📢 Abstract submission is now OPEN for the: New Perspectives on the Physiological Basis of #MuscleLoss meeting taking place on 4 – 5 September at University of Exeter. Don't miss out on the opportunity to share your research, submit by 3 June: buff.ly/3w4BreA

🚂 An enjoyable trip with Thomas today. Avanti West Coast should take tips. Much more reliable!

👀 best wishes to all those organisations with events planned in parliament in the next few weeks 😬

Abstract submission for the The Physiological Society Smooth Muscle Function meeting in DkIT taking place June 25-26 will close on April 30th. Looking forward to seeing the latest research on all aspects of smooth muscle control mechanisms. Submit abstracts at the link 👇

Is Physiology Globally Relevant?
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The President of East African Society of Physiological Sciences (Prof. Alagbonsi Abdullateef from University of Rwanda) has underscored the global relevance of Physiology.

Watch his full plenary lecture via
youtu.be/sXiei2AFF3Q

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We’ve joined 17 other UK organisations as initial signatories of the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice – and launched a new funding policy in the process. 🧵⤵️ [1/5]

👍Thanks to AMRC for highlighting The Physiological Society report into the impact of extreme heat as part of their toolkit on environmental sustainability.

👉Take a look: amrc.org.uk/health-impacts…

2024 marks 60 years since the 1st Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Lord Solly Zuckerman, was appointed and a year since I took on the role. To mark the start of anniversary celebrations, my team asked me to name as many GCSA facts in 1 minute as possible. Challenge accepted.

The Treasury is claiming that hitting the target of raising UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP in 2030 amounts to a '£75 billion increase'.

How do they get to this £75bn number? 🤨

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Amazing lack of journalistic questioning around where this supposed extra money for defence will come from. Imagine if the Opposition announced £billions of additional spending without a plan for how to pay for it. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Fantastic LifeArc conference today on translational science. So many interesting takeaways on topics from AI to precision medicine. Thanks for putting on such a great event! #LATSS2024

That's a wrap on #LATSS2024 ! Seeing over 700 scientists, experts, policy makers and innovators together discussing translation and life sciences has been incredible.

Thanks to all who attended and we look forward to seeing you again next year.

Congratulations to Grace Meaker! 🥳

Looking forward to this today!

Exciting day at day one of Keele Life Sciences 🌍 UG conference Keele University 🐿️
The Physiological Society thank you for your support!

Thanks to CaSE for holding this webinar with members as we all gear up for the election period ahead.

👀 Animal spotting with Isla at Whipsnade Zoo. Highlight was the 3 week old baby rhinoceros. 🦏

Really important report on the EDI challenges facing sport & exercise science medicine, with a concrete plan of action. Congratulations to everyone at Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK and especially Pria for leading action in this area.

Read more below 👇

What should UK science look like in 2040? Great day at the The Royal Society to discuss #Science2040 , talking about areas such as defining ‘excellence’, improving international collaboration and supporting academia-industry links.

🗳️The next Government must commit to using research and innovation as the route to improving people’s lives and livelihoods in the UK🔬🚀

Our Manifesto for Science and Engineering 2024 sets out actions we want to see taken.

Read our full manifesto ⬇️⬇️
sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and-p…