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BPS Events Manager, Becki Wingell, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Attitude is Everything, a leading disability charity.

Attitude is…

Staff

 

The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) has announced the appointment of our CEO, Rachel Lambert-Forsyth, as one of two new trustees for…

Policy statement

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) and the UK Home Office wish to remind individuals of the legal obligations for laboratories holding certain…

Obituary

The British Pharmacological Society is very sad to announce the following deaths:
 
Professor Thomas Bolton
Professor Bolton joined the British…

Press releases

We are united in a belief in the importance of ambitious, long-term, and sustainable investment in Research and Development (R&D) for the future of…

The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) is sad to report the death of Professor Anthony Smith. Professor Smith joined the BPS in 1970 and was…

Press releases

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…

Blog

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

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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. 

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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

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