News and Events Overview
News
- Warnings for drugs pipeline from AZ contraction
- 03 February 2012
AstraZeneca, the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company that is a global leader in medicinal research and development, and a major employer of UK scientists, has announced that it will be cutting 7,500 jobs as part of a world-wide restructuring programme. Approximately 8,000 of the global 61,000 strong workforce are in the UK and this includes a strong UK Research and Development cohort. - Book tickets now for the Fellows Dinner 2012
- 01 February 2012
The Fellows Dinner will be held on Tuesday 13th March 2012 at the Institute of Directors in London. - BioNet – Inspiring the next generation
- 30 January 2012
We all know that biology is exciting. However, one of the many challenges facing science educators is how to make the biology that is taught in the classroom as exciting as the biology that many of us actually do.
Events
- West Midlands Branch - 'Our evolving mind - an archaeological perspective'
18 February 2012Professor Larry Barham from the University of Liverpool, an expert on Paleoanthropology, will be giving a lecture entitled 'Our evolving mind - an archaeological perspective', an update on the evolution of mankind from the times of Lucy to the origins of language.
- London Life Sciences Careers Conference
01 March 2012An undergraduate careers conference with presentations on a wide range of science-related careers, a CV workshop, and a chance to mingle with the experts and ask informal questions over lunch and afternoon refreshments.
- Fellows Dinner 2012
13 March 2012The Society of Biology Fellows Dinner will be held on Tuesday 13th March 2012 at the Institute of Directors. The event is hosted by the Society of Biology President Dame Professor Nancy Rothwell, and the after dinner speech will be given by Professor Bruce Hood (Ri Christmas Lecturer 2011).
Blog Updates
- HEAR, HEAR!
08 December 2011 - Shoaling guppies project leads Franks to best biologist accolade
03 October 2011 - Ask for Evidence campaign
29 September 2011 - Species of the week: Geobacter sulfurreducens
16 September 2011 - Skydiving with a peregrine falcon
09 September 2011 - Species of the week: The rhinoceros beetle
09 September 2011

