Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship

Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was a contradiction of all the values' of UK's national academy of sciences

A leading scientist at the University of Oxford has resigned from the UK's national academy of sciences over concerns about Elon Musk's continuing fellowship.

Prof Dorothy Bishop, emeritus professor of developmental neuropsychology and a leading expert on children's communication disorders, said she handed back her fellowship of the Royal Society last week.