Immunology News - March 2022

In the first Immunology News edition of 2022, you can hear about an important project to diversify the immunology curricula at universities, the reflections of our former BSI Congress Secretary, Professor Gary Entrican, and how the BSI East Anglia Regional Group engaged with the public about vaccines at the Norwich Science Festival.

We also update you on the latest Society news including our annual BSI committee elections, the launch of our brand-new Open Access journal, Discovery Immunology, and a recap of our highlights from BSI Congress 2021.

You can also catch up on our work supporting the UK Covid Vaccine Research Hub and the CARINA Network, as well as enjoying a selection of interviews from inspiring women in immunology.

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Mar

BSI committees: have a say in your Society

Learn more about why your vote counts in our upcoming committee elections.

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Mar

Decolonising the immunology curriculum: starting to interrogate structural inequalities in science

Conversations about racism and antiracism have been growing in recent years, amplified by the Black Lives Matter and ‘Why is my curriculum white?’ movements, the Rhodes Must Fall campaign and the toppling of the Colston statue in Bristol.

Mar

The road to getting published

Publishing your research can be a highly competitive process, so it’s important for your manuscript to stand out for the right reasons. Here, Senior Editors from Discovery Immunology provide tips on how to approach each stage in the publishing process, from writing your manuscript to peer review through to promoting your published paper.

Mar

New BSI journal: Discovery Immunology

We’re delighted to present Discovery Immunology, our fully Open Access journal for new discoveries in cellular and molecular immunology. The journal is edited by Professor Simon Milling from the University of Glasgow. Read on to find out more about the journal’s scope, mission and world-leading editorial team.