This is astonishing news - such a devastating diagnosis which has previously been untreatable. No wonder the team are emotional about it 🥹

Mentoring provides vital support to professionals in many areas and the PRUK mentoring scheme is free and available for professionals who wish to improve their research skills. We always welcome more mentors to the scheme! Sign-up today! bit.ly/2iGUsK3

For over 25 years, science and discovery centres have been at the heart of inspiring millions of people to explore, question, and be part of UK science and technology. But they're seriously under threat… 1/3

Sometimes we all need a little word of encouragement.

Have you started your foundation training year? Sign up to RPS Foundation Trainee Membership for a year-long programme of: ✅ Webinars and exclusive content ✅Free BNF and MEP ✅Full Revision Course with Mock Assessment Find out more: ow.ly/rEvU50WHFuj

Genomics and chocolate! Two of my favourite things 🧬🍫❤️

I do this too! Glad it's not completely weird... Complimenting someone's excellent jacket or the guy playing piano at the station just feels right sometimes 🙂 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

For those who were not able to visit us in person. For those who did visit us and want to re-live their experience. And for those who might be thinking about running a similar event. The content of our pop-up shop is now fully online. 🦠🧫🔬

Pharmacy in the digital age: Big data, technology, and post-pandemic innovation 7th October 2025 - Webinar Learning outcome 1) • Discuss the concepts of big data, real world evidence and interoperability, and highlight their relevance to pharmacy practice More info here:

I know I keep banging on about my designs but it’s not easy being a small business at the moment. Take a look at my wares and please repost. gailmyerscough.co.uk Thanks!

Healthcare professionals bring unique perspectives to discovery research. That’s why we’re funding doctoral programmes for UK-registered healthcare professionals. Applications open in October. Find out how you can prepare ⤵️ wellcome.org/research-fun...

One more time, just in case anyone hasn't yet seen it. Gutted at today's news of a double child drowning. Please read and share.

Missed our on our have-a-go archery today? We'll be doing it again on 1st August, so get down to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard this Friday! maryrose.org/events/teamw...

In this month's blog from the RPS chief scientist's office, Diane Ashiru-Oredope looks at highlights from recent pharmacy practice research through the lens of Core20PLUS5 #ukpharmacy #pharmaceuticalsciences

The Herbert Protocol. A national scheme to support people living with #dementia who may be at risk of getting lost. Great to see the valuable forms on the information board in the local health centre. herbertprotocol.com

To mark the start of BBC Proms 2025, here’s my version of the Postman Pat theme tune in the style of a tango.

We're proud to announce our work developing a ground-breaking mitochondrial donation IVF treatment has now seen eight healthy babies born 👶 Find out more 👇 www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl... #WeAreNCL #Health #News #Mitochondria

We've partnered with @rpharms.com this summer to bring our "Marvellous Medicines" workshop to the RPS Museum! Join us on Tuesday 29th of July for a free drop-in session where you can try your hand at pill rolling, poison brewing and pomander crafting! 🌿

Huge News Coartem® Baby—1st malaria drug approved for newborns <5 kg It's a cherry-flavored mix of artemether (rapid parasite clearance) & lumefantrine (long-acting, prevents recrudescence)—dissolves in breast milk and optimized PK/PD for infant metabolism Not-for-profit launch planned in Africa

Non-academics: if you see an interesting academic paper on here and you can’t access it due to a paywall just email the author and (depending on the state of their inbox 😜) they will generally be thrilled you are interested in their work and send you a copy.

This cast-metal sculpture at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is called "Waltz of the Polypeptides". Commissioned by Human Genome Sciences Inc. & designed by artist Mara G. Haseltine, it depicts a protein being born from a 'polyribosome', where multiple ribosomes bind to the same messenger RNA.

community.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/posts/short-... fantastic to see the HIN Polypharmacy materials being used to support medication review in people with Learning Disability 👏👏👏👏

*OPERA 2025 winners revealed* #QonitaAnjani, a research fellow at Queen’s University Belfast, and #JenniferStevenson, lead pharmacist for older adults at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, have been named as joint winners of #OPERA2025 #pharmacyresearch buff.ly/Prj4Yu4

In July, Medical Care is focusing on the growing challenge of polypharmacy in clinical practice. Join them for their upcoming webinar to explore how our acute care toolkit can support safer, more effective deprescribing. Book now: ow.ly/mmOJ50WhuFN

The fourth member of the OPERA 2025 shortlist is #RyanHamilton, whose research aims to inform the response to AMR by focusing on the optimal use of antimicrobials Read his profile here: buff.ly/2aYgznx The overall winner will be announced on 30 June 2025 🏆

The Yellow Card Biobank, launched by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Genomics England, will today start investigating genetic risk of acute pancreatitis from GLP-1 medicines, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. Read more: ow.ly/wWHB50WgMSR @mhragovuk.bsky.social

Our experts have developed an electronic knee sleeve that’s already transforming lives 🌟 For people like Mike Coyne, who has knee osteoarthritis, the technology has helped him get back to what he loves, like walking his dog, Charlie. Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/d8itibpecb #WeAreUoS

Meet the Board: Dr Yogini Jani Director of CMORE, Clinical Safety Lead at UCLH & Honorary Assoc. Prof at UCL. Expert in digital safety, human factors & health informatics. 💬“We must grow research capacity in pharmacy.” Proud to have her at the Pharmacy Professional Incubator!

This is wild! Engineering E. coli bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol (Tylenol) www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's been a brilliant day at the RPS Midlands Conference, with insightful presentations on innovation in pharmacy, and lively discussions on key challenges and opportunities in the sector. A big thank you to all of our speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and delegates for joining us.

🕒 Don't miss this opportunity! Learn about pharmacogenomics' role in cardiology. 📅 1 July 2025 | ⏰ 1–2 PM BST 📝 Register by 29 June 2025 🔗 ukclinicalpharmacy.org/event/introd... @UKCPACardiac @UKCPAGenomics

Looking forward to networking with colleagues from across the Midlands and beyond today at the @rpharms.com conference - if you'd like to talk #Genomics or #Pharmacogenomics drop me a message!

At the @britpharmsoc.bsky.social #PGx & Stratified Medicine meeting today in London, kicking off with an overview of the CERSI-PGx project - all very exciting, particularly the guidelines and SmPC work @ukcpa.bsky.social

A genuinely heartening thread of a lunchtime

How do you count medicines? - A tablet of paracetamol. - A spoonful of Calpol. - A box of Panadol. Sounds simple, but across the entire NHS dm+d? tricky! We’ve written about our incredibly technical and nerdy work behind the scenes to make this possible: www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...

@clarehoward.bsky.social and I helping to get the message out to the public re problematic polypharmacy and the need for an annual "Medicines MOT" #pharmsky #polypharmacy @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app

🕒 Don't miss this opportunity! Learn about pharmacogenomics' role in cardiology. 📅 1 July 2025 | ⏰ 1–2 PM BST 📝 Register by 29 June 2025 🔗 buff.ly/QVmtYna @UKCPACardiac @UKCPAGenomics

Many congratulations to the 28 new RPS Fellows appointed today. RPS Fellowship signifies the high esteem in which members are held by their peers. Find out who our new Fellows are: bit.ly/3SSGLcv

New research article Whole-genome sequencing, strain composition, and predicted antimicrobial resistance of #Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in England in 2017–20: a prospective national surveillance study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #WGS #OpenAccess

A small but momentous change to the OpenPrescribing homepage this evening. Hospital medicines data now OPEN for everyone hospitals.openprescribing.net

Dear ICU pharmacist colleague. Please complete our brief clinical pharmacysurvey for adult ICU. @rsbournie.bsky.social @markborthwick.bsky.social @chrisremmington.bsky.social @esicm.bsky.social @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social @ukcpa.bsky.social #together #weareICU docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

⭐️Lots of books out on Thursday - here are some of them, and all #SIGNED too! FoxLaneBooks.co.uk #SignedBooks #BookSky📚💙#SprayedEdges #IndieBookshop⭐️

OpenPrescribing Hospitals now has measures! We’ve launched a small first set of hospital prescribing measures Explore variation and change over time by hospital hospitals.openprescribing.net

Don't miss your chance to display your pharmacy research at the RPS Annual Conference on 7 November 2025. The call for abstracts is open until 23:59 on Monday, 26 May. Find out more: ow.ly/CWHS50VT9Xe

I've seen this before, but it is really valuable to occasionally self declare where you're at, even if it is just to yourself. Recognise and validate your own emotional state, and use it to get support, if you need support. I'm currently a bit amber, to be honest. How about you? #OAA25ASM

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5... such important work from the NE team ❤️. Most of us still live within 20 mins walk of a community pharmacy but recent closures adversely affecting areas of higher deprivation. Community pharmacy bucks the inverse care law but we need to protect such a vital nhs asset.

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Coming to #CPC2025? Join us at the #Genomics for #PharmacyTechnicians session in the Integrated Care theatre, 9.45 on Saturday 10th 🧬💊

I'm sitting in the sunshine listening to bees in a rosemary bush (and failing to take a good photo of them). I am definitely grateful for the calm