Collections

Collections and instruments

Reference collections, teaching materials and instruments kept by the Society and open to all without charge or registration.

Engraving of an anatomy theatre: tiers of empty benches rising around a table lit by candles.

For study and practice

Reference collections

Medicine

Human Pathology Bank

A searchable reference of 190 conditions: one hundred of the skin and ninety of the central nervous system, each with gross and microscopic images.

Open the bank

Medicine

Ophthalmology Portal

Optics, ocular anatomy, physiology and clinical ophthalmology, set out for the student and the practitioner.

Open the portal

Medicine

A guide to ADHD

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder for patients, families and clinicians: its history, epidemiology, symptoms and treatment, with a checklist and answers to common questions.

Read the guide

To explore

Interactive works

Public health

The Mortality Web

An interactive chart of the paths that lead from the pollutants of the air to the diseases of the heart, the lungs and the brain.

Explore the web

Biology

Cellular Evolution

The origin of cellular complexity, with two chapters of theory: endosymbiosis, and the RNA world.

Begin

Sound and pattern

Murmuration Studio

An instrument that generates binaural and ambient sound with a moving field of particles, for rest, sleep and concentration. Headphones are recommended.

Open the studio

To hear and to watch

Broadcasts

Podcast

Science Weekly

The Society’s digest of the week in science, presented by Olivia Montgomery.

Listen

YouTube

The Society’s channel

The books of the Press presented chapter by chapter, for those who learn best by listening and watching.

Visit the channel

YouTube

Calming sounds

The companion channel to the Murmuration Studio.

Visit the channel