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The Anti-Ageing Diet
Why does calorie restriction increase lifespan in model organisms? And what does it mean for wild populations and human longevity? Jana Stastna explains The Biologist 64(6) p18-21 Many magical remedies and substances have claimed to prevent ageing and...
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Deadly daisies?
September 11th 2023 Is ragwort a toxic, invasive weed or an ecologically important and harmless wildflower? Ecologist and farmer Professor Gordon Maxwell FRSB explores this ubiquitous plant in search of an answer To some people ragwort is an annual...
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Stress in the city
September 11th 2023 The new field of urban endocrinology is exploring how animals use hormones to adapt to life in city environments, writes Sachin Rawat On a spring afternoon in 2021, Carl, an infamous coyote at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, was...
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Life After Dolly: Ian Wilmut
Sixteen years after creating Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, Professor Sir Ian Wilmut talks to Tom Ireland about the project that defined his career and how embryology and cell programming have advanced since then. The Biologist Vol...
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Member profiles
September 11th 2023 Our latest profiles explore the working lives of biology teacher Charles Gill MRSB; chair of the Southeast Asia branch Dr Alexander Waller FRSB; and Professor Dame Melanie Welham FRSB, new Trustee of the RSB A DAY IN THE LIFE...
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Adelphi Genetics Forum: an evolving organisation
December 11th 2023 The Biologist talks to the RSB’s newest Member Organisation, the Adelphi Genetics Forum — a society with a complicated past but an important new mission What does the Adelphi Genetics Forum do? We are a learned society that aims to...
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It's time to teach the power of plants properly
There are even greater knowledge gaps affecting fungi, with just 0.4% of described fungal species having had their conservation status assessed and potentially millions of fungal species yet to be described. 23rd February 2024 Education experts Bethan...
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Parliamentarians questioned by scientists in Voice of the Future 2024 over key issues: AI, food security, and STEM job pipelines
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. Voice of the Future is...
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Reports
Young Biologist Forum 2024 On Saturday 16th March, Royal Holloway University of London hosted on its beautiful campus the 3rd edition of the Young Biologist Forum. The event is fully organised by the RHUL Biological Society students and supported by...
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Election manifesto
Download the Royal Society of Biology briefing for candidates standing at the General Election, which sets out priority actions for the first year of a new Parliament. We urgently call on all political parties to commit to: Invest in biosciences for a...
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Education Policy
The Society provides Government and other policy makers – including funders of biological education and research – with independent evidence-based opinion, representative of the widest range of bioscience disciplines. We aim to influence science...
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Royal Society of Biology prepares for Biology Week 2024
The Royal Society of Biology’s annual Biology Week returns this autumn and will take place from Monday 7 October – Friday 11 October 2024. The Royal Society of Biology’s annual Biology Week returns this autumn and will take place from Monday 7 October...
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Results of Signs of Spring citizen science project
Citizen scientists, young and old, have made a significant and important contribution to a new data set which will be used to track changes in UK biodiversity. Citizen scientists, young and old, have made a significant and important contribution to a...
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A manifesto for bioscience
6th September 2024 The RSB is calling for the Government to enact a suite of measures in its first year to make the UK a leader in addressing global challenges While the announcement of a general election in July came as a shock to many, the RSB has...
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Another successful Biology Week hosted by the Royal Society of Biology
The 13th Biology Week hosted by the Royal Society of Biology saw people from across the UK and around the world taking part in events, competitions, and talks. The 13th Biology Week hosted by the Royal Society of Biology saw people from across the UK...
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Reports
Feast of Yeast - from Brewing to Bioengineering On this lovely Saturday, our members and guests spent their time at the Wimbledon brewery where they were given a tour of the facilities by a member of staff, Vasileios. He described the brewing process...
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London
The RSB branch structure is changing in 2025. Our members in London have run a range of great local events. Read about our past events and find out about upcoming events near you on our events pages. Our members Visit the branch demographics to see the...
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Risky business
6th September 2024 Amid growing concerns about biorisk and biosecurity, the RSB has launched a new professional register to help biologists and employers prove and improve competency in this important area of bioscience The rapid worldwide rise in the...
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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...
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RSB attends Science and the Parliament 2024 conference – with biology awards ceremony
The Royal Society of Biology attended the 24th annual Science and the Parliament event at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Tuesday 26 November 2024. The Royal Society of Biology attended the 24th annual Science and the Parliament event at Dynamic Earth in...
