Royal Society of Biology

Royal Society of Biology

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Abbreviation	RSB
Predecessor	Institute of Biology and the Biosciences Federation
Formation	2009
Type	Learned society and Professional association
Headquarters	London, UK
Location	1 Naoroji Street London WC1X 0GB United Kingdom
Membership	18,000+ individual members
Official language	English
President	Ian L. Boyd
Chief Executive	Mark Downs
Website	www.rsb.org.uk
Remarks	Motto: Scientiam Vitae Propagare (To Expand the Science of Life)
Formerly called	Society of Biology

The Royal Society of Biology (RSB), previously called the Society of Biology, is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom created to advance the interests of biology in academia, industry, education, and research. Formed in 2009 by the merger of the Biosciences Federation and the Institute of Biology, the society has around 18,000 individual members, and more than 100 member organisations.^[1] In addition to engaging the public on matters related to the life sciences, the society seeks to develop the profession and to guide the development of related policies.