Professional Registers
Professional development is essential for today's biologists.
Joining a professional register helps demonstrate to employers, your peers, and the general public that you are an expert in your field working to the highest standards.
What are the benefits of professional registration?
- Stand out: Capture your dedication, experience, and competence as a scientist with a place on our register and postnominal letters.
- Be discoverable: Ensure potential collaborators and employers can find you on our searchable registers.
- Demonstrate your credentials: Demonstrate your commitment to the highest level of ethical standards and relevant codes of conduct.
- Join your professional network: Be a part of a network of committed professionals in your field and join relevant discussions, groups, and committees.
- Updates and events: Receive invites to events, training, and news for those in your field.
- Further your career: Combine registration with access to RSB training and our CPD programme to help you advance in your field.
Access to professional registration is a key benefit of RSB membership. Through its Royal Charter, the RSB runs its exclusive Chartered Biologist (CBiol) register, which is recognised as the gold standard in biology competence.
The RSB also supports a range of professional registers for specific fields and specialisms within the biosciences:
Through a licence granted by the Science Council, the RSB is able to offer members four types of general registration:
Contact us
If you have any queries about professional registers, please see our Frequently Asked Questions or email registers@rsb.org.uk.
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