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RSB biosecurity concerns raised in House of Lords debate
The Society was pleased to hear its recommendations as part of its upcoming biosecurity campaign raised as part of a House of Lords debate on the 18th January, regarding infectious disease threats to UK biosecurity, including human, animal and plant...
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BioNet
who are interested in biology. Biology offers the key to solving many of the world's most pressing challenges: Food security Alternative energy sources Healthcare Climate change Join our community Membership costs £10 a year. Start your application to...
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RSB runs exclusive tour of the woodland BIFoR FACE facility
and the Wolfson Glasshouses, a University of Birmingham facility that researches a wide range of areas including food security, sustainability and climate change. Attendees then had the opportunity to network during lunch in the University of...
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Sciences of the world unite
need to collaborate with others to effect change is only going to increase – whether it be on pandemic preparedness, food security or the transition to net zero. While the majority of the Society’s work remains focused on promoting and supporting...
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RSB relieved by completion of Horizon Europe deal
potential solutions for many critical challenges from biodiversity loss through climate change to disease control and food security. UK and EU biologists will once again have access to the enormous benefits of collaboration that the Horizon programme...
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Sciences of the world unite
need to collaborate with others to effect change is only going to increase – whether it be on pandemic preparedness, food security or the transition to net zero. While the majority of the Society’s work remains focused on promoting and supporting...
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Are we doing enough to support neurodiverse people into STEM careers?
strengths to survive in academia. I became a ‘Dyslexia Champion’. Recognising potential The UK’s intelligence and cyber security agency, GCHQ, has had a long-standing interest in people who think outside the box and are good problem solvers, as...
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Are we doing enough to support neurodivergent people into STEM careers?
strengths to survive in academia. I became a ‘Dyslexia Champion’. Recognising potential The UK’s intelligence and cyber security agency, GCHQ, has had a long-standing interest in people who think outside the box and are good problem solvers, as...
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RSB welcomes publication of plant health strategy
under threat from pests and diseases. The strategy has outlined a number of outcomes, including: a world class biosecurity regime, a society that values healthy plants, a biosecure plant supply chain, and an enhanced technical capability. RSB has been...
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Restoration Dramas
of people and nature”. Restoration, the campaign says, is “a proven measure to fight the climate crisis and enhance food security, water supply and biodiversity”. The ecosystems targeted for restoration are myriad and varied. Although efforts have...
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If you go down to the woods today...
in 1975 is how Lyme disease was discovered.) It is important to keep things in perspective: according to the UK Health Security Agency, only between 2.5% and 5.1% of ticks are infected[7]. The presence of antibodies to the bacterium can be established...
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Free Activity Resources
their environments are covered in this series of hands-on activity ideas and supporting printable resources. Food and food security Includes activities related to food waste, food production and climate change. There are also a series of tried and...
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RSB appears before Parliament to discuss new genetic technologies bill
help producecrops that are more nutritious, resistant to pests, or resilient to climate change, to help us address food security challenges. The Bill wants to ensure that the production of organisms through precision breeding is properly regulated....
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Links Day returns to Portcullis House to discuss science and international collaboration
Ocean Discovery Program. Professor Sanders discussed the need for collaboration to address the mounting pressure of food security: “We are facing a huge food crisis…which can only be solved through collaboration and interdisciplinary efforts. “There...
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Plant health experts come together for 2022’s Summer Conference
Summer Conference followed a talk delivered by UK chief plant health officer Professor Nicola Spence CBE FRSB on plant biosecurity - the first event in the new plant health series funded by Defra and delivered by the Royal Society of Biology. Professor...
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Bioscience must treat climate change for the global emergency that it is
( 2020). (3) Ipsos Mori Polling on Climate Change, August 2019. (4) Smith, P., et al. Which practices co-deliver food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and combat land-degradation and desertification? Global Change Biology 26,...
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The future of genetic tech: time for a new approach
a group of new articles exploring the issue and how regulatory reform in this area could help address issues such as food security, inequality, sustainability and welfare in agricultural, animal and microbiological science. Click here to find the full...
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The future of genetic tech: one rule for all in microbiology and biotechnology
a group of new articles exploring the issue and how regulatory reform in this area could help address issues such as food security, inequality, sustainability and welfare in agricultural, animal and microbiological science. Click here to find the full...
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The future of genetic tech: delivering benefits for all parts of the world
a group of new articles exploring the issue and how regulatory reform in this area could help address issues such as food security, inequality, sustainability and welfare in agricultural, animal and microbiological science. Click here to find the full...
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The future of genetic tech: Crops for a carbon-neutral world
a group of new articles exploring the issue and how regulatory reform in this area could help address issues such as food security, inequality, sustainability and welfare in agricultural, animal and microbiological science. Click here to find the full...
