Plaque celebrating Richard Owen unveiled in Lancaster

Today a plaque celebrating Sir Richard Owen, inventor of the word ‘dinosaur’, was unveiled by the Society of Biology at Lancaster Royal Grammar School.Today a plaque celebrating Sir Richard Owen, inventor of the word ‘dinosaur’, was unveiled by the...

Blue Plaques unveiled around the UK

The Society of Biology celebrated the eminent and sometimes unsung heroes of biology by unveiling ten blue plaques across the UK during February and March 2015. The Society of Biology celebrated the eminent and sometimes unsung heroes of biology by...

Plaque celebrating Dolly the sheep unveiled in Edinburgh

A plaque celebrating Dolly the sheep, and the team who created her, was unveiled by the Society of Biology today at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh. A plaque celebrating Dolly the sheep, and the team who created her, was unveiled by the...

Plaque celebrating Marjory Stephenson unveiled in Cambridge

On Sunday 22nd February a plaque celebrating Marjory Stephenson, legendary biochemist and microbiologist, was unveiled at Mitchams Agricultural Machinery Ltd, Cambridge. On Sunday 22nd February a plaque celebrating Marjory Stephenson, legendary...

The Disease Detective

As Ebola wreaks havoc once again in Africa, microbiologist Professor Peter Piot recalls how he and his team helped stop the spread of the disease when it first appeared in the 70s The Biologist 62(1) p16-20 In 1976, Belgian microbiologist Professor...

Innovation and GM: managing risk and supporting UK Life Sciences

This week the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, released his first annual report: Innovation: Managing Risk, Not Avoiding It, looking at approaches to risk and uncertainty in the context of innovation. This week the Government...

Universities honoured at Society awards

Fifty degree programmes at 12 universities have been formally awarded accreditation by the Society of Biology. Fifty degree programmes at 12 universities have been formally awarded accreditation by the Society of Biology. The awards, presented at the...

British public accept the use of animals in medical research 'where there is no alternative'

Today, the department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published the results of their latest biennial survey, carried out by Ipsos MORI, investigating public awareness of, and attitudes towards, the use of animals in scientific research, as...

Body of Evidence

Mike Silverman on the lessons to be learned from privatising key scientific services The Biologist 61(4) p9 The modern discipline of forensic science began as the out-of-hours hobby of Cyril Cuthbert, a police sergeant at a London police station....

Links strengthened at annual Parliamentary meet

Parliamentary Links Day, once of the biggest events in the Society's calendar, was again a huge success. Around 150 MPs and members of the scientific community convened in the House of Commons to discuss science and public trust, the theme of this...

Parliamentary Links Day a success

This year's Parliamentary Links Day was a huge success with a packed room at the House of Commons. MPs, representatives from scientific organisations and those related to parliamentary science policy convened to discuss science and public trust. This...

Radar Entomology: Observing Insect Flight and Migration

Alistair Drake and Don Reynolds CABI, £155.00 Alistair Drake and Don Reynolds CABI, £155.00 It is incredible to think that radar technology, developed to detect planes and ships, has contributed to our understanding of insects as small as aphids. This...

British Biology Olympiad 2014 round 2 results announced

In January, a record 5,057 students took part in the first round of the British Biology Olympiad. In January, a record 5,057 students took part in the first round of the British Biology Olympiad. Medal winners will be invited to an awards ceremony at...

Algal biofuels

Animal Research

The Society of Biology supports the use of animals in research when properly regulated and when no alternatives are available. We actively support progress towards a reduction in the use of animals by refining experiments and developing new ways to...

Book Awards

The Book Awards ran from 2013-2016 and celebrated outstanding biology books for the general reader, as well as exceptional undergraduate and postgraduate textbooks. There were three categories: General Biology Book Prize A prize of £500 for an...

Outreach and Engagement Grants

Our Outreach and Engagement Grant Scheme will open to applications from 5 June - 1 July 2025 The RSB offers a number of grants to help members of RSB who are looking to run outreach and engagement activities, events (including schools competitions) or...

A voice for biology education

With different education reforms underway in each of the four UK nations, the RSB has been working hard to ensure better biology and science education for all young people Across the UK, governments are embarking on curriculum and qualification reform,...

Business Plan

Our current business plan The Strategy & Five Year Business Plan - 2025 - 2030 To help us put together the strategic plan, we asked for input and opinion from our Member Organisations, special interest groups, branch committees, other committees and...

Trophy Hunting

Nikolaj Bichel and Adam Hart Springer, £109.99 Trophy Hunting’s concluding paragraph asks whether it’s time we had fundamental discussions about hunting’s role in modern society, and about what makes it ethical or unethical. Hart and Bichel propose...