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Advice for students age 5 - 19 and their parents during COVID-19 pandemic
Last updated: 22 June 2020 Although schools across the UK are beginning to open - in some areas, to some year groups - many pupils remain at home and may wish to further develop their interest in the sciences alongside work set by their school. Below...
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Policy Profile: Lauren MᶜLeod MRSB
What do you do at the RSB? The RSB’s education policy team is focused on teaching and learning at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Our work is led by input from a range of committees, our Member Organisations, and from a diverse range of people,...
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Looking back on key highlights from 2024
2024 was an eventful and memorable year for the Royal Society of Biology. We take this opportunity to look back on some of the highlights. 2024 was an eventful and memorable year for the Royal Society of Biology. We take this opportunity to look back...
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Reimagining the final year project
Dr Sue Jones, Dr Dave Lewis and Michelle Payne discuss new alternatives to traditional final year bioscience projects, born out of necessity during the pandemic, can actually help improve student experience and employability 28th September 2020 Part I...
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Will new publishing platforms emerge from the COVID-19 crisis?
The bioscience community has been using new tools and platforms to quickly share and critique data and research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it an opportunity for radical new models and platforms to emerge? Dr Alexandra Freeman explains the concept...
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Denys Wheatley: Why aren’t researchers taught how to write and publish?
Science education pays scant regard to the skills needed to present research clearly The Biologist 63(5) p7 In a session on scientific writing at a meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in 2014, I asked the audience of about 200 the simple...
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Professional body for teachers receives support
The Society of Biology as a member of SCORE (Science Community Representing Education) has responded positively to a proposal to create a new independent professional body for teachers. The Society of Biology as a member of SCORE (Science Community...
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School Competitions
Find out about... The British Biology Olympiad the Biology Challenge and other competitions! Competition for school pupils UK Biology Competitions (UKBC) The Royal Society of Biology assists the administration of the Biology Challenge, Intermediate...
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Season’s Greetings from RSB!
As we look to 2023, we at the Royal Society of Biology take this opportunity to reflect on the work that we have carried out this year, working with and on behalf of the bioscience community, and specifically our individual and organisational members,...
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Spring into action
The first snowdrops or crocuses of the year are more than just a pleasant sign that spring is here. Tim Sparks and Kate Lewthwaite tell Tom Ireland about the importance of tracking the timing of these seasonal events 20th February 2023 Phenology is the...
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Spring into action
The first snowdrops or crocuses of the year are more than just a pleasant sign that spring is here. Tim Sparks and Kate Lewthwaite tell Tom Ireland about the importance of tracking the timing of these seasonal events 20th February 2023 Phenology is the...
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Annual Award Ceremony captures Biology Week buzz
Over a hundred people attended the Society of Biology Annual Award Ceremony on Thursday 17th October at the King's Fund. The event celebrated the achievements of our members and biology enthusiasts who have engaged with the Society throughout the year....
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Talented pupils and teachers celebrated at this year’s Education Awards Ceremony
Outstanding school pupils and teachers were recognised for their success at this year’s Education Awards Ceremony, which took place at the IET London: Savoy Place on Monday 9th July. Outstanding school pupils and teachers were recognised for their...
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Education Policy
We are committed to supporting and encouraging the study of biology at primary, secondary and tertiary levels across the UK, working in coordination with our member organisations and with the broader scientific community. Steered by our Education and...
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Sciences of the world unite
September 11th 2023 The RSB is increasingly working with learned societies and groups in other subjects to help effect system-wide change The RSB and its predecessor organisations have a long history of working to understand and further the interests...
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Sciences of the world unite
September 11th 2023 The RSB is increasingly working with learned societies and groups in other subjects to help effect system-wide change The RSB and its predecessor organisations have a long history of working to understand and further the interests...
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Winner of School Biology Teacher of the Year Award 2024 announced
The winner of the Royal Society of Biology’s School Biology Teacher of the Year Award 2024 is Dr Ali Bune, Subject Leader for Biology and whole school Literacy Coordinator, Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The winner of the...
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Evolving 5-19 Biology in England: putting the RSB's recommendations into action
The Royal Society of Biology has published an open letter from Professor Dudley Shallcross OBE FRSB to Professor Becky Francis CBE, Chair of Curriculum and Assessment Review, and the review panel. The Royal Society of Biology has published an open...
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RSB Awards
The Royal Society of Biology runs a range of awards for our members and biology enthusiasts. We also run a number of competitions for school students as well as a photography competition for biology enthusiasts. Open to all Outreach and Engagement...
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RSB offers primary teachers in London free online training
The Royal Society of Biology is offering free access to our Gopher Science Lab online training course, through funding from The Worshipful Company of Horners. The Royal Society of Biology is offering a chance to gain free access to our Gopher Science...
