'Rewilding' British Sign Language

------=_Part_18574733_491461701.1692286930513 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_18574734_81215984.1692286930513" ------=_Part_18574734_81215984.1692286930513 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =C2=A0 **Public newsletter =C2=A0 *Rewilding' British Sign Language The Royal Society and the Scottish Sensory Centre, based at the University = of Edinburgh, have brought together a team of scientists and British Sign L= anguage (BSL) users to make climate and biodiversity science more accessibl= e by creating new signs for common environmental terms.=C2=A0 The first two hundred signs include phrases like 'greenhouse gases', 'conse= rvation'=C2=A0and 'natural selection', which have never had standardised si= gns before. Watch more [ 4437] on BBC News, and see the full glossary here [= n.ed.ac.uk/BSL/environmenthome.html].=C2=A0 Read more [ videos/] ---------- =C2=A0 *From Leeuwenhoek to the electron microscope Join us on 14 September as we celebrate the legacy of Antoni van Leeuwenhoe= k and explore the development of microscopy to the present day. In talks ch= aired by=C2=A0Dr Dirk van Miert, Professor Katharine Cashman FRS will talk = about the ways that microscopy has revolutionised the study of rocks and mi= nerals, whilst Professor Matthew Cobb will explore the power of microscopic= imagery to inform and deceive.=C2=A0 Find out more [ /leeuwenhoek-evening-public-event/] =E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B---------- =C2=A0 *Get the chance to explore Carlton House Terrace, home of the Royal Society= =C2=A0 Explore the history and architecture of the Royal Society's home at Carlton= House Terrace, as we invite you in=C2=A0for Open House Festival from 16-17= September. Discover the secrets of the Grade 1 listed, John Nash-designed = town houses that are currently home to the oldest scientific academy in con= tinuous existence. Find out more [ /open-house/] =C2=A0 =E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B---------- *Meet this year's Royal Society Trivedi=C2=A0Science Book Prize judges We were recently very happy to announce the judging panel for this year's R= oyal Society Science Book Prize, supported by the Trivedi Family Foundation= . The Prize will be chaired by Professor Alain Goriely FRS, who will be=C2= =A0joined by a panel of representatives from the worlds of science and cult= ure:=C2=A0the Daily Telegraph=E2=80=99s arts and entertainment editor=C2=A0= Anita Singh,=C2=A0Lessons in Chemistry=C2=A0author Bonnie Garmus, actor and= author=C2=A0Paterson Joseph, and neuroscientist and Royal Society Universi= ty Research Fellow=C2=A0Dr Rebecca Henry. Read more [ dges/] =E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B---------- =C2=A0 *Science in the interests of justice and a forensics-themed Lates Ever wondered how science is used in a courtroom? Or how juries make sense = of forensic evidence? Join judges and scientists [= .uk/e/science-in-the-interests-of-justice-registration-for-online-attendanc= e-tickets-624280408507?aff=3Doddtdtcreator] including forensic anthropologi= st Sue Black and internet evangelist Vinton Cerf on 3 and 4 October as we d= iscuss how courts evaluate scientific evidence, manage new technologies and= consider expert witnesses. =C2=A0 You can also join us on=C2=A05 October for a free, adults-only evening of t= alks and activities [ 023/10/forensics-lates/] exploring the history of forensic investigation an= d how modern forensic science has evolved. 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[Watch more](3D") on BBC News, and see the full glossary [= here](3D").=C2=A0 [Read more](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 3D" From Leeuw= enhoek to the electron microscope = Join us on 14 = September as we celebrate the legacy of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and explore = the development of microscopy to the present day. In talks chaired by=C2=A0= Dr Dirk van Miert, Professor Katharine Cashman FRS will talk about the ways= that microscopy has revolutionised the study of rocks and minerals, whilst= Professor Matthew Cobb will explore the power of microscopic imagery to in= form and deceive.=C2=A0 [Find out more](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"Summer](3D") Get the ch= ance to explore Carlton House Terrace, home of the Royal Society=C2=A0 = Explore the hi= story and architecture of the Royal Society's home at Carlton House Terrace= , as we invite you in=C2=A0for Open House Festival from 16-17 September. Di= scover the secrets of the Grade 1 listed, John Nash-designed town houses th= at are currently home to the oldest scientific academy in continuous existe= nce. [Find out more](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"Summer](3D") Meet this = year's Royal Society Trivedi=C2=A0Science Book Prize judges = We were recent= ly very happy to announce the judging panel for this year's Royal Society S= cience Book Prize, supported by the Trivedi Family Foundation. The Prize will be chaired by Professor Alain Goriel= y FRS, who will be=C2=A0joined by a panel of representatives from the world= s of science and culture:=C2=A0the Daily Telegraph=E2=80=99s arts and entertainment editor=C2= =A0Anita Singh,=C2=A0Lessons in Chemistry=C2=A0author Bonnie Garmu= s, actor and author=C2=A0Paterson Joseph, and neuroscientist and Royal Soci= ety University Research Fellow=C2=A0Dr Rebecca Henry. [Read more](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 3D" Science in= the interests of justice and a forensics-themed Lates = Ever wondered = how science is used in a courtroom? Or how juries make sense of forensic ev= idence? [Join judges and sci= entists](3D") including forensic anthropologist Sue Black and internet evange= list Vinton Cerf on 3 and 4 October as we discuss how cour= ts evaluate scientific evidence, manage new technologies and consider exper= t witnesses. =C2=A0 You can also j= oin us on=C2=A05 October for a [free, adults-only evening of talks and activities](3D") exploring= the history of forensic investigation and how modern forensic science has = evolved. [Find out more](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 3D" What is Op= en Science? = Royal Society = Publishing proudly champions open access as a means to maximise the spread = and=C2=A0re-use of scientific research. 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