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Image for 13 April 2023 – Public Understanding of Genetics News 2023

13 April 2023 – Public Understanding of Genetics News 2023

In January, a study that was funded by the Genetics Society to understand how genetics is percieved by the public....
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Image for 16 March 2023 – DNA pioneer profile Shankar Balasubramanian

16 March 2023 – DNA pioneer profile Shankar Balasubramanian

The University of Cambridge have published a profile of Shankar Balasubramanian and his collaborator, David Klenerman, who discovered a revolutionary...
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Image for 19 February 2023 – Sickle Cell Unboxed Podcast

19 February 2023 – Sickle Cell Unboxed Podcast

Sickle Cell Unboxed is a new podcast series funded by The Genetics Society UK. The series is produced and hosted...
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Image for 18 February 2023 – Deadline Extension Communicating Your Science Workshop

18 February 2023 – Deadline Extension Communicating Your Science Workshop

The deadline for the Communicating Your Science workshop has been extended to 28th February 2023. This is a great opportunity...
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Image for 6 February 2023 – Funding deadline extended: Heredity Fieldwork Grant

6 February 2023 – Funding deadline extended: Heredity Fieldwork Grant

The Genetics Society has made awards up to £2,000 available to cover travel and accommodation costs associated with a field-based...
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Image for 24 January 2023 – Public Perception of Genetics

24 January 2023 – Public Perception of Genetics

A survey of over 2000 British adults finds that trust in genetics is high and went up significantly during the...
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Image for 23 January 2023 – Summer Studentships 2023

23 January 2023 – Summer Studentships 2023

We have grants available to support you to gain experience in any area of genetics by doing a research project...
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Image for 16 January 2023 – Nominations for The Genetics Society 2024 awards are now open

16 January 2023 – Nominations for The Genetics Society 2024 awards are now open

Follow the links for the history and specific criteria of each award: The Genetics Society Medal– outstanding research contributions to...
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Image for 10 January 2023 – New Magazine Editor

10 January 2023 – New Magazine Editor

We’re excited to introduce our new Magazine Editor, Dr Güneş Taylor. Güneş is a postdoctoral training fellow at The Crick,...
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Image for 10 January 2023 – Junior Scientist Conference Grant increased

10 January 2023 – Junior Scientist Conference Grant increased

The amount for the Junior Scientist Conference Grant Scheme A grant has increased to £200. Grants up to £200 are...
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Image for 5 December 2022 – Dr Ed Hollox New Committee Member for 2023

5 December 2022 – Dr Ed Hollox New Committee Member for 2023

The Genetics Society is proud to welcome Dr Ed Hollox as a member of the committee as a represetative of...
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Image for 20 November 2022 – Awards 2023

20 November 2022 – Awards 2023

We’re proud to announce the award winners for 2023- congratulations! JBS Haldane Lecture 2023 – Dr Adam Rutherford, University College...
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Image for 11 November 2022 – Genetics of Reproduction Meeting

11 November 2022 – Genetics of Reproduction Meeting

Join us for the Genetics Society Autumn meeting – Genetics of Reproduction – 18th November 2022, Royal Society, London. Early...
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Genetics Society Medal 2022 – Prof Robin Lovell-Badge

The 2022 Genetics Society medal is awarded to Robin Lovell-Badge.  Robin will receive his Medal at the Society autumn conference,...
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Genetics Society 2022 AGM

Join us in person for the 2022 AGM at 17:30 on Friday 18th November at The Royal Society London., immediately...
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Haldane Lecture 2022 – Michael Fay

Prof Michael Fay will present the 2022 Genetics Society Haldane Lecture at the Royal Institution from 7:00pm – 8:30pm on Thursday 17th November 2022: Back...
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Innovate UK introduces additional support for disabled innovators

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has rolled out application support for disabled innovators across all our...
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Royal Society of Biology Policy Internships

The RSB annually hosts two policy internship positions for current PhD students who are funded by AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC,...
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