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Prizes announced during Pharmacology 2017

We are pleased to have announced the winners of prizes judged or announced at Pharmacology 2017. Clinical Oral Communication Prize Dr Salma Audi, North Middlesex University Hospital, UK Clinical…

Affinity groups update - Education and Skills

Affinity groups update - Education and Skills

For a Society Affinity Group, the Education & Skills Affinity Group is unusual in that it aligns with a British Pharmacological Society committee - the Education and Training Committee chaired by…

Editorial - December 2017

In our winter issue of Pharmacology Matters we hear from members from across the world who share their diverse experiences of being part of a global community of pharmacologists. Following on from…

Are phages our best bet against antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

Are phages our best bet against antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

Bacteriophages, or simply phages, are viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria, and they hold considerable potential for combatting antibiotic-resistance and other threats to human health.…

Running away from addiction: how exercise aids smoking cessation

Running away from addiction: how exercise aids smoking cessation

New research in mice sheds light on the mechanism underlining exercise’s protective effect against nicotine dependence and withdrawal. The British Journal of Pharmacology study reveals that exercise…

Diabetes, but not diabetes drug, linked to poor pregnancy outcomes

Diabetes, but not diabetes drug, linked to poor pregnancy outcomes

New research indicates that pregnant women with pre-gestational diabetes who take metformin are at a higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes – such as major birth defects and pregnancy loss – than…

Regulation of Medical Associate Professions

We responded to the Department of Health’s consultation on ‘The regulation of medical associate professions in the UK’. Our response focused on prescribing. We noted that this is a…

Young Life Scientists’ Symposium

Young Life Scientists’ Symposium

The Young Life Scientists’ Symposium is an annual conference supported by the Biochemical Society, British Pharmacological Society and Physiological Society and organised by PhD and Post Doc students…

Prizes announced during Pharmacology 2018

We are pleased to have announced the winners of prizes judged or announced at Pharmacology 2018. AstraZeneca Prize for Women in Pharmacology Dr Fiona Marshall, MSD Bill Bowman Prize…

Your Society - December 2017

In September, we published a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as part of our ongoing Focus on Pharmacology project. The report was commissioned with the intention that it would provide a…