain' |
| 2018 | Elon Musk was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, recognizing his innovative work in technology and space exploration. |
| 2018 | Frances Arnold awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. |
| 2018 | Donna Strickland awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018 |
| May 5 2017 | Patrick Vallance elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society |
| May 5 2017 | Gavin Salam elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society |
| 2016 | Royal Society Prize for Science Books judging panel included Bill Bryson, Dr Clare Burrage, Alastair Reynolds, GrrlScientist, and Roger Highfield, who selected the shortlist and winner of the prize. |
| 2015 | Robin Saxby and Lisa Jardine were awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society. |
| 2015 | Venki Ramakrishnan becomes president, serving from 2015 to 2020. |
| 2015 | Lisa Jardine elected as a Statute 12 Fellow of the Royal Society in the field of History. |
| April 30 2014 | Nick Talbot elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, noted as a Geneticist from Exeter University |
| 2013 | Bill Bryson was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society. |
| 2013 | Prince Andrew, Duke of York became a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society |
| 2013 | Prince William (as Duke of Cambridge) became a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society |
| 2013 | Prince Andrew was elected as a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society, despite questions about his suitability due to past business activities and criticism from scientific community members. |
| 2010 | Melvyn Bragg was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society. |
| 2010 | Sir Paul Nurse begins his presidency of the Royal Society, serving from 2010 to 2015. |
| 2010 | Jane Lubchenco became Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere of the United States. |
| June 21 2010 | The Kavli Royal Society International Centre was formally opened at Chicheley Hall. |
| June 1 2010 | The Kavli Royal Society International Centre held its first scientific meeting at the renovated Chicheley Hall. |
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