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The best podcasts for biologists 2021
We've picked a range of audio offerings for RSB members to tune into this year – from giant global hits to brand new and niche shows News & current affairs How to Vaccinate the World This new series from BBC R4 launched at the end of 2020 to explore...
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Something in the air
Tom Ireland speaks to ecologist Dr Fabian Roger about using airborne DNA to detect species living nearby Dr Fabian Roger is an ecologist and postdoctoral researcher interested in new methods to discover and monitor biodiversity. In recent work, he and...
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Coping with modern life
Professor Dan Davis FRSB reflects on the stresses of science and the science of stress May 27th 2022 It feels like we’re living in stressful times. As biologists we know that stress physically affects the human body, including raising levels of...
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The lynx effect
The Lynx UK Trust is submitting its second application to trial the reintroduction of this striking wild cat to a forest in central Scotland May 31st 2021 Walking through a forest in the early light you see a flash of fur in the shadows between the...
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RSB Fellow and volunteer recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Miranda Lowe FRSB has been awarded a CBE in recognition of her outstanding work in science communication and championing diversity in STEM. Miranda Lowe FRSB has been awarded a CBE in recognition of her outstanding work in science communication and...
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Links Day returns to Portcullis House to discuss science and international collaboration
Policymakers, politicians, scientists and sector leaders came together for the first in-person Parliamentary Links Day event since the start of the pandemic. Policymakers, politicians, scientists and sector leaders came together for the first in-person...
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A giant leap for bioscience
The unique conditions on board the International Space Station are proving to be an excellent environment for studying stem cells, organoids and tissue regeneration, writes Payal Dhar September 12th 2022 As a little girl Catriona Jamieson was...
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RSB’s MO Twilight Meeting concludes there is a need for learned societies to unite
Yesterday, this event gave representatives from Royal Society of Biology Member Organisations the opportunity to hear a keynote address from the new RSB President, Professor Sir Ian Boyd FRSB, entitled The Evolving Role of Learned Societies. Yesterday,...
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Panel discuss the next global threat to change all our lives at Biology Week debate
The Royal Society of Biology brought together a panel of experts at the Royal Institution yesterday to discuss what they think could potentially, irreversibly alter our lives, and what can be done before it is too late. The Royal Society of Biology...
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Excellence celebrated at the RSB Annual Awards 2022
The Royal Society of Biology held its Annual Awards Ceremony at Carlton House Terrace to celebrate RSB competition and award winners, such as the Photography Competition and Outreach and Engagement awards. The Royal Society of Biology held its Annual...
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RSB attends the Science and the Parliament 2022 conference and announces new biology awardees
The Royal Society of Biology and our Scotland branch attended the 22nd annual Science and the Parliament event at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh on Wednesday 23rd November. The Royal Society of Biology and our Scotland branch attended the 22nd annual Science...
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Master your metaphors
Metaphors, like staining techniques in microscopy, create potentially useful artefacts for us to see – but like dyes they must be handled with care, writes Andrew Reynolds 12th December 2022 Aristotle claimed that “the greatest thing by far is to be a...
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Bioscience Careers Day: Showcasing the many routes into the life sciences
More than 100 guests attended yesterday’s Bioscience Careers Day (BCD) and heard from a selection of industry professionals about the variety of careers available to bioscience graduates. More than 100 guests attended yesterday’s Bioscience Careers Day...
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Shortlisted Teachers thrilled to be picked for RSB’s School Biology Teacher of the Year
The Royal Society of Biology has announced the shortlist for its School Biology Teacher of the Year 2023 award, which seeks to identify the UK’s leading secondary education teachers, recognising the invaluable role they play in educating and inspiring...
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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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Attenborough heralds RSB as "one of the most important learned societies" at Gala Dinner
Sir David Attenborough said the RSB could be “one of the most important learned societies in the country” as he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Society’s 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner. Sir David Attenborough said the RSB could be “one of...
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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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Magnificent mushrooms, slimy snails, and a handsome heron feature in RSB’s 2023 BioArtAttack 2D competition
The winning entries for this year’s BioArtAttack 2D competition (formally known as the Nancy Rothwell Award) have been announced, with an array of colourful and detailed artistic pieces depicting many different species. The winning entries for this...
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Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Science
Joshua May Oxford University Press, £19.99 The latest advances in brain science raise fascinating ethical conundrums, which Joshua May elegantly navigates. To explore the question of whether we have free will, May gives a thorough introduction to the...
