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150 people join the biggest AGM ever as it moves to online
Spring, the AGM was postponed this year due to the pandemic, but the move online proved popular with many members able to attend without travelling. The meeting included a summary of the RSB accounts to be approved by the attendees, an update from Dr...
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Sensing success at iGEM
DNA parts. The teams come together in October to present their work and compete at the annual Giant Jamboree in Boston, attended by more than 6,000 people. Teams use and develop BioBricks – standardised, open-source genetic components that form an...
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Record numbers of students take part in this year’s British Biology Olympiad
More than 3,200 students achieved a gold, silver or bronze award in the competition. These students will be invited to attend this year’s Royal Society of Biology Education Awards Ceremony at the IET London: Savoy Place in June. The British Biology...
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by late 2020 - Develop 10 new online courses by 2021, ensuring better access to training for biologists who cannot easily attend courses where they are physically delivered. Related news and links - RSB grants homepage - RSB members recognised in 2019...
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Biology Week 2018: Bioscientists discuss inclusion and diversity at Policy Lates
the Sarah Cannon Institute, began the discussion by describing her experience of being the first in her immediate family to attend university. Adelodun recounted the benefits of attending University College London’s in2science placements and thanked the...
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Biology Week 2018: Jobs will not be replaced by AI and the world will not be overrun by robots, state experts at this year's Biology Week debate
and brain-to-brain interfaces as key issues in the development of AI in the future. For those that were unable to attend, the debate is available to watch in full online and you can catch up with the debate over on twitter.
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RSB welcomes new President at 2018 Annual General Meeting
of the RSB, with handover taking place at the Annual General Meeting on May 2nd. The AGM saw more than one hundred members attend to hear updates from the RSB chief executive and directors, review the organisation’s finances, and commemorate Professor...
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Four students chosen to represent UK at the International Biology Olympiad
in a series of practical tasks and theoretical exams aimed to test their knowledge of the biosciences. The team will attend training sessions in July at Kew Gardens, Imperial College London, the Natural History Museum, and the University of Reading, to...
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Thousands of pupils from across the world take part in this year’s British Biology Olympiad
Olympiad More than 2,700 students received gold, silver or bronze awards in the competition, and all will be invited to attend this year’s RSB’s Education Awards Ceremony taking place at the IET London: Savoy Place in July. The competition is organised...
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RSB and Biochemical Society pack out the Royal Institution for the annual Biology Week debate
Over 400 members of the public attended the expert panel discussion on genome editing at the Royal Institution, as part of BIology Week 2017. Over 400 members of the public attended an expert panel discussion on genome editing at the Royal Institution,...
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Over 5,600 students take part in this year’s Intermediate Biology Olympiad
Kazakhstan and Singapore. 1679 students received a Gold, Silver or Bronze certificate, with a select few also invited to attend this year’s RSB’s Education Awards Ceremony, that took place at the IET Savoy Place: London. Students who achieved a Gold...
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RSB addresses Members of Parliament standing for re-election
choices that ensure UK science remains strong and relevant Following the General Election, MPs will also be invited to attend this year's Parliamentary Links Day, taking place on 27th June.
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British Biology Olympiad 2017 finalists announced
highest scores from the first round were then invited to take a more demanding examination, to identify the top 16 who will attend the UK finals at University of Warwick in April. The top four from the 16 finalists will also be invited to represent the...
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How to…Apply for a postdoc
Word document, turn off spelling and grammar suggestions. Highlight any funding you have beencompetitively awarded e.g. to attend a conference or significant course or workshop – "This shows initiative," says Woollard. Use the cover letter to provide...
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£5,000 awarded to RSB members for important study abroad
of logging on avian community ecology in Borneo. Alessia Taccogna MRSB will put the grant towards travelling to America to attend the 20th Annual Woods Hole Immunoparasitology Meeting. Alexis Barr MRSB will be travelling from the ICR in London to...
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Travel grants awarded to Society members
Jo Middleton and Chi-Ching Tsang. Chi-Ching Tsang AMSB will put her grant towards travelling from Hong Kong to Melbourne to attend the 19th Congress of the International Society of Human and Animal Mycology. Fergus Kennedy AMSB will put his grant to...
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Twenty students reach final of national biology competition
with the highest scores were invited to take part in a more demanding examination and the 20 highest scorers will now attend the final round at the University of Warwick later this month. There, they will compete for a place in the four-person team...
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Record number of schools take part in British Biology Olympiad
taken online in schools in January. The 34% of students who achieved Gold, Silver or Bronze awards, will be invited to attend a Society awards ceremony later this year. The top gold medallists will soon be invited to take part in round two of the BBO; a...
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Rat dissection and honeybee animations win BioArtAttack competition
the public, receiving over half of the 500 public votes in our People's Choice Award poll on our YouTube channel. Fatema is attending the awards ceremony tonight with her parents and teacher, where she will be presented with her prizes. Unfortunately,...
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British Biology Olympiad 2014 round 2 results announced
The 121 students with the highest scores were invited to take part in a more demanding examination to identify who will attend the finals at Warwick University later this month. There they will compete for a place in the team which will represent the UK...
