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Meet our President
- Professor Laurence D. Hurst F.MedSci., FRS The Genetics Society is delighted to announce that Professor Laurence Hurst, Director of the Milner...
Naked Genetics Podcasts
- Naked GENETICS podcasts with Dr Kat Arney have been replaced with the brand new Genetics Unzipped podcasts.
The Royal Highland Show 2017
- Committee members Professor Stefan Hoppler (Area C, Left) and former Honorary Treasurer Professor Anne Donaldson (right), both from the University...
A day volunteering with the Genetics Society at Lambeth Country Show
- From building your own colourful chromosomes to making “I am allele cute” badges: a fun day volunteering with the Genetics...
Naked Genetics podcasts
- “The future of Forensic Genetics” with Dr Kat Arney. The last of the Naked genetics Podcasts. Back issues are available from The...
Meet our Photographer
- Introducing Douglas Vernimmen, our very own in-house photographer. Doug is a Genetics Society Committee Member, representing Gene Structure, Function and...
Meet our Centenary Project Manager
- Photograph: Douglas Vernimmen. Our Centenary Project Manager, Cristina Fonseca, is organising many events over the forthcoming months and compiling a...
2018 Genetics Society Medal and Prize Lectures
- This year our medal lectures will be held at a special gathering. All are welcome at the Kendrew Lecture Theatre, European...
The Hunger Games
- Dairy Cows, courtesy of SRUC. After attending the 2018 “Communicating Your Science Workshop” at Chicheley Hall, Bedfordshire, Stephanie Smith was...
The Heredity podcasts are back!
- James D. Burgon presents the new Heredity podcast series, featuring two recently published papers in the June 2018 epsiode: Conservation of a...
Robin Thompson symposium
- The University of Edinburgh has conferred the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa to Robin Thompson for contributions to statistics, quantitative...
Gen Soc at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival
- Genetics Society exhibited at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, during the 2018 Edinburgh Festival. Plenty of people took part, trying...
The 2018 Ri Christmas Lectures
- Entitled “Who am I?”, the 2018 Ri Christmas Lectures, were sponsored (among others) by The Genetics Society. Hosted as usual...
Genetics Unzipped Podcast is launched! – episode 1
- The Genetics Society is delighted to announce the launch of it’s brand new dedicated podcast, “Genetics Unzipped”. Presented by award-winning...
Mather Memorial Prize 2017/18
- The Genetics Society and The University of Birmingham are delighted to announce Rosina Savisaar as the winner of the 2017/18...
Genuary
- To kick off our centenary celebrations, we have launched a fun-fact calendar that features a different, entertainingly named gene on...
International Mendel’s Day
- As part of The Genetics Society Centenary celebrations, we teamed up with the Mendelanium, a museum dedicated to the work...
March is Women’s History Month
- March is Women’s History Month and to mark the occasion we want to celebrate Women in Genetics. We will highlight...