News
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
2022 August Magazine
- The August 2022 issue of the Genetics Society Magazine is now available for download. “Welcome to the latest issue of...
Postdoc Appreciation Week 2022
- Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) is a celebration of the fantastic contribution postdocs and researchers make toward research and academic life in general. ...
Mendel’s 200 celebrations
- Image credit: Joana Carvalho In summer 2022, the Genetics Society celebrated the 200th birthday of Gregor Mendel. Find out about events and...
‘Hap-pea Birthday Mendel’ artwork competition
- We are really pleased to announce the winner of our ‘Hap-pea Birthday Mendel’ artwork competition: Lily McKiernan (14yo) from Bishop’s...
Mendel’s 200th Birthday Garden Party
- Image credit: Joana Carvalho Join us live from RHS Wisley Garden at 10:50 on Wednesday 20th July, via the livestream...
Mendel Medal 2022 – Professor Azim Surani and Professor Davor Solter
- The Mendel Medal 2022 was jointly awarded to Professor Azim Surani and Professor Davor Solter for discovery of genomic imprinting. ...
Mary Lyon Medal 2022 – Prof Irene Miguel-Aliaga
- Irene Miguel-Aliaga is Professor of Genetics and Physiology at Imperial College London, and MRC Investigator at the MRC London Institute...
