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This modular Certificate programme was highly successful. the residential course includes edition of Physiology News The Certificate moved to its new format and became a 4 day residential course round-table debates, practical which was held in Cambridge in February 2014, and will be held every two years. sessions and team projects. The aim of the programme is to increase awareness of, and interest in, experimental psychopharmacology through the provision of a cluster of training modules which covers For more information and Introduction Features key aspects of research on animals and humans (as well as professional development to register interest go to 05 Editorial 18 : Studying the logic of life in China in this field). The modules are of particular relevance to Home Office Licence holders 生理学 as they provide essential continuing professional development for researchers in www.bap.org.uk/nonclinical 06 Letters to the Editor 20 Collaboration in experimental science: AV Hill and the rise and industrial and academic centres whose work involves experiments on animals. fall of alphabetical author order in The Journal of Physiology 24 Hundreds and Thousands: reflections on Physiological Society The following topics are covered: anniversaries ʍ Principles of Psychiatry ʍ Pre-clinical Models and Behavioural News in brief 26 The science and sagacity of Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald Psychopharmacology ʍ Pharmacokinetics in Psychiatry 08 Centenary of women members marked 32 A process ontology for biology ʍ Combining Neurobiology and AGM 2015 ʍ The Molecular Biology of the Mind Behaviour Imperial College student wins 2015 Rob Clarke Awards ʍ Statistics and Experimental Design 09 Thomas Hardye school student wins ‘Women in Physiology’ ʍ Neuroimaging in competition ʍ Scientific Validity in Preclinical Membership Psychopharmacology Physiology Feed Psychopharmacology 36 Nature and nurture: a journey through science and publishing 10 Policy Focus 38 More than just a muse: women writing science 40 Our membership: past, present and future News in depth 41 Obituary: CT Kappagoda 42 Journal updates 11 The Editor’s search for the first issue of Physiology News 12 Testing young brains: the English Brain Bee challenge 13 Interacting with parliamentarians: parliamentary links day 2015 Meetings & events 14 Forthcoming events From the Archives: reports of the Cambridge and Oxford Meetings of 50 years ago 15 Physiology 2015 experiences 17 Meeting notes: qPCR workshop Scan to view PN online Cover image: The 100 covers of Physiology News. 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