Publications
Starting in 1896 the Society began publishing the Transactions of the British Mycological Society. In 1989 the Transactions were renamed Mycological Research which in turn was renamed Fungal Biology in 2010. In 1967 the Society began publishing the Bulletin of the British Mycological Society. In 1987 the Bulletin was renamed The Mycologist which in turn was renamed Fungal Biology Reviews in 2007. In 2000, the Society began publishing the quarterly journal Field Mycology for the study and identification of wild fungi. It has not yet been renamed. Periodically, the Society publishes symposia in the British Mycological Society symposium series on a particular theme. The first one, Genetics and physiology of Aspergillus edited by John E. Smith and John A. Pateman, was published in 1977. There have been twenty-four symposia published as of 2006.
The Society also publishes many other items, from fine art prints to illustrated pocket identification guides, as well as a range of curriculum resources for teachers.
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