# THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 277981
- **Other names:** INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY, THE SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY, THE INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 4, 1979
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=277981


## Contact

- **Address:** Royal Society Biology, PO Box 33, 95 Mortimer Street, London
- **Postcode:** W1W 7GB
- **Phone:** 020 3925 3440
- **Email:** info@rsb.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rsb.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF BIOLOGY, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THEREIN AND TO CO-ORDINATE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION.

**Activities:** The Royal Society of Biology is a single unified voice for biology: advising Government and influencing policy; advancing education and professional development; supporting our members, and engaging and encouraging public interest in the life sciences.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Professor Dame Melanie Welham** | Chair | May 13, 2026 |
| Alastair Land |  | May 8, 2024 |
| Dr Helen Watson |  | May 8, 2024 |
| Dr Jacqui Piner |  | May 15, 2019 |
| Dr Louise Leong |  | May 10, 2017 |
| Lucy Hudson |  | May 19, 2021 |
| Neil Burton |  | May 10, 2023 |
| Paul Gemmill |  | May 21, 2025 |
| Professor Claire Pike |  | May 13, 2026 |
| Professor Jeremy Pritchard |  | Oct. 30, 2024 |
| Professor Kalai Mathee |  | May 21, 2025 |
| Professor Sara Louise Cosby |  | May 19, 2021 |
| Professor Stefan Przyborski FRSB |  | May 6, 2020 |
| Professor Tim Coulson |  | May 21, 2025 |




