Royal Society of Biology
The attack of the killer slugs!
Mark Leach is the membership marketing manager for the Society of Biology, as well as being amateur biologist in residence! Further to my initial amateur biologist blogs, as my turn on the blogging rota approached I asked my colleague Becky if she had any ideas on where I should focus my quest for knowledge. I … Continue reading
It’s all in the …. timing
Jackie Caine, Senior Science Policy Adviser at the Society of Biology, discusses why changes to the length of consultation periods is so important. Back in 2012 the Cabinet Office introduced new principles by which to consult the public and other stakeholders on changes to policy and new legislation. The consultation process is important, as it … Continue reading
A message told best by a talking sandwich
Philippa Skett is currently an intern at the Society of Biology, and worked in partnership with Global Food Security to make school resources for teachers about food security, food waste, and just where all our food comes from. Today, as part of Biology Week, schools are using these resources to spread the food security message. … Continue reading
How do you give?
by Natasha Neill, Executive Officer at the Society of Biology Many members will be aware that the Society of Biology recently launched our shop, a place to buy your Society branded goodies and celebrate your membership. Another element of the shop, the support it offers us as an organisation, is crucial to our work, but … Continue reading
Criminal genes: guilty as charged?
Following on from her last blog post, Dr Claire Hastings discusses how our increasing knowledge of behavioural genetics might influence the criminal justice system, ahead of the Royal Institution debate entitled: “The good, the bad, and the genetically predetermined” 0n the 15th of October, during Biology Week 2013. Follow #rilive on Twitter from 19:00 on … Continue reading
Get buzzing for Biology Week and the 24 Hour Lecture
Philippa Skett is an intern with the Society of Biology, who sometimes gets to watch YouTube videos as part of her job. With the 24 Hour Lecture taking place this evening, get yourself ready with her and Professor Adam Hart’s pick of buzzing videos of ants and bees. Giant honeybees: These bees are brave enough to … Continue reading
Dare you enter a fairy ring?
By Lily Brinn, an intern at the Society of Biology helping out with Biology Week 2013. UK Fungus Day kick starts Biology Week, beginning with a competition to find the largest fairy ring! A fairy ring is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms, they can be so small that you would hardly notice … Continue reading
The Nobel Prize, the Royal Mail, and cell biology
By Jess Devonport, Marketing and Communications Officer at the Society of Biology and one-time owner of a pair of shoes that are still lost in the post. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 was awarded to James E Rothman, Randy W Schekman, and Thomas C Südhof for their discoveries of the “machinery regulating … Continue reading
The petri dish dinner party – a solution served up by science
Philippa Skett is an intern at the Society of Biology helping out with Biology Week 2013. This year in partnership with the Global Food Security programme we have developed classroom resources about where our food comes from, and just how many resources our food production needs. The concept of food security may be an alien one to many, although it … Continue reading
“What sort of spider bite would turn me into a superhero?”
Philippa Skett, intern at the Society of Biology, has been managing the spider enquiries for the House Spider Survey. Some of the questions spider enthusiasts have asked since the launch of our House Spider Survey are centred on spider bites. Do spiders in the UK bite? Are they poisonous? Can they cause harm? What are the chances … Continue reading