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Partner event

The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) is delighted to announce its partnership with the Federation for Innovative Drug Research Netherlands (FIGON…

Clinical pharmacology

To mark World Smart Medication Day, the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) are running their annual poster competition. 

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Prize

The British Pharmacological Society is pleased to announce Elizabeth Carberry as the recipient of the 2025 AJ Clark Studentship. 

Elizabeth is…

Prize

Applications for our 2025 awards are now open!
 
Our awards provide our members with career development opportunities and funding, as well…

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Abstract

In the past year, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Medicines and Healthcare Products…

BPS Volunteering Opportunity

A number of exciting opportunities to join BPS Committees have opened up, giving members a chance to get involved with the Society's work. The…

Honorary fellow

Two British Pharmacological Society (BPS) Honorary Fellows have been recognised with New Year Honours.  

The New Year Honours are awarded annually in…

Committee

We are pleased to share that we have appointed two new Trustees, a new Treasurer Elect and two new committee Vice Presidents.

These are: 

  • Elected…
Honorary fellow



We are delighted to announce our new Fellows and Honorary Fellows for 2024. 40 Fellows have been elected and 13 Honorary Fellowships awarded.

Our…

Blog

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

 

Much of the research carried out by pharmacology students, including undergraduate dissertations, goes unnoticed by the wider student network. We…

Reflections from the EPHAR Summer School - July 2026

This summer, I travelled to Ankara to attend the EPHAR (Federation of European…

 

By Kenneth Bitrus David (Kaduna State University, Nigeria)

Kenneth Bitrus David is an educator and researcher with a strong interest in…

Pharmacology Matters

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

 

 

The launch of a new preclinical training resource: the e-learning module on Sample Sizes and Statistical Power 

The British Pharmacological…

Publishing

Dr Maheen Wahid is a medical doctor and final year PhD researcher at the University of Strathclyde. 

She completed an MBBS and MPhil in Pharmacology in…

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