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From Biology Field Trip to a Green Career When I was at school, my original plan was to study Accountancy. It seemed sensible and a financially secure career path.  Then came my A-level Biology field trip. It was one of those rare weeks of blistering sunshine on the coast of Wales, and I loved everyContinueContinue reading “Green Careers Week”

Spooky season is officially upon us, and it’s time to get ready to put the BOO in BOOtany, the AHH in AHHnerobic, and the FRIGHT in FRIGHTochondria. For the second year running, we’re pleased to announce our Chat Biology pumpkin carving contest! Let’s get those creative juices flowing this half-term and carve a pumpkin withContinueContinue reading “Back by Popular Demand: #ChatBioPumpkinCarvingComp!”

So, only four more sleeps … Biology Week is fast approaching, and the finale for participants of the Royal Society of Biology-funded National Spelling Bee for 2025 is upon us! At a first glance at the competition words the pupils needed to learn, it seemed nothing had changed from last year — until my eyesContinueContinue reading “Biology Week 2025: Words, Spelling, and a Little Fun “

We are back for 2026 with a slightly new format – we will be sharing our posts on here, as well as on our social channels, for people to join in our usual chats. Sign up here to receive our posts in your inbox and follow our socials to join in the discussions. A QuickContinueContinue reading “Chat Biology Returns!”

Thank you all for your support and patience through our first ever in person event launch! We are pleased to announce that Chat Biology have teamed up with The Science Hub and Physics Partners as part of their Secondary Science Festival! This has meant a change in date to the 8th July and a venueContinueContinue reading “Chat Biology Live Update!”

We are pleased to announce the following will be speaking and exhibiting at Chat Biology Live 2025 – part of The Science Hubs Secondary Science Festival with Physics Partners too! For more information and to get your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/secondary-science-festival-tickets-1289505859739?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl With over 60 years of providing expert advice to teachers and technicians, CLEAPSS continues to promoteContinueContinue reading “First Contributors for Chat Biology Live Announced!”

We have some exciting news! We are hoping to take our awesome online community offline and in person! We all love our subject, and we’ve built this great group of supportive biology educators. However, we would like to meet up in person to chat all things biology through talks, discussion groups, or just to catchContinueContinue reading “Chat Biology Live Event 2025”

Photo by Jeffry Surianto on Pexels.com Just as we are all teachers of literacy, as biologists, we clearly have a role to play in the integration of sex, sexual health, and gender identity teaching across the curriculum. This is often covered in KS3 as well as in KS4 where it is part of the majorityContinueContinue reading “Teach the Rainbow: Using diverse examples to improve LGBTQIA+ inclusivity in biology lessons”

HAPPY NEW YEAR! So, it is the first of January and we have just returned home from various festive family visits.   I wonder how many of you, like us, at some stage heard the dreaded request to play Monopoly? This game has been in our family games cupboard for decades and it has rarely broughtContinueContinue reading “Bored Gamers?!”