Society and Staff News

“No one knows what is in it”: Cataloguing the Linnean Society Domestic Archive

At the end of an immense project to catalogue the papers of the Linnean Society itself, Project Archivist Alex Milne recounts the process of working with this important collection.

Building Nature Connections with The Wave Project

We partnered with The Wave Project to run events like tree planting, night-time safaris, and urban birdwatching to promote nature as a tool for young people’s wellbeing.

From Jiffy Bags to Social Media | A Quarter Century as Editor-in-Chief

Professor John Allen had remarked “Sounds interesting!” when he was offered the post of Editor-in-Chief of The Biological Journal of the Linnean Society in 1997. And there is little he would done differently for the next 25 years. We thank you, John.

New Editor-in-Chief for the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society | Dr Karen Sears

Dr Sears will bring a range of research, editorial and learned society experience to this role starting 1 September 2023, when current Editor-in-Chief, Professor John Allen, steps down after 26 years.

Our Local Nature Grants

Congratulations to all our successful grant applications for Our Local Nature grant scheme 2022.

Professor Julia Day to lead 'Evolutionary Journal'