Royal Society funds Doncaster hero

15 museums and galleries across the country have been selected to take part in the Royal Society grant scheme which provides funding of up to £3,000 for exhibitions and events which reveal local stories of scientific brilliance.

Among those chosen is Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery, which is celebrating Doncaster born 26-year-old Dean Lomax - a palaeontologist and honorary scientist at the University of Manchester. The Museum is planning a series of events, including an opportunity for children to go on a fossil hunt with dinosaur expert Dean and get inspired by a career in science.

All 15 projects chosen to receive funding from the Royal Society Local Heroes scheme unearth the stories of scientists from across the ages – from pioneers of the industrial age, to intrepid Victorian dinosaur hunters and the discoverers of Polythene.

Judging panel chair, Prof Jonathan Ashmore, said: “This is a fantastic nation-wide celebration of past and present scientists.”