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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

‘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 Guardian - UK

William to attend celebration of efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance

The Prince of Wales will deliver a short speech at the event.

The Independent UK

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

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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The Independent UK

Is Virgin Atlantic ‘Flight100’ the key to sustainable aviation?

What is ‘SAF’ and is it really the key to zero-emission flight?

The Conversation

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

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

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

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Space

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

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.

Salon

Alien contact could be a disaster

A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining

LiveScience

First contact with aliens could easily end in genocide, scholars warn

SETI has been searching for evidence of alien life – but could doing so end in disaster?

The Conversation

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history

We’re only halfway through 2023, and it feels already like the year of alien contact.

The Guardian - UK

British scientists can request grants if UK rejoins EU’s £85bn Horizon scheme

‘Expected’ return could help retain scientists and researchers lost after grants were cancelled in Brexit row

The Guardian - UK

‘Look back and marvel’: how will today’s science be viewed in 2123?

As the Royal Society’s Summer Science exhibition opens we ask four experts for their predictions

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