BioClocks UK: Driving robust cycles of discovery to impact

Chronobiology is a multidisciplinary field that extends across the tree of life, transcends all scales of biological organisation, and has huge translational potential. For the UK to harness the opportunities presented within applied chronobiology, we need to build our network outwards to reach stakeholders that can directly benefit from our discoveries. In this article, we discuss the importance of biological rhythms to our health, society, economy, and environment, with a particular focus on circadian rhythms. We subsequently introduce the vision and objectives of BioClocks UK, a newly-formed research network, whose mission is to stimulate researcher interactions and sustain discovery-impact cycles between chronobiologists, wider research communities, and multiple industry sectors.