Join members and staff at the Annual General Meeting 2024

The RSB Annual General Meeting 2024 will take place on Wednesday 8th May via Zoom. It will include a Charter Lecture entitled 'reflections on… career paths, life at the science policy interface and opportunities for bioscience', by Professor Dame Melanie Welham FRSB, RSB Council member, and presentation of the Trustees' Report and Accounts.

Voting members

Members from all grades are welcome to attend the AGM, but only those members at grades MRSB and FRSB are entitled to vote. Up to two representatives from each Member Organisation of the RSB can attend the AGM. Only Full Member Organisations may vote and only one representative is entitled to vote.

Members at grades MRSB and above will be able to vote online through mySociety. Online voting is now open, and votes can be cast up to 48 hours before the AGM, with votes closing on Monday 6th May.

Registration

Register to attend via mySociety or by contacting events@rsb.org.uk

Resolutions

Resolution 1. This meeting approves the Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year from October 2022 to September 2023. Download the full report (420 kB) and see pages 23-24 for a summary.

Resolution 2. This meeting authorises the Society's Council to appoint haysmacintyre as the Society's Auditors for the financial year October 2023 - September 2024 and to set their remuneration.

Council vacancies

We have two Council vacancies for one new member to be elected to each of the Colleges of Individual Members and Organisational members. These appointments will be confirmed at the AGM.

The Royal Society of Biology is committed to ensuring equal opportunities in the life sciences and supports diversity in all areas of work. We encourage members from all backgrounds and skillsets to apply and recognise that a diverse RSB Council is best placed to deliver on our charitable aims and objectives.

Nominating a Council Member

Individual members at the MRSB or FRSB grade are able to nominate someone for Council membership. Nominees must be (or be prepared to become) a member of the RSB. A supporting statement of no more than 200 words explaining how the nominee meets the requirements for an RSB trustee is required, alongside the support of five current members at the MRSB or FRSB grade.

Full organisational members are able to nominate someone for Council membership. Nominees must be (or be prepared to become) a member of the RSB. A supporting statement of no more than 200 words explaining how the nominee meets the requirements for an RSB trustee is required, alongside the support of two current full organisational members.

The deadline for nominations was 21st March 2024.

Contact

For any AGM queries, please contact Lucy Eckersley at events@rsb.org.uk

Annual General Meeting 2023

The Annual General Meeting took place on Wednesday 10th May at the Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE.

The AGM Charter Lecture was delivered by Fiona Fox OBE Hon FRSB, chief executive of the Science Media Centre, and entitled 'Fighting misinformation - using our trusted voice to good effect'.

Download a summary of the accounts of the Society for October 2021-September 2022, which was approved at the AGM. A full 48 page version of the accounts and infographic of activity is also available.

Annual General Meeting 2022

The 2022 RSB Annual General Meeting took place on Wednesday 18th May from 11:00-14:00 BST at The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A IPL. The AGM included a Charter Lecture, delivered by RSB Trustee Dr Suzy Moody MRSB, entitled Celebrating diversity: the joys of being a zebra among horses. The meeting also included a presentation of the Trustee's Report and Accounts, and succession of the new Society President, Professor Sir Ian Boyd FRS FRSB.

Download the AGM agenda and a pdf of the presentation, and watch a recording of the meeting below:

Download accounts (48 pages) of the Society for the year October 2020-September 2021, which was approved in the AGM. Draft minutes will be available soon and will be formally approved at the AGM in 2023.

Annual General Meeting 2021

The 2021 RSB Annual General Meeting was held online on Wednesday 19th May, from 11:00-13:00 BST on Zoom.

The AGM included a Charter Lecture, delivered by Professor Stefan Przyborski FRSB, RSB Trustee and professor of cell technology in the Department of Biosciences at Durham University, entitled Bioengineering Human Tissues in the Laboratory. There was also a presentation of the Trustee's Report and Accounts, and announcement of the RSB President-elect.

A pdf of the AGM presentation is available, and the Charter Lecture can be watched on the RSB YouTube channel.

Download a summary of the accounts of the Society for the year October 2019-September 2020, which was approved in the AGM. A full version (46 pages) is also available.

Draft minutes were formally approved at the AGM in 2022.

Annual General Meeting 2020

Over 150 members and representatives from Member Organisations attended last year's Annual General Meeting on Thursday 24th September. The virtual meeting included a Charter Lecture by Dr Jacqui Piner CBiol FRSB, presentation of the Trustee’s Report and Accounts and election of new Trustees to the RSB Council.

A pdf of the AGM presentation, updates on MPA committee activity and ESP committee activity are available, and the Charter Lecture can be watched on the RSB YouTube channel.

A summary of the accounts of the Society for the year October 2018-September 2019 which was approved in the AGM can be downloaded. A full version (46 pages) is also available.

Draft minutes are available to download and were formally approved at the AGM in 2021.