Extremely exciting news! I’ve been awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship!! The Royal Society is the British national academy of science, and allegedly the oldest scientific academy in the world. It was established in 1660 with a charter from Charles II (hence Royal). Originally called the “the Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge“, it was devoted to the “Promoting of Physico-Mathematical Experimental Learning”. Its earliest meetings were organized by Robert Hooke (of “Hooke’s Law” fame), and one of its earliest presidents was none other than Sir Isaac Newton himself.
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