As the Biology section President for the BSA I will be presenting at the British Science Festival in Exeter Sept 8th. Should be fun. …ceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…

Some of the many firefighters at the walk

#CharlesDrew was a researcher who revolutionised the field of blood transfusion. He invented a means of separating plasma from whole blood, storing it for up to a week, far longer than had been possible at the time. #WorlBlood DonorDay

Thinking of all those that were affected by this tragic event. #JusticeForGrenfell

Great work

Last chance for bioscience undergraduates to apply for our 12 paid #planthealth research projects, taking place over 8-10 weeks this summer and culminating in a poster. Apply by this Sunday at midnight.

Project details: rsb.org.uk/get-involved/g…

Great story showcasing how science should be done

📷We’re so excited to announce that our photography competition is now open for entries!

One of the highlights of our year is seeing your creative responses to the theme – and this year it's #nature and #climate

Previous examples and more information: bit.ly/3M8f3qh

So this happened….They made me wait 50 minutes to speak so by the time I got there…

At our latest MO Twilight Meeting Prof. Sara Rankin FRSB Prof Sara Rankin highlighted the leaky pipeline in STEM education for students with specific learning differences, but also the increased recognition of the value of neurodiversity in the STEM workplace: bit.ly/3FAUcrx

We were pleased to support yesterday's fantastic session celebrating neurodiversity in STEM, hosted by Prof Sara Rankin, supported by us alongside Royal Society of Biology and Royal Society of Chemistry and featuring speakers and panellists from across STEM!

Such a great event today at Imperial College! Thanks Prof Sara Rankin for organizing this and inviting me. I was so inspired by the speakers and other panelists #NeurodivergentInSTEM #NDinSTEM

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Come along and join us at what I'm sure will be a great event!

Bought a copy for my grandson yesterday - thank you Shini for signing it.

At Wellcome we are exploring targeted funding for Black Researchers as part of our commitment to becoming an inclusive funder.

We have launched a survey to help us better understand the perspectives of Black UK researchers

Complete by 12th March
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I am thrilled to be one of the engineers featured in the book ‘Engineers making a difference’. Thank you Dr Shini Somara for your amazing work and Imperial College London and Gatsby Education for making this initiative possible.

Seats are going fast - but we will be on-line too.

Our Fellowship aimed at early-stage Black researchers is looking for 5 Fellows to work across our 5 programmes.

Want to find out more? Please join our Live Q&A ⬇

📅 28th February 2023
🕐 13h00-14h00
📧 Register by emailing: [email protected]

#blackinstem #postdocs

Our first event Celebrating neurodiversity in STEM 22nd March f2f and on-line supported by Royal Society of Chemistry British Pharmacological Society Royal Society of Biology