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Society awards outstanding science communicators
Anita Montagna, from King's College London and Dr Joana Alves Moscoso of Imperial College London have been named as the winners of the Royal Society of Biology's Science Communication Awards 2015. Anita Montagna, from King's College London and Dr Joana...
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Society calls for 'critically important' science funding increase
Dr Mark Downs today joined other science leaders in issuing strong calls for investment in science ahead of the forthcoming spending review. Dr Mark Downs CSci FRSB, chief executive of the Royal Society of Biology, today joined other science leaders in...
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The Story of Western Science
Susan Wise Bauer W W Norton and Co, £16.99 Susan Wise Bauer W W Norton and Co, £16.99 Bauer's opening words are: "This is not a history of science". However, by page 2, she is already conceding this is only "a slightly different kind of history". She...
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Biology Week Begins
Biology Week, starting today and running until Sunday 18th October, celebrates the wonderful world of biosciences across the UK and beyond, with everyone from professional scientists to students to families getting involved. The countdown to Biology...
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UK fascinated by flying ants
Hundreds of budding biologists across the UK have shared information about flying ant days around the UK this summer. Hundreds of budding biologists across the UK have shared information about flying ant days around the UK this summer on social media,...
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Regius Professorships to celebrate role of academic research in UK growth
UK universities have today been invited to apply for one of 12 new Regius Professorships that will be awarded to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. UK universities have today been invited to apply for one of 12 new Regius Professorships that will be...
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George Freeman opens new bioscience hub
Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman MP, officially opened a new biosciences hub in central London on Wednesday evening. Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman MP, officially opened a new biosciences hub in central London on Wednesday...
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Science budget 'protected' amid Government cuts
Chancellor George Osborne has promised that the science budget will be protected in "real terms" over the next parliament. Chancellor George Osborne has promised that the science budget will be protected in "real terms" over the next parliament. As...
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More resources needed to encourage academic entrepreneurship
Greater incentives and training are required to encourage academic entrepreneurship in the biosciences, according to the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Business Innovation and Skills, Professor Tim Dafforn. Greater incentives and...
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The power of preprint
It's time to seriously consider faster, fairer models of publication The Biologist 62(6) p7 How long did it take you to publish your last paper – from the moment you finished the draft manuscript until the day it appeared on the journal website? Three...
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That Glorious Forest: Exploring the Plants and Their Indigenous Uses in Amazonia
Ghillean T Prance The New York Botanical Garden Press, £69.99 Ghillean T Prance The New York Botanical Garden Press, £69.99 The Amazon rainforest is vital for the continued existence of life on Earth. In common with other great rainforests, the...
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Visual Ecology
Thomas W Cronin, Sönke Johnsen, Justin Marshall and Eric J Warrant Princeton University Press, £48.95 Thomas W Cronin, Sönke Johnsen, Justin Marshall and Eric J Warrant Princeton University Press, £48.95 For centuries philosophers have wrestled with...
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Science Minister highlights importance of EU membership and funding for science
Science Minister, Jo Johnson, delivered the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) Annual Lecture at the Royal Institution yesterday evening. Addressing 400 scientists and engineers, the minister reflected on his first eight months in post and his...
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Nextinction
Ralph Steadman and Ceri Levy Bloomsbury, £35.00 Ralph Steadman and Ceri Levy Bloomsbury, £35.00 The self-styled 'gonzo-conservationists' are back with a fresh take on the avian extinction debate, following the remarkable success of their previous...
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Tim Peake sends message to Parliament
Today, Major Tim Peake answered questions from MPs and Ministers as part of the Royal Society of Biology’s Voice of the Future event in Parliament. Today, Major Tim Peake answered questions from MPs and Ministers as part of the Royal Society of...
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See the starlings before they leave
The 2015-16 starling murmuration season will soon be starting to draw to a close. However, the Royal Society of Biology and The University of Gloucestershire, would still like the public to submit records of any sightings to their Starling Survey, in...
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Amateur photography competition opens for entries
The Royal Society of Biology annual amateur photography competition, celebrating inspiring images which explore biology and the natural world, is now open for entries. The Royal Society of Biology annual photography competition is now open for entries....
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Redefining Life
Rodrigo Rodrigues and Jônatas Abrahão look at so-called giant viruses – and how their unique features have forced us to reconsider whether viruses are living organisms or not The Biologist 63(2) p12-15 Viruses were discovered towards the end of the...
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Sir Alec Jeffreys
In May 2016 Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys FRS Hon FRSB, inventor of DNA fingerprinting, shared his inspiring story with Dr Alison Woollard FRSB and an audience of over 300 people at a special fundraising event for the Royal Society of Biology at the...
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Stick or Twist?
On the 23rd of June, the UK will go to the polls in a historic referendum to decide whether to remain in or leave the European Union. We've asked a scientist from each side of the debate to tell us how they think UK science would be affected by a...
