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The production of new therapeutics continues to be plagued by concerns of drug attrition during drug discovery and development. The development of more predictive tools of human physiology and toxicity to diminish attrition has been desired for decades. Simple human in vitro ...

I had the privilege of attending the 9 th European Congress of Pharmacology (EPHAR2024), held in Athens, Greece, on June 23-26, 2024, organized by the Federation of European Pharmacological Societies. My participation was supported by the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Trave...

In March, early career representatives from learned societies across the STEM spectrum came together for Voice of the Future 2021. The annual event, organised by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB), reverses the format of a Parliamentary Select Committee, giving a panel of you...

Navigating the transition from university to the professional world and knowing what careers are out there can feel daunting for students. Therefore, the Cardiff University Pharmacology Society organised an alumni networking event for current students of the BSc Medical Pharma...

Early career events at the Pharmacology 2021 conference It is that time of the year again – the annual Pharmacology conference is fast-approaching. Amongst the many exciting sessions, the Early Career Pharmacologists Advisory Group (ECPAG) have organised a workshop on t...

Our ambition is that no one should face barriers when it comes to their career or their ability to benefit from pharmacology research. However, we know we are not there yet. One way of looking at the problem is in terms of representation that is, what the diversity of th...

On 12 May 2022, the British Pharmacological Society launched the latest free-to-use undergraduate eLearning resource on the topic of Experimental Design . This resource covers the importance of experimental units .  Why have we developed this eLearning resource?  The B...

You can train as a pharmacologist through an apprenticeship. An apprenticeship is a job that combines studying with on-the-job training. Your employment starts from the day that you begin your apprenticeship. There are benefits to training in this way. For example, you wil...

We are seeking new volunteer editors for our Content Board, which oversees longform, blog and multimedia content produced by the British Pharmacological Society (BPS).   We are looking for editors at varying skill levels, career stages and areas of pharmacology to suppor...

A joint one-day conference between the British Pharmacological Society and the Royal College of Physicians Ireland was held in Dublin on 29 March. This conference was designed to address topics directly relevant to safe prescribing now and in the future. It was attended by a ...