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Full organisational membership

Become a Full Member Organisation of the Royal Society of Biology

Full organisational members are typically biology-led, and have individual members themselves.

The Royal Society of Biology (RSB) acts on behalf of all Full and Supporting Member Organisations (MO), and they are invited to become directly involved in our work wherever possible.

Science policy

Member Organisations have the opportunity to help formulate the UK's position with respect to the biological sciences. We create policy task forces, which meet to discuss and formulate responses to Government and other consultations. Member Organisations are invited to take part in these meetings, and contribute to the response, which is submitted on behalf of all RSB members.

Outreach and Engagement

We work with Member Organisations to gain maximum return, jointly and individually, for collaborative input to various outreach projects. By acting as the central facilitator in a number of bioscience education, careers and outreach and engagement projects for a range of audiences, we aim to enhance and develop coordination and communication with and between RSB Member Organisations and their stakeholders.

Additional benefits for Full MOs

  • Individual members of the RSB's Full Member Organisations can take advantage of a 50% reduced rate on Royal Society of Biology membership for the first two years, enabling them to take advantage of a range of additional benefits, including our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme and our professional awards
  • We run a variety of courses and workshops and online training - these are offered at a discounted rate of up to 50% for staff and members of our Full Member Organisations
  • We offer free course approval for CPD purposes
  • 20% discount on meeting room hire at the RSB
  • Members' newsletter – monthly email containing updates on RSB activities and other news of interest
  • Full Member Organisations are invited to attend and are eligible to vote at the AGM
  • Opportunity to publicise events on our website

Full organisational membership subscriptions are calculated based on the annual income of the organisation, starting from £340 per year. Where individual circumstances make it likely that organisations will be unable to pay these fees, we are always willing to discuss some discount over the short to medium term.

Additional promotional and policy engagement opportunities are available to new and existing Member Organisations that elect to support the RSB at a membership fee of 1% or more of their annual income, where the fee would exceed £10,000 a year.

Membership Fees

The membership fee for Full Member Organisations is based on the income of the organisation, as outlined in the table below:

Organisational Income Annual Membership Fees
Up to £49,999 £340
£50,000 - £249,999 £740
£250,000 - £499,999 £1,500
£500,000 - £749,999 £1,810
£750,000 - £999,999 £2,270
£1,000,000 - £1,999,999 £4,530
£2,000,000 - £3,999,999 £5,660
£4,000,000 - £5,999,999 £8,500
£6,000,000 + £11,300


Get in touch

Please contact Chris Longmore to discuss organisational membership fees.

The Royal Society of Biology is committed to ensuring equal opportunities in the life sciences, and supports diversity throughout the pipeline; at school and higher education, in the workplace and training.

Full Organisational Members

Adelphi Genetics Forum

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Anatomical Society

Applied Microbiology International

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

Association of Applied Biologists

Association of Neurophysiological Scientists

Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists (ARCS)

Biochemical Society

British Association for Lung Research

British Association for Psychopharmacology

British Biophysical Society

British Ecological Society

British Lichen Society

British Microcirculation and Vascular Biology Society

British Mycological Society

British Neuroscience Association

British Pharmacological Society

British Phycological Society

British Society for Cell Biology

British Society for Developmental Biology

British Society for Immunology

British Society for Matrix Biology

British Society for Neuroendocrinology

British Society for Parasitology

British Society for Plant Pathology

British Society for Proteome Research

British Society for Research on Ageing

British Society of Animal Science

British Society of Soil Science

British Society of Toxicological Pathology

British Toxicology Society

Daphne Jackson Trust

Evolution Education Trust

Field Studies Council

Fisheries Society of the British Isles

Fondazione Guido Bernardini

Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme (incl. Science and Plants for Schools)

Genetics Society

Heads of University Centres of Biomedical Science

Institute of Animal Technology

Laboratory Animal Science Association

Linnean Society of London

Marine Biological Association

Microbiology Society

MONOGRAM – Cereal and Grasses Research Community

Network of Researchers on the Chemical Evolution of Life

The Nutrition Society

Society for Experimental Biology

Society for Reproduction and Fertility

Society for the Study of Human Biology

The Physiological Society

United Kingdom Society for Extracellular Vesicles

Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

University Bioscience Managers' Association

Zoological Society of London

See our Supporting and Affiliated Member Organisations