Branches
Connect through your IBMS branch to our network of local biomedical scientists, support staff and students
Your local IBMS branch will organise scientific meetings and social events, providing an opportunity to network and exchange ideas with IBMS members from your local branch. It will also organise and offer support for members taking part in public engagement activities in local schools, universities and hospitals.
Get involved with your local branch
Getting involved with your local branch will provide opportunities to develop a range of skills; from leadership to presentation and public speaking.
There are a number of ways you can get involved, including; joining your local branch's committee, organising or speaking at a branch event and taking part in careers events and other public engagement activities in your local area.
If you want to get involved with your local IBMS branch please contact your local committee the using email address listed on your branch's webpage.
What's happening in my local branch?
You can find local events, news stories, forum threads discussing local issues and useful documents listed under your local branch's webpage.
Log in and click on your local branch on the left-hand menu or in the listing below for all the latest local information.
Not sure which branch you belong to?
Log in and go to MyIBMS - your Region and Branch will be displayed on the right-hand side of the MyIBMS page.
Branch not listed?
We currently have the following inactive branches: Australia, Bristol, Cambridge, Cleveland, Coventry & Warwickshire, Cyprus, Dorset, Dublin, Dundee & Tayside, East Kent, Essex & Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Limerick, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Staffordshire, Oman, Oxford, Portsmouth & Chichester, Reading, Southampton, Sudan, Tyneside and Wiltshire.
If you are interested in getting involved with any of these branches please contact mc@ibms.org for more information.
List of IBMS Branches
List of Branches
![Aberdeen Branch Aberdeen Branch](/public/groups/thumb_ibms.jpeg)
Aberdeen
Chair: Glenn Ross
Secretary: Isla Bruce
Treasurer: Louise Reid
![Birmingham Branch Birmingham Branch](/public/groups/thumb_1ibms.jpeg)
Birmingham
Chair: Kathryn Dudley
Secretary: Jayne Parkes
Treasurer: Helena Kilgariff
![Cornwall Branch Cornwall Branch](/public/groups/thumb_3ibms.jpeg)
Cornwall
Chair: Malcolm Owen
Secretary: Lindsay Whittaker
Treasurer: Malcolm Owen
![Cumbria Branch Cumbria Branch](/public/groups/thumb_2ibms.jpeg)
Cumbria
Chair: Nicola Norman
Secretary: Melissa Blaylock and Stephen Wesley
Treasurer: Elizabeth Berry
![Derby & Nottingham Branch Derby & Nottingham Branch](/public/groups/thumb_8ibms.jpeg)
Derby & Nottingham
Chair: Colin Mudd
Secretary: David Anderson
Treasurer: Colin Mudd
![Dundee & Tayside Dundee & Tayside](/public/groups/thumb_12ibms.jpeg)
Dundee & Tayside
Chair: currently vacant
Secretary: Derek Foote
Treasurer: John McGregor
![Durham Branch Durham Branch](/public/groups/thumb_13ibms.jpeg)
Durham
Chair: David Robinson
Secretary: currently vacant
Treasurer: Debra Padgett
![East Yorkshire Branch East Yorkshire Branch](/public/groups/thumb_17ibms.jpeg)
East Yorkshire
Chair: Joanna Andrew
Secretary: currently vacant
Treasurer: Alison Eyre
![Fife Branch Fife Branch](/public/groups/thumb_19ibms.jpeg)
Fife
Chairman: Jamie Graham
Secretary: Gillian Liston
Treasurer: Roslyn Devlin
![Gibraltar Branch Gibraltar Branch](/public/groups/thumb_20ibms.jpeg)
Gibraltar
Chair: Audrey Olivares-Smith
Secretary: Norbert Sene
Treasurer: Natalie Soiza
![Guernsey Branch Guernsey Branch](/public/groups/thumb_21ibms.jpeg)
Guernsey
Chair: Terence Castanha
Secetary: Andrew Scheffer
Treasurer: Andrew Scheffer
![Hong Kong Branch Hong Kong Branch](/public/groups/thumb_23ibms.jpeg)
Hong Kong
Chair: Kin Kun Chan
Secretary: Christina Long Leung
Treasurer: Siu Wing Cheung
![Inverness & North Scotland Branch Inverness & North Scotland Branch](/public/groups/thumb_24ibms.jpeg)
Inverness & North Scotland
Chair & Secretary: Brian Morrison
![Isle of Man Branch Isle of Man Branch](/public/groups/thumb_26ibms.jpeg)
Isle of Man
Chair: Hillary Gale
Secretary: Charlie Houston
Treasurer: Bev Straw
CPD Officer: Fiona Reynolds
![Leicester, Northants & Rutland Branch Leicester, Northants & Rutland Branch](/public/groups/thumb_28ibms.jpeg)
Leicester, Northants & Rutland
Chair: Colin Mudd
Secretary: Caroline Stenson
Treasurer: Laura Saberton
![Lothian & Borders Branch Lothian & Borders Branch](/public/groups/thumb_32ibms.jpeg)
Lothian & Borders
Chair: Tiffany Pietrek
Vice Chair: Jordan Moir
Secretary: Keira McAllister
Treasurer: Steven Swanson
![Manchester Branch Manchester Branch](/public/groups/thumb_33ibms.jpeg)
Manchester
Chair: Michelle Brereton
Secretary: Tahmina Hussain
Treasurer: Allison Gaskell
![Merseyside Branch Merseyside Branch](/public/groups/thumb_34ibms.jpeg)
Merseyside
Chair: Dave Eccleston
Secretary: Jane Harrision-Williams
Treasurer: Rosamund Anderson
![North Staffordshire Branch North Staffordshire Branch](/public/groups/thumb_37ibms.jpeg)
North Staffordshire
Chairperson: Aimee Pinnington
Secretary: Nichola Lawrence
Treasurer: Sara Smith
![North Wales Branch North Wales Branch](/public/groups/thumb_38ibms.jpeg)
North Wales
Chair: David Williams
Secretary: Jade Roberts
Treasurer: Arfon Jones
![Northern Ireland Branch Northern Ireland Branch](/public/groups/thumb_40ibms.jpeg)
Northern Ireland
Chair: Una Porter
Secretary: Denise Fuenzalida
Treasurer: Glen McDowell
CPD officer: Claire Megarity
Social media officer: Nicole O’Doherty
![Reading Branch Reading Branch](/public/groups/thumb_46ibms.jpeg)
Reading
Chair: Lavanya Kanapathypillai
Treasurer: Vania Costa-Krol
![Sheffield Branch Sheffield Branch](/public/groups/thumb_48ibms.jpeg)
Sheffield
Chair: Margaret Hunt
Secretary: Paul Bownes
Treasurer: Daniel Firth
![South East Wales Branch South East Wales Branch](/public/groups/thumb_50ibms.jpeg)
South East Wales
Chair: Teresa Russell
Secretary: Lorna Vale
Treasurer: Lauren Duddridge-Page
![Sussex Branch Sussex Branch](/public/groups/thumb_54ibms.jpeg)
Sussex
Chair: Joyce Overfield
Secretary: Simonne Weeks
Treasurer: Sarah Ward
![West Scotland Branch West Scotland Branch](/public/groups/thumb_58ibms.jpeg)
West of Scotland
Chair: Laura Jane Scott
Secretary: Claire McKie
Treasurer: Nicola Small
![West Riding Branch West Riding Branch](/public/groups/thumb_59ibms.jpeg)
West Riding
Chair: Robert Rajch
Secretary: Zeshaan Ejaz
Treasurer: Amanda Simpson
![West Wales Branch West Wales Branch](/public/groups/thumb_60ibms.jpeg)
West Wales
Chair: Paula Griffiths
Secretary: Ruth Evans
Treasurer: Cath Dunning