All the Society's publications are online only, and for the editorial board of Pharmacology Matters this seemed like an opportunity to encourage readers to engage with and discuss our articles through the Society's website. This blog will offer a sneak peak at the next issue, as we will be unveiling a few of the articles early online for comment, before the magazine itself is even published.
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18 Sep 2017
by Jeffrey Aronson
published September 2017
A cruciverbalist (Latin crux = cross and verbum = word) is “A person who compiles or solves crossword puzzles; a crossword enthusiast” (Oxford English Dictionary). The earliest recorded instance dates from 1971. The term “cruxverbalist” appeared in a letter written in 1939, quoted in Alexander Waugh’s family biography Fathers and Sons, but this appears to be a hapax legomenon.
12 Sep 2017
by Melisa (Lisa) Wallace, Steven Tucker, Anna Zecharia
published September 2017
Today the Society has published a report from PwC showing that pharmacology is alive and well in UK higher education, and that graduates go on to a wide range of successful careers.
12 Sep 2017
by Ross King, Laura Humphrys, Sam Groom, Joanna Clarke, Vedia Can
in Young pharmacologists
published September 2017
The Society’s published report from PwC shows that pharmacology is alive and well in UK higher education, and that graduates go on to a wide range of successful careers. The PwC report also points to the value of internships and work experience and our young pharmacologists agree.
11 Sep 2017
by Teesha Bhuruth, James Brown
published September 2017
It all began with the 1962 hit novelty song, Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. In 2009, Dr Steven Rossington from the University of Salford, UK used a Biochemical Society Scientific Outreach Grant to create a giant 3D molecular modelling workshop for schools.
04 Sep 2017
by Vedia Can
in Young pharmacologists
published September 2017
At the British Pharmacological Society, we define a “young pharmacologist” as an Undergraduate, Postgraduate or Early Career member, usually individuals who are no more than five years post-PhD or medical qualification.