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The President of City St George’s, University of London has been elected by the UK’s national academy of sciences

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Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein and over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society.

Sir Anthony, who became President of City St George's in June 2021 after serving as the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security, joined this year’s cohort of pioneers from across a wide range of fields. New Fellows have been elected from more than 20 UK institutions, including City St George’s.

During Sir Anthony’s time as Chief Scientific Adviser, his research was based at The Alan Turing Institute. He was, prior to this, Dean of the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Head of UCL Computer Science. His scientific work is in the broad area of software systems engineering.

Amongst his external activities he is Chair of the Police Science Council and serves as member of a government agency board. He is also Chair of the DSIT Advisory Board on Research Security. He has recently served as a member of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Council.

Other Fellows in this year’s cohort have been elected from countries including South Africa, China, Switzerland, Singapore and Malaysia. A Nobel Prize winner whose team created the transformative AI model and a public health expert working to prevent HIV in young women were just some of the Fellows elected this year. Sir Anthony said:

As the President of City St George’s, I lead an institution that is committed to business and the professions, delivering education and research deeply informed by practice. It is an honour to be recognised by the Royal Society as Fellow, not least because it is a recognition by my peers, and to represent City St George’s determination to place science at the heart of what we do.

Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, said: "It is with great pleasure that I welcome the latest cohort of outstanding researchers into the Fellowship of the Royal Society."

Their achievements represent the very best of scientific endeavour, from basic discovery to research with real-world impact across health, technology and policy. From tackling global health challenges to reimagining what AI can do for humanity, their work is a testament to the power of curiosity-driven research and innovation.

“The strength of the Fellowship lies not only in individual excellence, but in the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences each new member brings. This cohort represents the truly global nature of modern science and the importance of collaboration in driving scientific breakthroughs.”

The Fellows and Foreign Members join the ranks alongside Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Dorothy Hodgkin.

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