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The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) is the proffesional association for pharmacologists in the UK.
History
The society was founded in 1931 in Oxford by a group of 20 pharmacologists who met and decided to form a learned society. The society met anually until 1939, when world war II stopped their meetings. Subsequently, after the war the society began meeting again in 1943 and began having a winter meet in 1946, meaning the society met bianually in January and July. By the time of the societies 25th anniversary, membership had risen to 207 and there were 9 honorary members. In 1967, a more liberal membership criterian was formed, and thus, memberhship to the society doubled within a year to over 400.
Associate Membership of the Society, for Pharmacologists who live overseas, was introduced in 1958 and by 1972 there were over 130 members of this type. However, with increasing numbers of Ordinary Members working overseas, the distinction between two groups became less clear and in 1973 the Society combined them into one class of Ordinary Membership.
By December 1986 the number of members had reached 2,000 and in 1994, the company became a limited company by guarantee. Student membership to the society was introduced in 1996.
Aims of the Society
The Society states that it is there to promote and advance pharmacology, including clinical pharmacology. It does this by the following means;
- assist research and provide a forum for the presentation of pharmacology
- publish the results of research
- promote and encourage the education and training of pharmacologists
- publish material in various forms
- promote and arrange conferences and meetings
Publications
- The British Journal of Pharmacology is the official journal of the British Pharmacological Society, it is a leading 'original papers' publication in the field of general pharmacology. It also publishes authoritative review articles and correspondence items. The Journal is published by the Nature Publishing Group.
References
- ^ British Pharmacological Society. "About the BPS". British Pharmacological Society. Retrieved 2006-02-12.
- Nature publishing group. "British Journal of Pharmacology". British Pharmacological Society. Retrieved 2006-02-12.