It has certainly been a very busy year, and I personally cannot believe that we are close to the festive holidays already…Where has this year gone?
That being said, the busy year has not deterred us all on the Pharmacology Matters editorial board as we have another packed edition for you all. In this current issue Kathryn Wilson and Graeme Henderson write a very succinct article to make sense of the new regulations for submission of scientific papers to the next UK Research Excellence Framework exercise (REF2020) in 2020.
Michael Collis, Dave Lewis and Anna Zecharia then discuss what is next for in vivo education and training in the UK. They discuss the outcome of the Integrative Pharmacology Fund (IPF) Review which was launched in 2004 as a way to address the acute shortage of UK researchers with in vivo skills (indeed I was a part of the Imperial College consortium which received this funding, which was headed by Professor Julia Buckingham) and where we are today.
The next article by Lisa Lione focuses on novel psychotic substances (NPSs) or “legal highs” and the Psychoactive Substance Act 2016, what it means and what the future holds. Following on from Lisa’s article, Mark Downs gives a delightful overview of public engagement work that the Royal Society of Biology is undertaking.
Next, Hefin Rhys gives an insight into the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI – an institute close to my heart, as I did my PhD with Professors Roderick Flower and Mauro Perretti) meeting that took place in June.
The Society’s Young Pharmacologists Advisory Group provided funding for four young scientists to attend the Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF) meeting in September of this year. One of those funding recipients, Olga Dorofejeva, reports on her experiences and findings from this meeting. Following this article, Vedia Can reports the exciting development that both Early Career and Postgraduate Members of the Society now have the right to vote within the Society, and what this new development means for the Society.
Finally, we have our regular meetings overview from Barbara McDermott,Talja Dempster and Susanne Schweda, and also upcoming meetings and events. We also hear from Dr Jon Robbins about his hobby – motorcycles!
Overall, a very packed and exciting edition of Pharmacology Matters! Please enjoy.
I wish you all a very festive holiday and a really wonderful 2017.
Best wishes,
Felicity
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