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Apply now for opportunities closing in May [The Royal Society]( Scientists newsletter [Short Industry Fellowship]( The Short Industry Fellowship is a new scheme to enable scientists employed in either industry or academia to have short, dynamic engagements with the alternate area. Secondments to work on collaborative projects can be held between three and six months full time, or up to 12 months part time, and will support knowledge transfer between industry and academic science in the UK. Deadline: Thursday 24 May 2018, 3pm [Find out more]( [Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship]( This scheme provides long-term support to UK universities and research institutions as they make strategic research appointments, recruiting and retaining outstanding senior researchers. Up to £250,000 can be requested for overseas recruitment applications and up to £150,000 can be requested for retention applications. Deadline: Wednesday 2 May 2018, 3pm [Apply now]( [International Collaboration Awards]( This collaborative award from the Global Challenges Research Fund is to enable UK research leaders to develop international partnerships with leading researchers around the world. These research partnerships are to work on projects that address some of the major global challenges affecting developing countries. Deadline: Thursday 3 May 2018, 3pm [Apply now]( [Macropinocytosis in physiology, disease and therapy]( SCIENTIFIC MEETING Date: 21 – 22 May, 2018 Location: [The Royal Society at Chicheley Hall, Buckinghamshire]( This meeting will discuss the newly appreciated biology of macropinosome formation and trafficking, with the goal of building a community of experts in this field. [Find out more]( [Forces in cancer: interdisciplinary approaches in tumour mechanobiology]( SCIENTIFIC MEETING Date: 18 – 19 June, 2018 Location: [The Royal Society, London]( This meeting will bring together scientists working in cancer mechanobiology, to explore the physical forces involved in the initiation and progression of cancer. [Find out more]( [Cosmic-ray muography]( SCIENTIFIC MEETING Date: 14 – 15 May, 2018 Location: [The Royal Society at Chicheley Hall, Buckinghamshire]( The innovative imaging technique of muography uses naturally-occurring background radiation in the form of cosmic-ray muons to characterise a diverse range of complex structures that cannot be imaged using conventional techniques. Research interest in muography is at an all-time high and this proposed meeting aims to unite the global community, encourage international collaboration and engage industry via dedicated user-led sessions. [View programme]( [Themed journal issue: understanding the physical and social challenges of a warming world]( The Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015 laid out ambitious targets for limiting global temperature rise. The latest issue of Philosophical Transactions A is devoted to exploring the myriad challenges posed by meeting the Agreement, as well as the physical and social challenges for a warming world of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This special issue is made up of papers across the physical and life sciences, as well as contributions from legal, economic, political and public policy perspectives. All articles within the issue are free to read until the end of May. [Read special issue]( [International Exchanges Scheme]( The International Exchanges schemes are designed to offer a flexible platform for UK based scientists to interact with the best scientists around the world. Funds can be requested for either a one-off short visit to explore opportunities for building lasting networks, or for bilateral visits to strengthen emerging collaborations. [Find out more]( [Research Grants]( This scheme is for scientists in the UK who are at an early stage in their career and want to purchase specialised equipment and consumables. Deadline: Wednesday 6 June 2018, 3pm [Apply now]( [Paul Instrument Fund]( This scheme is for scientists in the UK who want to design and construct a novel instrument to measure phenomena in the physical sciences. Deadline: Tuesday 22 May 2018, 3pm [Apply now]( [Popular journal content from the last month](#) [Modelling science trustworthiness under publish or perish pressure]( - Royal Society Open Science [Anthropogenic resource subsidies and host–parasite dynamics in wildlife]( - Philosophical Transactions B [Wind and geography shape the migratory route of grey-faced buzzards in East Asia]( - Royal Society Open Science [Divergence in the morphology of ceratopsian dinosaurs]( - Proceedings B Images Credit Mario Guti Credit Jenny Stow, University of Queensland Credit: Chris Bakal and Oliver Inge 'Life in the haor of Bangladesh’ by Balaram Mahalder. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Credit: David Parker Credit: Matties [The Royal Society logo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [View this email online]( [Update your details]( [Add us to your address book]( [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy policy]( Copyright © The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, Registered Charity No 207043