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Join one of our Community Sites!

Are you passionate about science, communication, and networking with fellow researchers? If so, we have exciting opportunities for you to get involved and make an impact! The Node and FocalPlane are Looking for Correspondents Our sister community sites the Node and FocalPlane are currently recruiting a small yearly cohort of correspondents.…


Posted on 17 October 2023

bioRxiv and medRxiv join our Mastodon Server: biologists.social

In response to the evolving landscape of social media platforms, The Company of Biologists has recently launched its own Mastodon server - biologists.social. Active participation on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram has been a cornerstone of our outreach efforts. This move reflects our commitment to fostering a more specialised…


Posted on 12 October 2023

Representing preLights at the XXXVIII Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Protozoology

Written by Jennifer Ann Black, preLights Ambassador and postdoctoral researcher in the Tosi Lab, Faculty of Medicine Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Caxambu, a quaint city in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil), is the traditional destination for the Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of…


Posted on 3 October 2023

Introducing the preLights ambassadors

preLights has been up and running for over five years now and wouldn’t be where it is today without the continued support and dedication of all our preLighters. To keep developing this platform and respond to the needs of the community, we’re making some changes to the community structure by…


Posted on 4 May 2023

Happy 5th Birthday to preLights!

Five years ago today, on a Tuesday afternoon, preLights was officially launched. What a journey it has been so far! From its beginning, the preLights community has been steadily growing to now include over 400 preLighters, 1400 subscribers and 7000 Twitter followers! Without the passion, dedication and support of this…


Posted on 20 February 2023

preLights’ 5th Birthday webinar: A career discussion with preLights alumni

preLights is celebrating its 5th birthday and to mark the occasion we are delighted to announce a festive webinar on 14 March 2023. This webinar will feature four short talks given by preLights alumni who have all made significant contributions to preLights, and have since taken a range of different…


Posted on 13 February 2023