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In August 2023, the Medical Schools Council (MSC) and British Pharmacological Society (BPS) welcomed the publishing of an independent review of the…

Journals


Professor Jennifer Martin, new Editor-in-Chief of PR&P from January 2024.

We are pleased to announce that Professor Jennifer Martin has been appointed…

Council

We are pleased to share that we have appointed two new Trustees to join the Council. These are: 

  • Professor Michael Spedding (Elected Trustee –…

Council

The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) is pleased to announce the election of Professor Cherry Wainwright as its new President-elect. 

Professor…

Prize

We are pleased to announce the 2023 winners of our undergraduate prizes.

Clinical Undergraduate Prize

The Clinical Undergraduate Prize recognises UK…

Honorary fellow

The British Pharmacological Society is delighted to announce our new Fellows and Honorary Fellows for 2023. The Society has elected 29 Fellows and…

Prize

The Geoffrey Burnstock Prize was launched earlier this year to recognise the achievements of established researchers through their publications.

We are…

Press releases

The UK Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) is a ground-breaking medical exam with strong stakeholder support and is associated with increased…

Obituary

The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) is sad to report the death of Professor David Brown. Professor Brown joined the BPS in 1965 and was elected…

Prize


 

A team from Bristol Myers Squibb are the winners of the 2024 Sir James Black Drug Discovery of the Year Award, with their drug mavacamten for…

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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