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The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

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Join Lost Women of Science, the award-winning podcast that tells the stories of remarkable - and largely unheralded - female scientists throughout history, on 19 November for an evening celebrating Hertha Ayrton: inventor, engineer, suffragette, trailblazer and firefighter. https://bit.ly/4xZYhxQ

A promotional image for a free in-person event titled "Lost Women of Science Conversations." It features Hertha Ayrton with the description "Electrical engineer extraordinaire." The event is scheduled for Thursday, 19 November 2026, from 7pm to 8.30pm GMT. Logos for The Royal Society and Lost Women of Science are present.
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Join Nobel laureate and Professor of Biochemistry Dr David Baker for the Croonian Prize Lecture on 3 November 2026.

Dr Baker will describe the design of a new generation of proteins to address current challenges in health, technology and sustainability.

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3D model of a protein on a blue and pink gradient background. In the top right there is the text "Advances in computational protein design. Croonian Prize Lecture given by Dr David Baker. 3 November 2026 6.30pm GMT."
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From self-healing concrete to radiation-resistant glass, scientists are working to build cities that are fit for people and the planet. Join us for this free event on 28 October as we gather some of the UK's brightest minds to see if they can see buildings differently. https://bit.ly/4zuaOL9

Red poster featuring three stacked orange bricks with holes. Overlaid bold white text reads, "See Stuff Differently." Below, smaller text says, "See buildings differently." Event details: "Wednesday 28 October 2026, 6.30pm – 7.30pm GMT. Free in-person event." The Royal Society logo is in the bottom left corner.
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The Age of Alchemy stood out to the judges for its strong narrative voice and global perspective. Judges described it as “dazzling”, “beautiful”, and a “rollickingly ambitious piece of science writing” that “could have a huge impact in shaping who scientists are in the future”.

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It traces chemistry through time and continents, long before the Enlightenment – from the first chemists who forged unimaginably strong steel in Sri Lanka millennia before it should have been possible to alchemists in Roman Egypt, such as Mary the Jewess, who designed apparatus still in use today.

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