The Physiological Society

23/08/2026

Virtual Physiology Lab fits into your pocket and is accessible anytime.

Member Badugu Infant Mario Raja (Government Siddhartha Medical College, India) built Virtual Physiology Lab to expand access to practical learning beyond the classroom.

In his blog, he tells us more about the modules, interactive 3D models, and simulations available on the free, browser-based platform that brings physiology experiments to life.

Read Badugu's story on creating this educational tool 🔗 https://buff.ly/fBbZwLB

22/08/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our grant awardees! Samantha Salvage and Matthew Lee have each been awarded our 2026 Research and Knowledge Exchange Award, and Calum Wilson is our 2026 Education and Teaching Awardee.

From increasing health research evidence, and the reproducibility of imaging data, to developing a new freely available educational learning resource, find out more about the projects and goals they are working on.

🗞️ Read our news article for the full story 🔗 https://buff.ly/oQSicch

21/08/2026

📢 Applications for the Institutional Engagement Award are now open!

Do you have an outreach event, seminar series or creative event in mind? We’d like to hear from you! Apply for our Institutional Engagement Award. This award is available for those who are interested in holding a physiology focused event at your institution.

Find out more and apply ⬇️

Inspire a love of physiology in others when you apply for an Outreach Grant from The Physiological Society. Grants of up to £20,000 available.

20/08/2026

A seemingly ordinary clamp lies among the artefacts in the UCL history collection. Unremarkable and indistinguishable from other clamps it could be overlooked. Yet this one has a significant chapter of physiological history bound to it.

Member Alireza Mani and the team from return with their next post for their Historic Objects and Collections series. Presenting Physiological Instrument #051, a clamp used by Ernest Starling (1866-1927) in his heart–lung preparation.

Although only a simple clamp, the instrument symbolises far more than a piece of laboratory equipment. It was passed down from mentor to student, from Starling to Ernest Verney, reflecting the collaboration, mentorship and continuity of scientific discovery, where each generation builds on the work of others.

Read the full story 🔗 https://buff.ly/pJuWl2E

13/08/2026

⏰ There’s still time to apply for our Rob Clarke Awards! Open to all Undergraduate and Master’s physiology projects.

📆 Deadline 7 September 2026.

To apply, submit an abstract of your undergraduate research project ⬇️

The Physiological Society's Rob Clarke Awards recognise excellence in undergraduate physiology projects. Submit your abstract and present.

11/08/2026

🔓 Don't forget to apply for our Unlocking Futures Fund!

📆 Deadline 28 September.

You could gain up to £2,500 in support to overcome potential barriers that are holding you back. Find out more and apply today ⬇️

Our Unlocking Futures Fund is open to postdoctoral researchers who require an additional support to help them achieve their full potential.

09/08/2026

The squid is a fascinating cephalopod, with a donut shaped brain, three hearts and blue blood. It has also made a significant contribution towards science, helping physiologists solve the mystery of how nerves transmit signals.

Tashi Raina, Hannah Cornish, and Alireza Mani (University College London, UK) reveal the full story in their blog as part of their Historic Objects and Collections at UCL series.

Read the historic tale 'Jet propulsion' to learn more about the squid, nerve transmission, and physiology research ➡️ https://buff.ly/N56wMMR

08/08/2026

It all started in a London townhouse on 31 March 1876, at the home of Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson...

150 years ago the Society was formed. For our anniversary, we've invited members from our vibrant global community to share their personal stories for our '150 voices of physiology' collection.

Among this collection, you can also enjoy oral history highlights from our archive. Read more about the life and work of our members past and present, from the physiologists who laid the foundations of the Society to the members who are driving physiology forwards.

We are regularly adding new stories to the collection. Browse the gallery to discover the latest interviews to find out what inspires our members, what they are working on, and what makes them most hopeful about the next chapter for physiology 🔗 https://buff.ly/G9hD6yZ

06/08/2026

Congratulations to the Early Career Researcher prize winners at Synergy for Science 2026 🎉

Mechanobiology was at the heart of the inaugural Synergy for Science 2026 conference, SynSci26, which brought together researchers exploring how mechanical forces shape life across development, ageing, and disease.

Early career researchers presented short talks, flash talks and posters on PIEZO channels. Join us in celebrating the awardees as we reveal the prize winners and runners up in each category.

See who won awards in our news article 🗞️ https://buff.ly/9BMNezD

05/08/2026

✍️ "Perhaps the greatest privilege of my journey thus far has been mentorship," says Professor Benjamin Wall (University of Exeter, UK). "Every stage of my own career has been shaped by generous mentors who gave me opportunities, challenged my thinking and trusted me with increasing responsibility."

Benjamin discusses the long-lasting impact of mentorship, as he reflects on how he navigated his journey to become a principal investigator and shares the lessons he learnt on the way.

Read his career story on mentorship, creating research environments and setting up a new lab 🔗 https://buff.ly/L2u1SFT