In our final issue of 2024, we celebrate the past year’s achievements and preview exciting events coming up in 2025 as well as shedding a light on the importance of partnerships within immunology.

In this edition, Professor Leonie Taams reflects on her eight-year term as Editor-in-Chief of Clinical & Experimental Immunology (CEI) and discusses changes in the publishing landscape. Dr Amit Aggarwal highlights NHS-industry collaborations that benefit patients, while Dr Priscilla Tng shares insights on how a BSI Career Enhancing Grant advanced her research. This issue also includes updates on our journals, tips for maximising your BSI membership, and news from the BSI Clinical Immunology Professional Network (BSI-CIPN).

In this issue of Immunology News, we are celebrating those in the early stages of their career.

Hear from our new Early Career Trustee, Dr Carolyn Nielsen, and a recent winner of our Bright Sparks award, Dr Matthew Sinton. Find out what happened when our London Immunology Group went to King’s Cross railway station armed with vaccine-themed fun and games, and find out more about the incredible potential of mRNA technologies, and how different sectors might work better together to reap maximum benefit from these.

You can find all the latest on our journals, and details of lots of exciting upcoming events, including our Winter School for MSc students in this edition.