Boron highlightsDuring 2007 the chemistry of boryl and borylene complexes has continued to expand and remarkable progress has been made. Special mention should be made of the work of Robinsonet al.in the development and synthesis of Lewis base stabilised B–B and BB systems. Advances in the chemistry of B–N cyclic compounds have also been noteworthy over 2007 and the work of Normanet al.and Himmelet al.take centre stage in this. The standard and quality of work that exists in the boron community continues to be exceptional and long may it con