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What is your background and career pathway to date? I was born and raised in North East London – all right, Essex – where my education began at local state schools. My academic career, which is still very much in its infancy, started when I moved from London to Norwich to...

The 23rd annual Scottish Cardiovascular Forum (SCF) meeting took place at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow) on Saturday 1 February 2020. The meeting showcased research from over 100 delegates representing 12 aca...

Being in the lucky position of working from home, the past few weeks has given me the opportunity to do my part in the fight against COVID-19 by staying at home as much as possible to help flatten the curve. However, finding a new ‘normal’ has been challenging, as the fine li...

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the worlds of education and work, perhaps forever. Remote working and virtual conferencing will be more common. Student expectations of their learning have changed. Employers will require graduates with different knowledge and skillsets . H...

As part of my BSc degree programme at King’s College London (KCL), I was lucky to be able to undertake a year in Industry at a contract research organisation (CRO), known at the time as Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). When I finished my degree, I briefly worked for a pharmace...

This article, written by Gabriella Santiago from Swansea University, was a runner up for our Pharmacology Matters Writing Competition for early career pharmacologists in 2020.    Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are a special type of antibody, released by a particular type of ...

Since leaving my job in academia, I have come to realise the breadth of careers out there for those interested in science. After 15 years as a pharmacology lecturer, I took a completely different track and started my own Company ( STEM Scotland Ltd ) in 2018, and I am often a...

The curriculum for the use of research animals is intended to support undergraduate and taught masters degree programmes in which students are expected to analyse literature and/or data that have been generated from studies involving animals that are subject to regulation (“r...

The Society’s Education and Training committee are keen to ensure that the curriculum for the use of research animals stays relevant and up to date in between more formal reviews. We welcome all feedback on the below core learning outcomes. If you would like to send us some f...

Every year, the UK Pharmacogenetics & Stratified Medicine (UKPGx) Network has an open meeting, where a programme including experts from many different but complementary disciplines come together to present the latest developments in pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics and strat...