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COVID-19

In his closing address at the annual meeting of the British Pharmacological Society, Government Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance…

Prize

We are pleased to announce the 2020 winners of our undergraduate prizes.

Clinical Undergraduate Prize

Medical students, including intercalating…

Policy statement

Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced £14.6 billion in funding for Research & Development to continue to establish the UK’s…

Journals

The British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology is delighted to announce that Prof Geert Jan Groeneveld (CHDR, The Netherlands) has been appointed as…

EDI

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM has launched its second inquiry into Equity in the STEM workforce. The…

EDI

Today, the Society publishes our Vision for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) in pharmacology as part of delivering our 2018-22 strategy, in which…

In August 2018, the British Pharmacological Society appointed For Business Sake Consulting to work with us to:

  • Review the Society’s current…
EDI

The Society welcomes today’s launch of the Inequalities in Health Alliance, proudly supporting this coalition as a founder member. The Alliance,…

Clinical pharmacology

For many doctors, in the UK and further afield, the emergence of a global pandemic has seen them seconded from their usual area and/or training to the…



The British Pharmacological Society is delighted to announce that Professor David Webb, President of the Society from 2016 to 2018, is to be awarded…

Blog

Read the opinions, perspectives and insights from our members in the blog. 

Despite 60 years having passed since his death on June 30th, 1965, the work of John Gaddum is no less relevant now than it was then. As a founding…

Pharmacology 2025: Working towards greener conferences

Conferences bring our scientific community together, but they also have an impact on the…

Blink and it will be Pharmacology 2025!

Home to Queen’s University Belfast, this city is a hub for research and education in the pharmaceutical…

Pharmacology Matters

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

Alan Daugherty completed a BSc in Pharmacology at Sunderland Polytechnic and received his PhD and DSc in Pharmacology from the University of Bath.…

Now Open: PharmaComedy Competition

Our first-ever PharmaComedy competition is now open – and the deadline is fast approaching!

This is your chance…

Undergraduate Pharmacology writing competition 2025/26

Now open: Undergraduate Pharmacology Writing Competition


Our first undergraduate…

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