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Building a nation of biologists
Lauren MᶜLeod MRSB on the RSB’s priorities for improving biology teaching and learning at all levels over the next five years 20th February 2023 The Society is committed to supporting and encouraging the study of biology at primary, secondary and...
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Virtual Lambeth Country Show
The Royal Society of Biology outreach and engagement team have produced activities as part of this year's virtual Lambeth Country Show. You can get involved with the festival weekend from the comfort of your own home - just choose one of the easy to...
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Biology Week at Home
We have a range of experiments you can do using everyday household items, and enjoy celebrating Biology Week from the comfort of your own home. These activities, and more than 100 other free activities, worksheets, quizzes games (and more!) are...
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Hullabaloo At Home 2020
The Royal Society of Biology outreach and engagement team have produced activities to enable you to take part in Hullabaloo At Home. You can get involved with the festival weekend from the comfort of your own home - just choose one of the easy to...
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Election manifesto
Download the Royal Society of Biology briefing for candidates standing at the General Election, which sets out priority actions for the first year of a new Parliament. We urgently call on all political parties to commit to: Invest in biosciences for a...
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Secondary Schools
Useful websites, classroom activities, competitions & careers resources Some fantastic resources to support teachers and students in secondary schools Useful websites & practical resources SciberMonkey is an excellent website that points students and...
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Training
The Society's training programme is expanding; we offer courses to suit all interests and competencies, from enthusiastic students to high level professionals. Our aim is to promote interest in biology and enable individuals to continue their...
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Member Profiles
6th December 2024 Our latest profiles explore the working lives of flow cytometrist Aidee Sanchez, Dr Andrew Holding and his work on breast cancer resistance, and Professor Jim Lynch in his wide-ranging interdisciplinary career A DAY IN THE LIFE Aidee...
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Feeding the machine
6th December 2024 Biological AI needs a fair and sustainable data supply. Oliver Vince and Glen Gowers explain how we can explore the planet’s biodiversity in a strategic and equitable way Biotechnology is the science of taking biological ‘components’...
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Leopard Head Wins National Specimen Drawing Competition
Liam Barrett (17), of Tupton Hall School in Derbyshire, has won the Nancy Rothwell Award for specimen drawing. Liam Barrett (17), of Tupton Hall School in Derbyshire, has won the Nancy Rothwell Award for specimen drawing. Liam’s striking colour drawing...
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Winners of RSB Outreach and Engagement Award 2018 announced
The winners of this year’s Royal Society of Biology outreach and engagement awards have been announced. The two winners of this year’s Royal Society of Biology outreach and engagement awards have been announced. The RSB outreach and engagement awards...
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog Wins Inaugural Nancy Rothwell Award
A colourful red-eyed tree frog, Agalychnis Callidryas, is the winning image of the inaugural Nancy Rothwell specimen drawing competition, as announced yesterday evening at the Royal Veterinary College, London, as part of Biology Week. A colourful...
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Biology: Changing the World - What is it?
Biology: Changing the World celebrates the great biologists of the past in order to inspire those of the future. The website, mobile app and schools resources are packed with information and activities about the biologists that shaped the world we live...
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In it for the long run
Above: An image of the world-famous Park Grass long-term experiment, courtesy of Rothamstead Research. Ben Sykes explains how the UK’s long-term ecological field experiments – some of which have been running for over a century – can tell us things that...
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Buried Alive
Above: A rainbow captured over the drilling rig of the research vessel JOIDES Resolution. Image courtesy of IODP JRSO Yuki Morono explains why the discovery of living bacteria in 100 million year old sediment may force us to rethink the minimum levels...
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Cultural revolution
Professor Andrew Whiten FRSB explores the emerging evidence of ‘animal culture’ and its importance in evolution February 21st 2022 In the lush forests of Costa Rica, white-faced capuchins typically engage in busy, often frantic-looking foraging and...
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Expert panellists come to discuss if it's too late to save our oceans at this year's Biology Week debate
Biologists and non-biologists of all ages packed into the historic Faraday Theatre at the Royal Institution last night to hear a panel of experts tackle the question: Marine plastics: is it too late to save our oceans? Biologists and non-biologists of...
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Policy Profile: Helen Mitchell MRSB
The RSB education policy officer and teacher on helping shape how biology is taught across the UK How would you describe your role at the RSB and what you do? Within the education policy team, I focus on curricula and supporting the Society’s...
