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  • Our Team

    CEO team Download an organogram of the CEO Team Dr Mark Downs CBiol CSci FRSB Chief Executive Jennifer Crosk Executive Assistant 020 3925 3472 Jen provides support to the chief executive, council and senior management team and manages human resources....

  • Australasia

    Current committee Chair: Professor Iain Gordon CBiol FRSB Treasurer: Carolyn Reynolds MRSB Secretary: Dr Rob Eley CBiol CSci FRSB Members: Associate Professor Anne Hamilton-Bruce CBiol FRSB Co-opted members: Dr Jiao Jiao Li FRSB Contact Please get in...

  • Northern Ireland

    Treasurer: Dr Richard Briggs CBiol FRSB Members: Professor Louise Cosby FRSB, Dr Glenn Dickson FRSB, Dr Paul Matthews CBiol CSci FRSB, Professor Neville McClenaghan FRSB, Dr Colin McClure MRSB, Diana Senovilla Herrero AMRSB, Jiaqi Zhou, Professor...

  • Wessex

    MSRB (co-opted) Secretary: Dr Rebecca Topley MRSB (co-opted) Members: Dr Liz Evesham CBiol FRSB; Dr Phil Richardson CBiol CSci MRSB, Dr Priya Bhatia Contact details Please get in touch by emailing us at wessex@rsb.org.uk

  • Reports

    exposed what microorganisms can look like and provided top tips to sound more like a microbiologist. Dr Nicola Johnston, CSci MIWater MRSPH (Training and Development Scientist, Anglian Water) discussed the history of water quality, the importance of...

  • Another successful Biology Week hosted by the Royal Society of Biology

    for a Better Tomorrow’ in collaboration with media company Content With Purpose. RSB Chief Executive Dr Mark Downs CBiol CSci FRSB (left) and RSB President Professor Sir Ian Boyd FRSB (right) with some of our award winners STEM schools talk Winner of...

  • Unveiling the ‘Biology for a Better Tomorrow’ series with CWP: showcasing the biosciences as key to a sustainable future

    at JNCC; Dr Sana Zakaria MRSB, research leader at the RAND Corporation; and our own Chief Executive Dr Mark Downs CBiol CSci FRSB. These thought leaders lend their voices to discuss the intersection of science, community wellbeing, and sustainability,...

  • Education and Science Policy Committee

    RSB staff team including: Secretariat: Sabrina Fleurimé MRSB, Science Policy Officer (Research Landscape) Dr Mark Downs CSci FRSB, Chief Executive Dr Arianne Matlin MRSB, Associate Director of Policy Lauren McLeod MRSB, Head of Education Policy Dr Laura...

  • HUBS executive committee

    and policy committee and degree accreditation committee, Janey is currently a member of the Chartered Science Teacher (CSciTeach) committee which assesses and elects university-level educators to the Royal Society of Biology CSciTeach register, and...

  • 2023 national statistics on the use of animal in science released

    levels, and published every year in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 amended 2012. Dr Mark Downs CSci FRSB, chief executive of the Royal Society of Biology, commented: “The advancement of biological science and the...

  • Membership and Professional Affairs committee

    Professor Ruth Ayres FRSB Professor Louise Cosby FRSB Charles Gill MRSB Professor Patricia Kuwabara FRSB Dr Nigel Page CBiol CSciTeach FRSB Dr Jacqui Piner CBiol FRSB Dr Mark Young CBiol FRSB Jo Langston DrTrudy McMurray MRSB Alistair Michel MRSB...

  • RSB welcomes The Francis Crick Institute as its newest Member Organisation

    shared goals and to give Crick researchers access to a like-minded community and a wealth of resources.” Dr Mark Downs CBiol CSci FRSB, Chief Executive of the RSB, said: “We are delighted to have The Francis Crick Institute join our organisational...

  • Careers & CPD

    Registers licences, including: Registered Science Technician (RSciTech) Registered Scientist (RSci) Chartered Scientist (CSci) Chartered Biologist (CBiol) Chartered Science Teacher (CSciTeach) Careers There are a range of options available for secondary...

  • Partnerships

    As a member of the Science Council, the RSB is a licensed body providing its professional registers (RSciTech, RSci, CSci and CSciTeach) to our members, linked to annual CPD. Campaign for Science and Engineering The Campaign for Science & Engineering...

  • Registered Science Technician (RSciTech)

    to progress to Registered Scientist (RSci) and Chartered Status: Chartered Biologist (CBiol) and Chartered Scientist (CSci)

  • Royal Society of Biology prepares for Biology Week 2024

    and connections, enabling people to come together wherever they are in the world. RSB Chief Executive, Dr Mark Downs CBiol CSci FRSB, said: “Biology Week is a chance for everyone with an interest in biology to come together, whether they are teachers,...

  • Reports

    volunteers to look out for ancient trees and log them on https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk. Dr Kirstie Alice Goggin, MRSB, CSci, Joe Catterson Good ideas that made it into start-up companies 7 Feb 2024 In this fascinating event held at Durham University,...

  • Over 100 members attend the 2024 AGM with Charter Lecture given by Professor Dame Melanie Welham FRSB

    Sir Ian Boyd FRSB, president of the Royal Society of Biology now entering his third year in the role. Dr Mark Downs CBiol CSci FRSB presented an overview of RSB achievements over the past financial year and an update on current and future activities,...

  • RSB partners with CWP to present ‘Biology for a Better Tomorrow’

    community, academia, policymakers, adjacent professions, young people, and the general public. Dr Mark Downs CBiol CSci FRSB, chief executive of RSB, said: “Our modern world poses a range of challenges, and we are proud of the tenacity of biologists to...

  • Season’s Greetings from RSB!

    Biology Week also saw the launch of RSB's Biosphere podcast and five entertaining episodes are now live. Dr Mark Downs CBiol CSci FRSB, chief executive of RSB, said: “We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members and MO’s for their...


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