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The UK government has today published its ten-year strategy for the life sciences. Building on the successes of the COVID-19 response, the…

Honorary fellow

The UK Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor and Honorary Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, Sir Patrick Vallance, has been appointed…

Several members of the British Pharmacological Society have been honoured in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday List for their achievements and contributions…

COVID-19

Originally published 2 December 2020

On 2 December 2020, the government announced that it accepted the Medicines Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…

Clinical pharmacology

The independent regulator of health and social care in England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has today published its new strategy, recognising…

EDI

Update: We received a number of excellent applications to join the group. However, we are still looking for at least one undergraduate/postgraduate…

COVID-19


 

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new advice, concluding a possible link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca…

Prescribing

Today, 5 April 2021, updated guidance on good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices, published by the General Medical Council…

Policy / regulation

In its recent spending review, the government announced investment of £14.6 billion in R&D in 2021-22, building on commitments to increase public R&D…

The British Pharmacological Society have partnered with Zinc Media to produce a series of complementary and informative films. These films will…

Blog

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Dr Alex Voisey is a Lecturer in Medical Pharmacology at Cardiff University, Chair of the British Pharmacological Society’s Early Career Pharmacologist…

My experience as a pharmacology student attending P2025

Hey, I’m Lewis, a 4th Year Pharmacology undergraduate student at the University of Edinburgh.…

Blog by Dr Cleodie Swire, in collaboration with Professor Catriona Waitt, and Dr Anita Banerjee from the BPS Medications in Pregnancy and…

Pharmacology Matters

Read the latest articles from Pharmacology Matters, the Society's free digital magazine. 

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Bad to the bone: My PhD journey studying IKKα in bone cancer

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Dr Kirsty Tinto recently completed her PhD in Pharmacology at the…

Dr Maheen Wahid is a medical doctor and final year PhD researcher at the University of Strathclyde. 

She completed an MBBS and MPhil in Pharmacology in…

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