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Bat
Tessa Laird Reaktion Books, £12.95 Historically, in China, bats have been a symbol of good fortune. In Australia, indigenous people treasure stories of humans being at one with fruit bats. Yet in the West, until the advent of Batman, bats were...
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RSB responds to the Autumn Budget 2018
On 29 October the Chancellor Philip Hammond presented the Autumn Budget to Parliament and declared that ‘austerity coming to an end’ as he set out his budget proposals and economic forecast. On 29 October the Chancellor Philip Hammond presented the...
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RSB brings together 150 delegates for the first ever biosciences outreach and engagement symposium
Science communicators from across the UK came together at the University of Birmingham for the first ever symposium for biosciences outreach and engagement practitioners. Science communicators from across the UK came together at the University of...
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The imitation game
Jennifer Mather looks at how cephalopods can perfectly camouflage themselves and create stunning visual displays with their skin – all without colour vision The Biologist 65(6) p10-13 Pictures courtesy of Craig Foster, Seachangeproject, South Africa...
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The Science and Practice of Landscape Stewardship
Claudia Bieling and Tobias Plieninger Cambridge University Press, £39.99 Compatibility between profitable farming and the conservation of environmentally sustainable landscapes is a vital challenge economically, politically and socially. Providing...
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Influence
The RSB brings together views from across the life sciences into a unified voice to affect positive change. We are building on our reputation as a leading provider of evidence based advice. The RSB brings together views from across all areas of the...
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Biosciences for all
The RSB is committed to promoting inclusive, accessible and diverse participation in the life sciences. Read more about our work in this area. The RSB is committed to promoting inclusive, accessible and diverse participation in the life sciences. We...
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A sense of place
Tale L Bjerknes and May-Britt Moser explain how specialised cells deep in the brain continuously create cognitive maps of where we are and where things happened The Biologist 66(1) p10-13 How do we remember events from the past? The question has...
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What is science diplomacy?
Where traditional channels may fail, collaborative science can enhance the relations between nations, writes Dr Emma Hennessey The Biologist 66(1) p26-29 What do scientists and diplomats have in common? At first glance, not much, you might say. In...
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The Evolution Of Science Education
After decades of education reform, T levels represent a genuinely exciting opportunity to close the skills gap in UK science and healthcare, writes Rachel Lambert-Forsyth The Biologist 66(1) p7 In December last year, employment minister Damien Hinds...
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Bioscientists bring their research to Parliament for STEM for Britain 2019
Three bioscientists took home medals from this year’s STEM for Britain, the Parliamentary poster competition that gives researchers the opportunity to present their work to politicians and policymakers. Three bioscientists took home medals from this...
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Zero to Genetic Engineering Hero: The Beginner’s Guide to Programming Bacteria
Justin Pahara and Julie Legault Barnes and Noble, £37.99 Thanks to the ever-falling cost and ever-increasing efficiency of genetic engineering, biotech projects that would be unthinkable to multi-million-dollar institutions just five or 10 years ago...
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Replace, reduce, refine
Dr Kasia Makowska reveals highlights from the NC3Rs’ latest review of innovations to help replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in biomedical research The Biologist 66(4) p8-11 What do building artificial bones, catching ferrets’ breath and...
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Natural History Dioramas – Traditional Exhibits for Current Educational Themes: Socio-cultural Aspects
Edited by Annette Scheersol and Sue Dale Tunnicliffe Springer, £99.99 Dioramas – the positioning of dead, stuffed organisms to create life-like scenes, are probably familiar to most natural history museum visitors. Considered by some as typical of...
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Prime Minister recognises UK biosciences as “extraordinary” and calls for reform for GM regulation
In his first speech as Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP described the UK Biosciences Sector as “extraordinary.” In his first speech as Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP described the UK Biosciences Sector as “extraordinary.” Speaking in...
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Reading the Signs
Researchers are slowly deciphering the meaning of chimpanzee, bonobo and other ape gestures. Kirsty E Graham explains how some of these signals are common to all species, including us The Biologist 66(5) p30-33 There is a well-known linguistic thought...
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Royal Society of Biology Outreach and Engagement Award 2019 winners announced
Two outstanding science communicators have been recognised with this year’s Outreach and Engagement awards. The RSB Outreach and Engagement awards celebrate outreach work carried out by new and established bioscience researchers who inform, enthuse and...
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Vote for your favourite freshwater species by midday on 11th October!
This year’s Biology Week poll aims to focus on some of the inhabitants of fresh water areas across the UK. We have shortlisted 10 species that rely on freshwater to survive, including birds, insects, mammals, molluscs, crustaceans and plants, and now...
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RSB celebrates outstanding competition and award winners at this year’s Annual Awards Ceremony
The Royal Society of Biology held its Annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate RSB competition and award winners, newly recognised Registered Scientists and Registered Science Technicians, and to present the President’s Medal. The Royal Society of Biology...
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Otter named UK’s favourite freshwater species in Biology Week poll
The elusive but charismatic otter has been named as the UK’s favourite freshwater species, following the RSB’s annual Biology Week poll. The elusive but charismatic otter has been named as the UK’s favourite freshwater species, following the RSB’s...
