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Europe's largest network of physiologists. For 150 years we have been inspiring discovery for healthier lives.
Read our new blog post from Aliya Maqsood where she unpacks what makes physiology truly special as a discipline.
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Physiology – the SCIENCE of Life OR the LIFE of Science
By Society Member Aliya Maqsood Aliya Maqsood is a molecular physiologist and medical educator with a passion for making physiology
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February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Read our new blog post from Aliya Maqsood where she unpacks what makes physiology truly special as a discipline.
Check it out ⬇️
Check it out ⬇️
❓ Are the sugars naturally found in milk friend or foe for our metabolic #Health? Javier Gonzalez will be presenting his research on the topic at our Dietary Manipulations meeting:
📆 8 - 9 April 2026
📍 Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Read our Q&A with Javier🔗 buff.ly/gGop9gI
#Nutrition
📆 8 - 9 April 2026
📍 Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Read our Q&A with Javier🔗 buff.ly/gGop9gI
#Nutrition
February 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM
❓ Are the sugars naturally found in milk friend or foe for our metabolic #Health? Javier Gonzalez will be presenting his research on the topic at our Dietary Manipulations meeting:
📆 8 - 9 April 2026
📍 Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Read our Q&A with Javier🔗 buff.ly/gGop9gI
#Nutrition
📆 8 - 9 April 2026
📍 Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Read our Q&A with Javier🔗 buff.ly/gGop9gI
#Nutrition
Discover more about #Exercise & #SportNutrition with Professor Louise Burke. Join us for the Joan Mott Prize Lecture Celebrating Women Physiologists at our Dietary Manipulations meeting.
📆 8 - 9 April 2026
📍 Manchester Metropolitan University
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📆 8 - 9 April 2026
📍 Manchester Metropolitan University
Save with early bird rates ➡️ buff.ly/adzj3Ul
February 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Discover more about #Exercise & #SportNutrition with Professor Louise Burke. Join us for the Joan Mott Prize Lecture Celebrating Women Physiologists at our Dietary Manipulations meeting.
📆 8 - 9 April 2026
📍 Manchester Metropolitan University
Save with early bird rates ➡️ buff.ly/adzj3Ul
📆 8 - 9 April 2026
📍 Manchester Metropolitan University
Save with early bird rates ➡️ buff.ly/adzj3Ul
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We are delighted to announce that nominations for our Mid-Career Researcher Prize are open! This award acknowledges mid-career researchers as future leaders in #physiology, who are within 6 -15 years of your PhD or MD?
📅 Apply by 28 February
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📅 Apply by 28 February
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February 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We are delighted to announce that nominations for our Mid-Career Researcher Prize are open! This award acknowledges mid-career researchers as future leaders in #physiology, who are within 6 -15 years of your PhD or MD?
📅 Apply by 28 February
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📅 Apply by 28 February
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⏰ Members, you have one week left to submit your application for our Paton Historical Fund!
This is a great opportunity to carry out a #ScienceHistory research project or engagement activity.
📆 Apply by 16 February ⬇️
This is a great opportunity to carry out a #ScienceHistory research project or engagement activity.
📆 Apply by 16 February ⬇️
Paton Historical Studies Fund
Dig into physiology history with funds from the Paton Prize Bursary. Unlock the secrets of The Physiological Society’s archive in the Wellcome Library.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
⏰ Members, you have one week left to submit your application for our Paton Historical Fund!
This is a great opportunity to carry out a #ScienceHistory research project or engagement activity.
📆 Apply by 16 February ⬇️
This is a great opportunity to carry out a #ScienceHistory research project or engagement activity.
📆 Apply by 16 February ⬇️
📢 Celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in STEM with our webinar alongside AD Instruments UK 🎉
Honour the women who are actively shaping the next century of physiology. Join us TODAY at 12pm GMT ⬇️ buff.ly/f2zCnHX
#IDWGS2026
Honour the women who are actively shaping the next century of physiology. Join us TODAY at 12pm GMT ⬇️ buff.ly/f2zCnHX
#IDWGS2026
Webinar: Celebrating Women in Physiology & STEM
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we are hosting a webinar with AD Instruments UK to honour the women who are actively shaping the next century of physiology. Join us for…
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February 11, 2026 at 11:44 AM
📢 Celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in STEM with our webinar alongside AD Instruments UK 🎉
Honour the women who are actively shaping the next century of physiology. Join us TODAY at 12pm GMT ⬇️ buff.ly/f2zCnHX
#IDWGS2026
Honour the women who are actively shaping the next century of physiology. Join us TODAY at 12pm GMT ⬇️ buff.ly/f2zCnHX
#IDWGS2026
Members, help us overcome the Prize Lecture nomination shortage. We call on you to recognise the most deserving in our community.
Send us your nominations by 7 April 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/k3tuVIu
#PrizeLectures #EDI #PhysiologyEducation #Research
Send us your nominations by 7 April 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/k3tuVIu
#PrizeLectures #EDI #PhysiologyEducation #Research
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Members, help us overcome the Prize Lecture nomination shortage. We call on you to recognise the most deserving in our community.
Send us your nominations by 7 April 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/k3tuVIu
#PrizeLectures #EDI #PhysiologyEducation #Research
Send us your nominations by 7 April 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/k3tuVIu
#PrizeLectures #EDI #PhysiologyEducation #Research
🔓 Unlock your full potential with our Unlocking Futures Fund
Members, this grant is open to postdoctoral researchers. You could gain up to £2,500 in support to overcome potential barriers that are holding you back.
Find out more and apply today ⬇️
Members, this grant is open to postdoctoral researchers. You could gain up to £2,500 in support to overcome potential barriers that are holding you back.
Find out more and apply today ⬇️
Unlocking Futures Fund
Our Unlocking Futures Fund is open to postdoctoral researchers who require an additional support to help them achieve their full potential.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🔓 Unlock your full potential with our Unlocking Futures Fund
Members, this grant is open to postdoctoral researchers. You could gain up to £2,500 in support to overcome potential barriers that are holding you back.
Find out more and apply today ⬇️
Members, this grant is open to postdoctoral researchers. You could gain up to £2,500 in support to overcome potential barriers that are holding you back.
Find out more and apply today ⬇️
The second instalment in our 'Early Educator Diaries' from Dr Cameron Malcolm is now live!
This second blog post reflects on his first term teaching. Sharing the challenges he faced and how he is adapting his teaching style. Check it out ⬇️
This second blog post reflects on his first term teaching. Sharing the challenges he faced and how he is adapting his teaching style. Check it out ⬇️
Early Educator Diaries - Part 2
Interested in becoming a physiology educator? See what it's really like in the second instalment of our 'Early Educator Diaries' from Dr Cameron Malcolm.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The second instalment in our 'Early Educator Diaries' from Dr Cameron Malcolm is now live!
This second blog post reflects on his first term teaching. Sharing the challenges he faced and how he is adapting his teaching style. Check it out ⬇️
This second blog post reflects on his first term teaching. Sharing the challenges he faced and how he is adapting his teaching style. Check it out ⬇️
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Devika Srambikkal Vinesh (SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center) et al. #review the position of the #Mediterranean diet as a #metabolic strategy for healthy aging and non-communicable disease prevention.
📜 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Devika Srambikkal Vinesh (SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center) et al. #review the position of the #Mediterranean diet as a #metabolic strategy for healthy aging and non-communicable disease prevention.
📜 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📜 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Great evening yesterday at a Foundation for Science Technology discussion on resilience of national infrastructure. As @physoc.bsky.social has pointed out, we should also think about national resilience from a health perspective. Health is critical element of any country’s infrastructure!
January 29, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Great evening yesterday at a Foundation for Science Technology discussion on resilience of national infrastructure. As @physoc.bsky.social has pointed out, we should also think about national resilience from a health perspective. Health is critical element of any country’s infrastructure!
Members, have you heard about our historical studies fund?
The fund offers you the opportunity to carry out a research project or engagement activity. Discover more about the rich history of physiological experiments and discoveries.
Apply now ⬇️ buff.ly/uVHaoCb
#Research #Funding #Grants
The fund offers you the opportunity to carry out a research project or engagement activity. Discover more about the rich history of physiological experiments and discoveries.
Apply now ⬇️ buff.ly/uVHaoCb
#Research #Funding #Grants
Paton Historical Studies Fund
Dig into physiology history with funds from the Paton Prize Bursary. Unlock the secrets of The Physiological Society’s archive in the Wellcome Library.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Members, have you heard about our historical studies fund?
The fund offers you the opportunity to carry out a research project or engagement activity. Discover more about the rich history of physiological experiments and discoveries.
Apply now ⬇️ buff.ly/uVHaoCb
#Research #Funding #Grants
The fund offers you the opportunity to carry out a research project or engagement activity. Discover more about the rich history of physiological experiments and discoveries.
Apply now ⬇️ buff.ly/uVHaoCb
#Research #Funding #Grants
By popular demand, our Grants Directory has been updated for 2026 and is better than ever!
Our new page highlights grants from across the sector, allowing you to filter by grant type, career stage, funding amount and more.
Check it out here ⬇️
Our new page highlights grants from across the sector, allowing you to filter by grant type, career stage, funding amount and more.
Check it out here ⬇️
Grants Archive
08 – 09 April 2026
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January 30, 2026 at 12:02 PM
By popular demand, our Grants Directory has been updated for 2026 and is better than ever!
Our new page highlights grants from across the sector, allowing you to filter by grant type, career stage, funding amount and more.
Check it out here ⬇️
Our new page highlights grants from across the sector, allowing you to filter by grant type, career stage, funding amount and more.
Check it out here ⬇️
"I gained deeper appreciation for the behind-the-scenes work that sustains a world-class publication," shares Eleonora (Ele) Grandi. Ele began her journey as an #EditorialBoardFellow @jphysiol.bsky.social. She is now one of the esteemed Senior Editors.
🎓 Read her story 🔗 buff.ly/wTBa3y0#Peer...
🎓 Read her story 🔗 buff.ly/wTBa3y0#Peer...
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
"I gained deeper appreciation for the behind-the-scenes work that sustains a world-class publication," shares Eleonora (Ele) Grandi. Ele began her journey as an #EditorialBoardFellow @jphysiol.bsky.social. She is now one of the esteemed Senior Editors.
🎓 Read her story 🔗 buff.ly/wTBa3y0#Peer...
🎓 Read her story 🔗 buff.ly/wTBa3y0#Peer...
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Physiological Reports is pleased to announce new Editorial Board Members! Check out physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
for the current Editorial Board.
@physoc.bsky.social
@apspublications.bsky.social
for the current Editorial Board.
@physoc.bsky.social
@apspublications.bsky.social
Physiological Reports
<em>Physiological Reports</em> is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes papers across all areas of basic and translational physiology and allied disciplines.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Physiological Reports is pleased to announce new Editorial Board Members! Check out physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
for the current Editorial Board.
@physoc.bsky.social
@apspublications.bsky.social
for the current Editorial Board.
@physoc.bsky.social
@apspublications.bsky.social
🎉 Celebrate 150 years with us!
This year marks the Society’s 150th anniversary, celebrated through our largest programme of meetings and conferences to date.
📆 Browse our 2026 events calendar 🔗 buff.ly/K56YHYq
This year marks the Society’s 150th anniversary, celebrated through our largest programme of meetings and conferences to date.
📆 Browse our 2026 events calendar 🔗 buff.ly/K56YHYq
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
🎉 Celebrate 150 years with us!
This year marks the Society’s 150th anniversary, celebrated through our largest programme of meetings and conferences to date.
📆 Browse our 2026 events calendar 🔗 buff.ly/K56YHYq
This year marks the Society’s 150th anniversary, celebrated through our largest programme of meetings and conferences to date.
📆 Browse our 2026 events calendar 🔗 buff.ly/K56YHYq
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🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
We're looking for submission to our "Nutritional physiology of the female musculoskeletal system" #SpecialIssue, which will explore the effect of nutrition on #female musculoskeletal (patho)physiology and function!
For more info:
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We're looking for submission to our "Nutritional physiology of the female musculoskeletal system" #SpecialIssue, which will explore the effect of nutrition on #female musculoskeletal (patho)physiology and function!
For more info:
🔗 buff.ly/ZGiXhXG
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
We're looking for submission to our "Nutritional physiology of the female musculoskeletal system" #SpecialIssue, which will explore the effect of nutrition on #female musculoskeletal (patho)physiology and function!
For more info:
🔗 buff.ly/ZGiXhXG
We're looking for submission to our "Nutritional physiology of the female musculoskeletal system" #SpecialIssue, which will explore the effect of nutrition on #female musculoskeletal (patho)physiology and function!
For more info:
🔗 buff.ly/ZGiXhXG
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⏰CALL FOR PAPERS CLOSING SOON⏰
The call for papers for our "Impact of physical inactivity on multiple physiological systems: mechanisms and countermeasures" special issue is closing soon! Click the link below for more information on the issue, and how to submit!
🔗 buff.ly/hXb8amY
The call for papers for our "Impact of physical inactivity on multiple physiological systems: mechanisms and countermeasures" special issue is closing soon! Click the link below for more information on the issue, and how to submit!
🔗 buff.ly/hXb8amY
January 26, 2026 at 1:10 PM
⏰CALL FOR PAPERS CLOSING SOON⏰
The call for papers for our "Impact of physical inactivity on multiple physiological systems: mechanisms and countermeasures" special issue is closing soon! Click the link below for more information on the issue, and how to submit!
🔗 buff.ly/hXb8amY
The call for papers for our "Impact of physical inactivity on multiple physiological systems: mechanisms and countermeasures" special issue is closing soon! Click the link below for more information on the issue, and how to submit!
🔗 buff.ly/hXb8amY
The tale of the inventor & his soundbox
In this blog, the first in the Historic Objects & Collections series from University College London, find out how a clockwork device from the early 1900s was used to test hearing🔗 www.physoc.org/blog/baranys...
#ScienceHistory bsky.app/profile/ucl....
In this blog, the first in the Historic Objects & Collections series from University College London, find out how a clockwork device from the early 1900s was used to test hearing🔗 www.physoc.org/blog/baranys...
#ScienceHistory bsky.app/profile/ucl....
January 23, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The tale of the inventor & his soundbox
In this blog, the first in the Historic Objects & Collections series from University College London, find out how a clockwork device from the early 1900s was used to test hearing🔗 www.physoc.org/blog/baranys...
#ScienceHistory bsky.app/profile/ucl....
In this blog, the first in the Historic Objects & Collections series from University College London, find out how a clockwork device from the early 1900s was used to test hearing🔗 www.physoc.org/blog/baranys...
#ScienceHistory bsky.app/profile/ucl....
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First in a series of blog posts focusing on UCL's physiology collections for @physoc.bsky.social
#uclsciencecollections #historyofscience #uclpathologymuseum
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#uclsciencecollections #historyofscience #uclpathologymuseum
www.physoc.org/blog/baranys...
Bárány’s Box: Producing controlled sound stimuli for testing hearing
How does the Bárány Soundbox work? Find out more about this 1900 clockwork hearing test from the UCL History of Science Collection.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:47 AM
First in a series of blog posts focusing on UCL's physiology collections for @physoc.bsky.social
#uclsciencecollections #historyofscience #uclpathologymuseum
www.physoc.org/blog/baranys...
#uclsciencecollections #historyofscience #uclpathologymuseum
www.physoc.org/blog/baranys...
🎉 Congratulations to our Rob Clarke Award Winners 🏆
11 students were shortlisted for an Abstract Award and presented a poster at the Member Forum for final judging in December 2025.
🗞️ Prize winners and finalists revealed in our news story 🔗
11 students were shortlisted for an Abstract Award and presented a poster at the Member Forum for final judging in December 2025.
🗞️ Prize winners and finalists revealed in our news story 🔗
Congratulations to our 2025 Rob Clarke Award Winners
2025 Rob Clarke Presentation Award Winners and finalists revealed in our news story. Read more about the prize and poster presentations.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🎉 Congratulations to our Rob Clarke Award Winners 🏆
11 students were shortlisted for an Abstract Award and presented a poster at the Member Forum for final judging in December 2025.
🗞️ Prize winners and finalists revealed in our news story 🔗
11 students were shortlisted for an Abstract Award and presented a poster at the Member Forum for final judging in December 2025.
🗞️ Prize winners and finalists revealed in our news story 🔗
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The #deadline for our special edition of @jphysiol.bsky.social
looking at Crosstalk of cells in the #heart has been extended until March 6th!
Feel free to get in touch or check out the call on the website!
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
@physoc.bsky.social
looking at Crosstalk of cells in the #heart has been extended until March 6th!
Feel free to get in touch or check out the call on the website!
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
@physoc.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The #deadline for our special edition of @jphysiol.bsky.social
looking at Crosstalk of cells in the #heart has been extended until March 6th!
Feel free to get in touch or check out the call on the website!
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
@physoc.bsky.social
looking at Crosstalk of cells in the #heart has been extended until March 6th!
Feel free to get in touch or check out the call on the website!
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
@physoc.bsky.social
Rising with the journal’s Fellowship scheme 🎓
Eleonora (Ele) Grandi rose from Editorial Board Fellow to a Senior Editor @jphysiol.bsky.social. She shares the mentoring and training she gained from joining the Fellowship.
Read the blog ➡️ www.physoc.org/blog/from-tr...
#PeerReview #Careers
Eleonora (Ele) Grandi rose from Editorial Board Fellow to a Senior Editor @jphysiol.bsky.social. She shares the mentoring and training she gained from joining the Fellowship.
Read the blog ➡️ www.physoc.org/blog/from-tr...
#PeerReview #Careers
January 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Rising with the journal’s Fellowship scheme 🎓
Eleonora (Ele) Grandi rose from Editorial Board Fellow to a Senior Editor @jphysiol.bsky.social. She shares the mentoring and training she gained from joining the Fellowship.
Read the blog ➡️ www.physoc.org/blog/from-tr...
#PeerReview #Careers
Eleonora (Ele) Grandi rose from Editorial Board Fellow to a Senior Editor @jphysiol.bsky.social. She shares the mentoring and training she gained from joining the Fellowship.
Read the blog ➡️ www.physoc.org/blog/from-tr...
#PeerReview #Careers
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If you are in Oxford on Friday 23rd, I will be presenting my work:
With much thanks to the funders: @physoc.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social
#hypoxia #neuroscience #cerebralperfusion #collaborations #networking
With much thanks to the funders: @physoc.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social
#hypoxia #neuroscience #cerebralperfusion #collaborations #networking
January 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
If you are in Oxford on Friday 23rd, I will be presenting my work:
With much thanks to the funders: @physoc.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social
#hypoxia #neuroscience #cerebralperfusion #collaborations #networking
With much thanks to the funders: @physoc.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social
#hypoxia #neuroscience #cerebralperfusion #collaborations #networking
📜 🪶 This new year, why don't you take on a history of physiology project.
Discover more about the rich history of physiological experiments and discoveries with our Paton Historical Fund.
Apply now to start digging through archives and collections ⬇️
Discover more about the rich history of physiological experiments and discoveries with our Paton Historical Fund.
Apply now to start digging through archives and collections ⬇️
Paton Historical Studies Fund
Dig into physiology history with funds from the Paton Prize Bursary. Unlock the secrets of The Physiological Society’s archive in the Wellcome Library.
buff.ly
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
📜 🪶 This new year, why don't you take on a history of physiology project.
Discover more about the rich history of physiological experiments and discoveries with our Paton Historical Fund.
Apply now to start digging through archives and collections ⬇️
Discover more about the rich history of physiological experiments and discoveries with our Paton Historical Fund.
Apply now to start digging through archives and collections ⬇️