Category Archives: FRS

10 Things You Should Know about Election to the Royal Society

Posted on 20 April 2012 by Athene Donald

There has been much consternation today in the Twittersphere –  and no doubt elsewhere too  – about the fact that there were only two women this year in the list of 44 new Fellows elected to the Royal Society. It … Continue reading →

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The Royal Society and Diversity

Posted on 24 October 2011 by Athene Donald

It is very easy to pillory long-established organisations for being insufficiently diverse. As a member of Cambridge University and a Fellow of the Royal Society, I see it all the time. It is assumed these venerable institutions are ‘bad’. It … Continue reading →

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