Exhibitor Profile

British Mycological Society

The British Mycological Society (BMS), founded in 1896, has around 800 members from many countries around the world, reflecting its international status. Its objective is to promote all aspects of fungal biology. The Society serves the wide range of interests of its members, including biochemistry, biodiversity, biotechnology, cell biology, ecology, evolution, fungal interactions with animals and plants, genetics and molecular biology, physiology, taxonomy and systematics. The Society is also active in the promotion of conservation and field mycology, and in education through schools, universities and with the general public.

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in fungal biology. It is a broad, inclusive Society, with a wide range of membership types, which suit the needs and desires of members according to their own circumstances: Full Members, Associate, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Life and Honorary Members and Affiliated Groups. Anyone uncertain of their depth of interest in mycology may prefer to join the Society as an Associate or join one of the regional Fungus Recording Groups.

The overarching governing body of the Society is the Council comprising Senior Officers and elected Members. The activities of the Society are organised through four committees of Council, The Publications Committee, Fungal Biology Research (FBR), Fungal Education and Outreach (FEO), and Field Mycology and Conservation (FMC). The BMS publishes the academic journals Fungal Biology (formerly Mycological Research), Fungal Ecology and Fungal Biology Reviews. The Society also normally runs an annual scientific meeting and offers small grants to members to support projects relating to fungal biology.