Academic staff in the Department of Pharmacology provide pre-clinical teaching for students in the first three years of the University’s Medicine course and also one of the key departments involved with the three-year undergraduate course in Biomedical Sciences.

This one-year course, aimed at graduates from the biological and physical sciences, provides a comprehensive grounding in all elements of Pharmacology, via seminars, practical training and at-the-bench research.

The Department supports around 50 graduate students working towards either an MSc by Research or a DPhil in Pharmacology and other related subjects such as ion channels or cardiovascular science.