Department of Pharmacology

Focused on discovering the fundamental mechanisms by which drugs act, paving the way for new drug discovery. We are consistently ranked at the top of pharmacology department league tables.

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Pharmacology Seminars - Michaelmas 2026

We run a range of talks and lectures during term time, given by external speakers. We maintain a full list of talks on our website.

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Black History Month Talk

Our annual Black History Month talk will feature Nina Chhita, Writer and Illustrator, on Monday 26 October.

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Postgraduate Opportunities

Available PhD Projects Fully Funded PhD Studentships The David James Studentship MPhil in Therapeutic Science

Research

Discover our research activities

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Research Groups

Discover the research being spearheaded by our groups.
Seminar Series

We host research talks every academic year, which is open to the public
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Women in Pharmacology

Read about some of the inspirational past and present women from the Department of Pharmacology.

Prospective Students

For potential Undergraduate and Postgraduate students

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Undergraduate Students

We offer undergraduate courses for students interested in Natural Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, and Medical and Veterinary Sciences.
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Postgraduate Students

We provide careful mentorship and skills development so that students can contribute to the frontiers of biomedical research.
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MPhil Students

We also welcome potential MPhil applicants to the Department.

Discover the Department

Dive deeper into our various activites

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About Us

Find out more about our Department.
New Publications

We maintain an RSS feed that scrapes for new publications from our Department.

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CamPSF

Visit the Cambridge Protein Screening Facility, a new facility based in our Department.

News

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1 Oct 2026

Pharmacology's new Head of Department

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29 Sep 2026

Twigger Group Lactation Research featured in the Sunday Times

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28 Sep 2026

Pharmacology's Macmillan Coffee Morning

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16 Sep 2026

Pharmacology Away Day 2026

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11 Sep 2026

New MPhil Study Opportunity

MPhil in Therapeutic Sciences Poster

21 Aug 2026

Sutton Trust Summer School 2026

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