Society Communications 2010

IUPS Policy

The IUPS Council has become aware of a potentially serious problem concerning scientific research, particularly in the field of physiology, at the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC). As reported in Science on 4th September 2009 (vol 325, p. 1190), more

Reflections - Kyoto 2009

Closing Ceremony, Saturday 1 August, Speech of Professor Denis Noble, President of the IUPS. This speech followed a performance of music (from the Jupiter suite of The Planets, the theme of “I vow to thee, my country”) more

Opening Ceremony, Monday 27 July, In the presence of His Imperial Highness, the Crown Prince of Japan,  Speech of Professor Denis Noble, President of the IUPS more

Meeting announcements

Joint meeting of the German and Scandinavian Physiological Societies in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 27-30 2010  http://scangerman.ku.dk/

Physiology Editiorials

NEW The International Union of Physiological Sciences IUPS Editorial VIII
The 36th International Congress of Physiological Sciences took place in Kyoto, Japan this past summer. The general consensus is that the Congress was a great success,
but what are the criteria for success? A comprehensive physiological congress... more

IUPS Council News

See IUPS Support for Universality of Science  ( ICSU Statute 5 )

Physiology Teaching Workshops and Activities

NEW Documenting Thirty Years of Physiology Education Workshops, A report prepared by the Education Committee for the Council of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, by Ann Jervie Sefton and Penelope Hansen, Co-chairs, IUPS Education Committee

Long Range Planning Committee

IMPORTANT The Long Range Planning Committee has been established by the Council in April 2005. The committee has worked during the past three years to prepare the report which was reviewed with Council at their meeting in December 2007. We now would like to present it to you the member societies of our Union. Several of the recommendations have already been implemented or will be in the near future, but there are others that will be further discussed at the next Council meeting and presented to the 2009 General Assembly for approval prior to implementation... more