Scientists ask Royal Society to Expel Elon Musk

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Scientists addressed an open letter to the Royal Society calling for the august scientific body to expel Elon Musk for his violations of its code of conduct.

Emeritus Professor Stephen Curry of Imperial College London launched an open letter to Professor Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, Launched on 11 February 2025, by the morning of 14 February it had about 1450 signatories from the top of the global scientific community.

Members of the Society have also begun to resign over its inaction regarding Musk.

On 24 November 2024,  emeritus Professor Dorothy Bishop of Oxford resigned from the Royal Society over its failure to expel Elon Musk for breaching its code of conduct.

On 12 February 2025, Professor Andrew Millar of the University of Edinburgh did the same.

Click here to read the open letter, and for the option to sign if you are a scientist (UK or international) who wishes to add yourself to the letter.