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Time travelling trees
December 11th 2023 The University of Birmingham’s Samantha Dobbie explains how a UK science facility is helping young people understand and contribute to the science of climate change Take a walk among the trees and you’ll discover there’s more to...
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RSB partners with CWP to present ‘Biology for a Better Tomorrow’
RSB is partnering with Content With Purpose (CWP) to produce a wide-ranging digital series celebrating the wonder of biology and its critical role in sustainable development. RSB is partnering with Content With Purpose (CWP) to produce a wide-ranging...
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Bioscience in a box
23rd February 2024 State-of-the-art shipping container laboratories once used for rapid COVID-19 testing are now helping support the exploration and study of the planet’s biodiversity, writes Tom Ireland At Radazul Marina, on the eastern coast of...
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A City On Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith Penguin, £25.00 American biologist Kelly Weinersmith, together with her cartoonist husband, Zach, has for several years been exploring the increasingly popular idea that we must settle in space to secure the future of our...
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Flying Ant Day
What is Flying Ant Day? Flying ants often seem to appear on the same day in different locations in the UK – flying ant day. Most ant colonies start with a flying ant - when young queens leave the nest to found their own colony. However, our citizen...
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Sparking new life
6th September 2024 Not all plants are destroyed by fire – some use it to thrive. James Romero looks at what naturally fire-prone ecosystems can teach us as large, anthropogenic wildfires become more common Wildfires are devastating for life, but...
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Teaching Policy Advisory Group
The Teaching Policy Advisory Group (TPAG) envisions a future where educators are not only essential members of the biosciences community but also active participants in shaping the policies governing their profession. This group provides a platform for...
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King’s Birthday Honours 2024 recognises RSB Fellows
The RSB is delighted to announce that five members have been recognised in King Charles III’s Birthday Honours list for 2024, which acknowledges outstanding achievements of people across the United Kingdom. The RSB is delighted to announce that five...
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Awards, medals, and a new digital series at the RSB’s Biology Week Awards Ceremony 2024
The Royal Society of Biology celebrated its highly anticipated annual awards ceremony last night as one of the flagship events of Biology Week. Held at the Royal Geographical Society in South Kensington, London, the event was attended by over 100...
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Hedgehogs, Killing and Kindness
Laura McLauchlan MIT Press, £43.00 Conservation cannot avoid contradictions – every organism thrives at the expense of another, meaning it is impossible to protect all of nature. We all make choices about which aspects of nature to care for, and in the...
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When Science Meets Power
Geoff Mulgan Polity Press, £25.00 In this readable and thought-provoking book, Mulgan explores how science can help politics achieve its goal of a good life for the whole community. He also explores the converse: how science must be guided by politics....
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RSB Fellows acknowledged in New Year Honours list 2025
The Royal Society of Biology would like to congratulate five Fellows who have been recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list. The Royal Society of Biology would like to congratulate five Fellows who have been recognised in this year’s New Year...
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BioCraft Competition
The BioCraft Competition (previously BioArtAttack 3D) is now closed for entries. Participants created a biology-inspired 3D artwork from recycled, or other, materials. The competition is open to anyone in the UK and outside the UK. Entries are free of...
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Employer Advisory Network (EAN)
What is EAN? The Employer Advisory Network (EAN) is a group of companies active in the biosciences, providing expertise and support to the RSB. RSB is dedicated to being a unifying voice for biology, representing diverse views from across the...
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A voice for biology education
With different education reforms underway in each of the four UK nations, the RSB has been working hard to ensure better biology and science education for all young people Across the UK, governments are embarking on curriculum and qualification reform,...
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Outreach and Engagement Grants
Our Outreach and Engagement Grant Scheme will open to applications from 5 June - 1 July 2025 The RSB offers a number of grants to help members of RSB who are looking to run outreach and engagement activities, events (including schools competitions) or...
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Natural Capital Initiative
A leading UK forum bringing together scientists, policymakers, business, industry and others, to discuss how the ecosystem approach might be implemented in practice. The Natural Capital Initiative (NCI) is a partnership between three leading scientific...
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Rat dissection and honeybee animations win BioArtAttack competition
The Society of Biology is pleased to announce the winners of their BioArtAttack competition. The Society of Biology is pleased to announce the winners of their BioArtAttack competition. BioArtAttack encouraged young people to create science inspired...
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Society Awards Celebrate Biology Books and Art
A science group for 11 year olds, an Indian amateur photographer and a broadsheet journalist were among the range of winners recognised at the Society’s annual Biology Week Awards last night. A science group for 11 year olds, an Indian amateur...
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Plaque celebrating IVF pioneers unveiled in Oldham
A plaque celebrating Patrick Steptoe, Sir Robert Edwards and Jean Purdy, who developed IVF leading to the world’s first test-tube baby, was unveiled today at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice in Oldham. A plaque celebrating Patrick Steptoe, Sir Robert Edwards and...
