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Over 100 members attend the 2024 AGM with Charter Lecture given by Professor Dame Melanie Welham FRSB
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The 2024 Annual General Meeting took place online (due to train strikes) on Wednesday 8th May and included updates from the RSB chief executive, approval of the 2022-2023 finances, appointments to the RSB Council, and this year’s Charter Lecture.
Winner of Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year 2024 announced at HUBS
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The Royal Society of Biology has named Dr Carys Watts, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Director of Engagement at the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences at Newcastle University, winner of the Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year Award 2024.
Higher education institutes receive Accreditation for their outstanding bioscience degree programmes
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Over 50 bioscience programmes at more than 20 higher education institutions were formally awarded degree accreditation by the Royal Society of Biology at the 2024 Accreditation Awards Ceremony in Westminster. This year’s event was held on Thursday 25 April 2024 in the Terrace Pavilion, House of Commons.
RSB partners with CWP to present ‘Biology for a Better Tomorrow’
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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.
Parliamentarians questioned by scientists in Voice of the Future 2024 over key issues: AI, food security, and STEM job pipelines
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Voice of the Future, organised by the Royal Society of Biology on behalf of a number of learned societies, allows early career scientists to question parliamentarians in a role-reversal of a normal select committee inquiry.
RSB BioArtAttack3D 2023 competition winners announced
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With over 300 photos of fabulous artworks submitted by the competition’s entrants this year featuring models of birds, arachnids, and forests, the winners have been selected.
Bioscientists win medals at Westminster’s STEM for Britain 2024
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Five bioscientists took home medals from this year’s STEM for Britain, the Parliamentary poster competition.
RSB's response to the Spring Budget 2024
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Earlier today, the Chancellor presented the 2024 Spring Budget, setting out Government’s spending commitments for the year ahead. The Royal Society of Biology is disappointed by the announcements which failed to deliver on the promise to spend £20 billion on R&D in 2024-25.
Heads of University Biosciences launch new strategy at parliamentary reception
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The Heads of University Biosciences (HUBS) met at the House of Commons on 29th February to unveil its new strategy for 2024 to members of the Higher Education (HE) community.
RSB's School Biology Teacher of the Year shortlist for 2024 announced
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This year’s shortlist for the Royal Society of Biology’s (RSB) School Biology Teacher of the Year Award has been announced, with the 2024 cohort featuring teachers from Hertfordshire, London, and Merseyside.