Skip to content
Search Join us
  1. Home

News

Read up on the latest news stories from the Society and beyond, all within the world of pharmacology.

Search & filter

Prizes and awards

We are delighted to announce our new Fellows and Honorary Fellows for 2025. 26 Fellows have been elected and 17 Honorary Fellowships awarded. 

Our…

Press releases

The British Pharmacological Society and the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology are proud to announce the publication of the UK’s first clinical…

Prizes and awards

A team from AstraZeneca has been named the winner of the 2025 Sir James Black Award by the British Pharmacological Society (BPS) for its development…

Press releases

You might have noticed things look a little different around here. We are pleased to welcome you to our newly redeveloped BPS website!

Press releases

The British Pharmacological Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Neha Issar-Brown as its new Chief Executive Officer. She will take up…

Prizes and awards

The Society is delighted to announce the 2025 winners of the Sir Colin Dollery Clinical Pharmacology Training Award.

 

Prizes and awards

We are pleased to announce our 2025 student prize winners.

 

BPS Volunteering Opportunity

The British Pharmacological Society is currently seeking applications for vacancies on its Finance Committee. There are a number of vacancies, each…

Pharmacologists Make Glasgow: Glasgow Pharmacological Society’s Annual Seminar Celebrates the Groundbreaking Research Happening in Glasgow

What is the…

BPS Assessment

BPS Assessment's new 'MHRA – Yellow Card scheme Assessment' will help prescribers learn how to report adverse events and side effects.

Blog

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

View all

Part 2: PGx is the study of how genetic variations influence a person’s response to medicines, being efficacy or safety. The goal of CERSI-PGx, led…

The CERSI-PGx Initiative – A New Chapter for BPS 

What is CERSI-PGx? 

Genomics: Shaping the Future of Healthcare 

The UK’s Ten-Year Health Plan and…

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…

By James Higham

Pharmacology Matters

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

View all

Finding My Research Direction: A Young Palestinian Pharmacologist’s Journey to a PhD.

I am originally a refugee from Jerusalem, now living in Jericho…

Emma is a PhD student in cancer pharmacology at Newcastle University. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science from the University of…

🏆 Pharmacomedy Competition 2026 – Results Announcement

We are delighted to share the results of the 2026 Pharmacomedy competition, which ran from…

By Graeme Henderson Alistair Corbett

Stay up to date

Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on meetings & events, editor's picks and journal news, career opportunities and training & workshop announcements. 

Subscribe to our newsletter

Cookie Extension Logo