📣 The deadline for Year 10 & 11 students to apply for our insight days at Wellcome Sanger Institute is tomorrow!

Our #GenomicFutures insight days are for young people who are interested in #genomics , and the #careers available in the field. #WorkExperience

🔗 cstu.io/5d862b

Seeing some fantastic entries in our BioArtAttack 2D competition! Well done to Indiana Oliver from Dulwich Prep London for their vibrant cuttlefish inspired by Planet Earth 🦑🌍 Great work!

Want to participate? Submit your art by 30th June. Details: rsb.org.uk/2Dbioartattack

Fungal pathogens cause an estimated 2.5M deaths annually, and we face this major healthcare challenge with limited antifungals, no vaccines & limited diagnostics.

Join Professor Neil Gow to learn about his MRC Centre for Medical Mycology lab's crucial work. Register here: buff.ly/4aWcL6B

Don't just take it from us...👁‍🗨📷

If you are a teacher of post-16 #biology looking to enhance your teaching of #plantscience & collaborate with like-minded teachers - the SAPS #SummerSchool is for you!

Bursaries available. For more visit:
saps.org.uk/growth-hub/sap… Closes 05/05👌

📢 Don't miss out! Tomorrow is your LAST chance to register for our Poster Design & Delivery for Researchers event.

Elevate your research presentation skills with expert insights.

Secure your spot now:
sebiology.org/events/ems-eve…

#research #posterdesign #STEM #academic

The Science Teaching Survey 2024, led by @roysocchem, closes 30th April. Make sure your experiences as an educator are represented.

Your responses will help to inform policy changes and shape support for science teachers & technicians. Take the survey: buff.ly/3vlkn3o

Bioscience undergraduates - what are your summer plans? We are offering 8-10 week paid #planthealth summer studentships in labs, fields and gardens across England and Scotland.

🗓️ Applications close 21 April 2024
🔗Find out more: rsb.org.uk/PHUGS

Do you know an outstanding level 3+ apprentice in the UK bioscience sector? Encourage them to reflect on the skills and professional attributes they have gained by applying for the RSB Apprentice of the Year award.

Prize details, and how to apply: rsb.org.uk/apprenticeaward

🌱Undergraduates – would you like to experience the exciting world of #plantscience research, tackle a key science challenge, and be paid for it?
Find out about the Royal Society of Biology Plant Health #Undergraduate #Studentships 2024 - Application window now open!
rsb.org.uk/get-involved/g…

Gain new skills or refine your laboratory techniques with RSB's laboratory-based courses, including Aseptic Techniques, Microscopy & Bioimaging, Tissue Culture, DNA Analysis, and Protein Identification.

📍University of East Anglia
🗓️22-24 May
🔗Details: rsb.org.uk/training-events

Amazing chance to gain #research experience & spend the summer working in the beautiful surroundings of RHS Garden Wisley! #PlantHealth #undergraduate #studentship with Dr Hayley Jones The RHS testing aphid management techniques for home gardeners.
rsb.org.uk/get-involved/g…
#horticulture

Paid #PlantHealth #undergraduate summer #studentship supervised by Dr Elinor Thompson Faculty of Eng & Sci: Exploring plant disease in agrivoltaics installations & the effect of skewed light spectrum on Botrytis in strawberry.
Apply by 21 April
rsb.org.uk/get-involved/g…
#PlantSci #ECRchat

Do you know someone who has spoken out for science and evidence-based policy, advancing public discussion around difficult topics despite challenges?

Celebrate their efforts, and nominate them for the Sense about Science Springer Nature 2024 #MaddoxPrize :
nature.com/immersive/madd…

We have a number of exciting Royal Society of Biology Plant Health Undergraduate Studentships 2024 available including:

✅ Investigating genetic resistance to pests in Oilseed Rape Rachel Wells

✅ Investigating wheat stem rust in UK Diane Saunders

Find out more: okt.to/7TPvW8

📢 Our award-winning free virtual #WorkExperience course on #genomics , #science and #data #careers is now live!

14+ year olds can complete the online course at their own pace between now and the end of September.

🔗Find out more and spread the word! cstu.io/bda2a8

RSB members - take advantage of an exclusive spring training discount. Develop your laboratory skills with courses at UEA & Brunel University in May, or develop scientific writing, project management & more online

Book by 21st April at rsb.org.uk/training-events or via myLearning

🧬 Join our next #GenomicsLite webinar on #StemCells . We will look at what they are and their potential in the body, with Dr Gambardella and Dr Admane, from Wellcome Sanger Institute. Extraordinary science, explained!

📅 25 April, 4.30pm GMT, online.

🔗 cstu.io/4373fc

Bioscience undergraduates - what are your summer plans? We are offering 8-10 week paid #planthealth summer studentships in labs, fields and gardens across England and Scotland.

🗓️ Applications close 21 April 2024
🔗 Find out more: rsb.org.uk/PHUGS

Join the London branch and Ecological Continuity Trust for a visit to Park Grass - the worlds longest running grassland experiment, examining the effects of inorganic fertilisers on agricultural yields. Book here: tinyurl.com/cunx8knv

Are you a level 3+ apprentice in the UK biosciences sector? Answer 3 questions on the skills & professional attributes you have gained, for the chance to be named RSB Apprentice of the Year 2024!

Prize details, and how to apply: rsb.org.uk/apprenticeaward