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Come and grab your @J_Cell_Sci water bottle or travel mug, free for anyone who signs up to one of our newsletters at Dynamic Cell VI #BiochemEvent

This #EarthDay2026, we’re taking action for our planet, and you can too. Through our partnership with The Woodland Trust, we’re helping restore the UK’s woods and trees, protect wildlife and boost biodiversity. Campaign, volunteer, and inspire change: woodlandtrust.org.uk/support-us/act

At Dynamic Cell VI #BiochemEvent? Come and browse our selection of posters, special issues and subject collections, all free to take back to the lab with you.

Thank you Jack Sunter for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @J_Cell_Sci via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @oxford_brookes @BrookesLibrary @obu_bms Read Jack’s paper bit.ly/4tPKSXu Is your institution participating? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Get Full Text Research @GetFTR. This partnership reflects our belief that efficient access to trusted science is essential to advancing biology. Read the announcement in full at getfulltextresearch.com/companyofbiolo…

We’re all set up and ready for Dynamic Cell VI in Reading. Looking forward to talking to you all over the next few days @Official_BSCB @BiochemSoc @J_Cell_Sci @focalplane_jcs

Great news for researchers at @ASU who will now benefit from uncapped, APC-free #OpenAccess publishing in @Dev_journal, @J_Cell_Sci, @J_Exp_Biol, @DMM_Journal & @BiologyOpen plus unlimited journal access thanks to a new #ReadAndPublish #OA agreement. bit.ly/3MLkxt9

Extended deadline is 1 May to submit your research to @J_Cell_Sci special issue on Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics. journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/imag…

Thank you Ecaterina Facina for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @J_Exp_Biol via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @uOttawa @uOttawaBiblio @uOttawaScience Read Ecaterina’s paper bit.ly/4sBTjV8 Is your institution participating? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

An illustrated summary of the BSDB Spring Meeting 2026 In this post, @AlexNeaverson shares her insights on using illustration to share the joy of developmental biology at the 2026 @_BSDB_ meeting. thenode.biologists.com/an-illustrated… #SciArt #DevBio

How do funding decisions shape the direction of biomedical research? And can we spot transformative discoveries years before they are recognised by prizes or policies? Watch the latest #spotLights discussion featuring Kris Willis & Jonathan Townson 🎥⬇️ youtu.be/u-X3dYl7dHQ?si…

We’re delighted to announce a new agreement with iGroup Malaysia - Access Dunia Sdn Bhd who will represent us as sole agent in Malaysia. This partnership will help support institutions and researchers with APC-free #OpenAccess publishing. Read more: biologists.com/library-hub/ne…

Do you have a vision for a Workshop but don’t have the time to arrange the logistics or raise the funding? Submit your idea to us in our annual call for topics. We'll provide all the necessary support. Find out more at biologists.com/workshops/prop…

📢Register for our #DevPres webinar featuring the finalists of the 2025 Outstanding Paper Prize The webinar, chaired by Steve Wilson, features talks from Xi Yang @LifeAtPurdue and Bénédicte Lefèvre @DrosoPachea. 🗓️29 April, 15:00 GMT/UTC us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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Organisers awarded with grants from our Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing use the funding to integrate sustainability in their events in a balanced and efficient manner. Learn more on our £2,500 grants here: biologists.com/sustainability…

Thank you Rohan Roy for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in @Dev_journal via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @RockefellerUniv Read Rohan’s paper: bit.ly/4seGzDH Check if your institution is participating too: bit.ly/3O7BxGi

Check out the new articles posted in our special issue, The Integrative Biology of Exercise, drawing on work in vertebrates and invertebrates to illustrate the plasticity or evolutionary changes necessary for exercise or sustained locomotion journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/229/7

One month left for ECRs to apply for funded place at our Workshop 'Integrating Multi-Modal, Multi-Scale Models of Cardiovascular Disease Mechanisms', organised by Jennifer Davis, Christine Mummery @MummeryLab & Beth Pruitt. Find out more & apply by 8 May: biologists.com/workshops/nove…

One month until early-bird registration deadline for @Dev_journal & @wellcometrust-funded consortium HDBI's 2026 Meeting on Human Development: Stem Cells, Models, Embryos. Check out the programme #HumanDev26" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">biologists.com/meetings/devhd… and register by 8 May biologists.com/meetings/devhd…