I-Royal Society ibe yilungu kusukela ngo-1919.
I-Royal Society iyisikhungo sesayensi esizimele sase-UK futhi esizibusayo Fellowship kososayensi abaningi abavelele emhlabeni abathathwe kuzo zonke izici zesayensi, ubunjiniyela, nezokwelapha. Inhloso eyinhloko yeNhlangano, ebonakala ekusungulweni kwayo koMqulu weminyaka yawo-1660, ukuqaphela, ukukhuthaza, kanye nokusekela ukusebenza kahle kwesayensi nokukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa nokusetshenziswa kwesayensi ukuze kuzuze isintu. Inhlangano yenza kube lula ukuxhumana nokuxhumana phakathi kososayensi ngemihlangano yayo yezingxoxo, futhi isabalalisa intuthuko yesayensi ngamajenali ayo. Inhlangano iphinde izibandakanye ngale komphakathi wocwaningo, ngomsebenzi wenqubomgomo ozimele, ukukhuthaza imfundo yesayensi yekhwalithi ephezulu, kanye nokuxhumana nomphakathi. INhlangano ibuswa nguMkhandlu oholwa uMongameli kanye namaPhini KaMongameli amane. Abasebenzi abaqashwe ngokugcwele baholwa uMqondisi Omkhulu.
Amasu abalulekile eNhlangano agcizelela ukuzibophezela kwayo kusayensi yeqophelo eliphezulu, ocwaningweni oluqhutshwa ilukuluku, nasekuthuthukisweni nasekusetshenzisweni kwesayensi ukuze kuzuze umphakathi. Lezi zinto ezibalulekile yizi: