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First, some numbers. The British Pharmacological Society publishes three journals: the British Journal of Pharmacology (BJP), the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (BJCP), and Pharmacology Research & Perspectives (PR&P). In 2017, these journals together published more ...

A major outcome of the British Pharmacological Society’s ‘Focus on Pharmacology’ project has been a 2016 review of the Integrative Pharmacology Fund (IPF), a shared venture with AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, public funders and the Society to help support in vivo knowl...

There are many ways to get involved and find out more about pharmacology and the Society’s work. You can: visit our career web pages to find out how to become a pharmacologist read our magazine, Pharmacology Matters to learn about fantastic pharmacology research t...

It is with great pleasure that the Society announces Dr James Dear, University of Edinburgh, as the winner of the Grahame-Smith Prize , which recognises outstanding contributions to research in clinical pharmacology. The prize will be officially awarded at the Annual Dinner a...

The Society is pleased to announce Kirsty Tinto as the recipient of the 2022 AJ Clark Studentship . Kirsty’s doctorate at University of Strathclyde will focus on CXCL12 and kinase targets in cancer. When asked about the award, Kirsty said: I’m delighted to have ...

The British Pharmacological Society was sad to announce the death of Professor Sir Michael Rawlins last week. Sir Michael made an enormous contribution to pharmacology and public health, establishing Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Newcastle and advising th...

The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) is sad to report the death of Professor Anthony Smith. Professor Smith joined the BPS in 1970 and was elected to Honorary Fellowship in 2021. Professor Smith made a sustained contribution to medicine and clinical pharmacology and th...

As part of the British Pharmacological Society's long-term financial planning, the Trustees identified the necessity to resolve the steady net-spend resulting in a gradual reduction of the Society's net assets over a three-to-five-year timeframe. This responsible approac...

The British Pharmacological Society has published its annual review for 2018, setting out the significant progress it has made in the first year of its new five-year strategic plan. The review details the wide range of activities that the Society carried out over the year...

Given the crucial work undertaken by junior doctors in the NHS, the British Pharmacological Society is disappointed that the Department of Health, NHS Employers and BMA leadership have been unable to agree terms and conditions of employment for doctors in training. The Societ...