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As you would expect, we have been carefully monitoring developments in relation to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
 
These are unprecedented times…

The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Budget to Parliament on 11 March, announcing a landmark £22bn investment in UK science by 2024-25. The…

Postgraduate

We are pleased to announce James Farmer and James Line as the recipients of the AJ Clark Studentship. This studentship will enable them to carry out…

Press releases

The British Pharmacological Society wants to see an improved and coordinated approach to opioid prescribing - similar to antimicrobial stewardship -…

The British Pharmacological Society and the European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK today announced that Dr Ann Hayes has been…

Press releases

The British Pharmacological Society welcomes the recent speech by the Prime Minister and the Government’s commitment to warmth, cooperation,…

Prize

We are pleased to have announced the following winners of prizes judged or announced at Pharmacology 2019.

Clinical Oral Communication Prize

Miriam…

Congratulations to the following appointments that were formally announced at the 2019 AGM.
 
Elected unopposed:

  • Professor Clive Page - President Elect…

Today Wellcome published its report ‘What Researchers Think About the Culture They Work In’, setting out the findings of its investigation into…

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Today the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) published its report ‘Transforming health through innovation: Integrating the NHS and academia’

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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