Genetics Society

Welcome to the UCL Genetics Society!

The UCL Genetics Society (or GenSoc as it’s colloquially known) serves as a body for enriching students’ understanding of genetics and related fields through a wide range of events and publications. Furthermore, it provides an environment where people of all disciplines can come together to share ideas for the field, fostering a welcoming community.

🧬 Throughout the 2026-27 academic year GenSoc will be hosting both regular and one-off events, including the following:

Journal Club events (Bi-Weekly)

Students read a chosen paper ahead of the session and critically discuss it with an experienced researcher in an interactive seminar - a great way to become more confident in reading, questioning and discussing scientific research. Topics span the breadth of modern genetics, including evolutionary genetics, medical genomics, synthetic biology, and more.

Journal Club sessions can also include presentations by PhD students on contemporary research (so you can better understand what research is really like!) and computational workshops to build your skills in coding and data analysis.

External Speaker Events/Seminars (Monthly)

GenSoc aims to host a range of external speaker events, giving members the chance to hear from professionals in a range of professions including research, industry, and journalism. If you would like to hear from someone in particular, please reach out and we will do our best to contact them.

Social Events (Monthly)

GenSoc hosts regular social events, which can include attending conference, picnics, quizzes, games, and many more. We can’t wait to meet you there!

Lab Visits (Termly)

A great way to explore real-world research settings and chat with scientists. We regularly organise visits to world-leading research institutes like the Francis Crick Institute and the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, with potential industry day trips too!

Career and Academic conferences (Termly)

Continuing last year’s successful Cancer Genomics Conference, we’re excited to host another academic conference in Term 2 - more in this space coming soon!

Internship panel (Annually)

We have seen many GenSoc members seeking for "paid" lab experience, before they begin their dissertation project. However, generally these are very competitive, and we would like to assist our members by holding internship panel where we invite seniors with prior experience in obtaining scholarships/studentships. This is an opportunity where members can seek for advice from successful students in preparing for their own internship applications.

In addition to events, GenSoc will produce regular written pieces for members to enjoy, which can be viewed on our website https://geneticssocietyucl.wordpress.com/ 

• Blogs: GenSoc’s blog is a space where both members and committee alike can share written pieces in a professional published format. Any topic in the field of genetics is fair game – whatever your interest, we want to hear it! We have Editor in Chief of Blog this year, who will recruit articles each term. To accommodate members with a range of experience, GenSoc will pitch academic events and writing at a lower undergraduate level, as well as providing the means for those with greater prior experience to further build on their knowledge.

A link to join our WhatsApp group chat will be emailed to you shortly after you purchase a membership (taster or standard).

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyp41EKD_H_Zhc9vXLRFAsQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneticssocietyucl/

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/genetics-society-ucl/

We can’t wait to meet you at our events!