IBMS welcomes student affiliate societies for 2015-16

Following on from last year’s successful pilot scheme, the IBMS is delighted to welcome university bioscience societies from across the UK into the IBMS affiliate society scheme.

Having taken part in our pilot scheme last year, we are delighted to continue working with the following IBMS affiliate student societies:

• Plymouth University Biomedical Science Society

• King’s College London Bioscience Students Association

• Cambridge University Biological Society

• Middlesex University Natural Sciences Academic Society

• Royal Holloway Biological Sciences Society 

We would also like to welcome to this year’s new IBMS affiliated student societies:

• Reading University Biological Sciences Society

• Queen’s University Belfast Biomedical Society

• Keele University Life Sciences Society

• BioSoc University of Birmingham

• University of Sheffield Biomedical Science Society

• Abertay University BioScience Society

• University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences Society 

We have a range of tailored support and services are in place to help our affiliate university bioscience societies to promote biomedical science and guide their members as they prepare for their future careers.

From promotional items, to guest speakers, to links with their local IBMS branch; affiliate societies can benefit from the support and services of the UK’s largest biomedical science professional body.

IBMS student society affiliation scheme

The IBMS student affiliation scheme offers the following benefits to student societies:

• Promotional items, literature and posters for society events • Help with sourcing speakers and sponsors for society events • Opportunities to input into IBMS guidance, careers advice and publicity materials aimed at students • Access to IBMS careers publications • Connection with local IBMS region and branch with opportunities for attending events and networking • Regional careers events free to attend for society members • Links with local employers • Promotion of society news and events • 10% discount for society members on IBMS eStudent membership

Last year we supported our affiliate societies in a variety of exciting ways, providing speakers for a number of student society events and co-producing a Natural Sciences Careers Expo with one of our affiliated societies. 

Former President of the Middlesex University Natural Sciences Academic Society, Zeshan Ahmed, said that:

"Becoming an IBMS affiliated society was one of the best decisions I made to increase the profile and effectiveness of the Natural Sciences Academic Society”.

If you would like to find out more about becoming an IBMS affiliated student society please contact pe@ibms.org for further information.