Immunology News - Autumn 2026

This issue focuses on the evolving nature of immunology – as both a sector and a biological system. Read on for features exploring the new technologies and skills available to immunologists, and articles on how the BSI is supporting the next generation of immunology leaders. You can also see the key takeaways from our latest policy report: ‘Immunity for Life: making immune health central to UK ageing policy’.

As always, you can also get the latest on our recent and upcoming events, news from our journals, and highlights from our membership.

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Sep

AI and the future of immunology

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already beginning to change how immunologists work, from analysing complex datasets and supporting literature searches to exploring new approaches to diagnosis, drug discovery and research.

Sep

BSI Mentoring scheme: impact evaluation

The BSI mentoring scheme is an important part of our career development offer for members and fulfils one of our key aims: to support and develop the next generation of world leading immunologists.

Sep

Immunology voices: BSI PPI Network member Lucie Dixon

In this series, we speak to three members of the BSI Patient and Public Involvement Network to explore how their perspectives are informing research, improving communication and highlighting gaps that science alone cannot capture.

Sep

Cardiff Diabetes Innovation Committee Research Event

Many young people with lived experience of type 1 diabetes (T1D) find research hard to access, difficult to understand and are unclear how it benefits them. This article explores a new initiative making the research that matters to those with T1D more accessible.

Sep

A first for South West immunology

The inaugural Exeter Immunology Symposium gave the South West's immunologists a meeting to call their own and a chance to show off science ranging from cancer-fighting T cells to the body's uneasy truce with fungi. Peter Cook and William Horsnell report...