Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
The Royal Society
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Description area
Dates of existence
1660-
History
The Royal Society, formally the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. Founded on 28th November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as The Royal Society. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global co-operation, education and public engagement