Shared pre-war histories of the British and German Pharmacological Societies

The discovery of an envelope of photographs taken at the British Pharmacological Society meeting in 1937 labelled ‘Joint meeting with the German Pharmacological Society’ in the Pharmacology Department in Oxford provided the impetus to find out more. Together with the Chair of the German Pharmacological Society, this special event aims to look more closely at the shared histories of both societies pre-war and the subsequent disruption to academic careers. Talks will share new material looking at exile in the 1930s under National Socialism, the cost to academia and some surprising alliances.

Date: 3 October 2025, 12:00
Venue:
Pharmacology
off Mansfield Road OX1 3QT
See location on maps.ox

Details: Lecture theatre, Department of Pharmacology, Mansfield Road, OX1 3QT (there is ramped and stepped access to the entrance)
Speakers: Professor Frances Platt, Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology (Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Oxford), Professor Antony Galione (Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford), Professor Shelley McKeown-Jones (University of Oxford), Professor Rod Flower (Queen Mary University of London), Professor Paul Weindling (Oxford Brookes University), Dr Lizzie Burns (Department of Pharmacology), Professor Roland Seifert (Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School), Nina Goebels (Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School), Hannes Schneider (Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School)
Organising department: Department of Pharmacology
Organisers: Dr Lizzie Burns (Department of Pharmacology), Professor Fran Platt (Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford )
Organiser contact email address: lizzie.burns@pharm.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://my.bps.ac.uk/events/details/?id=0487e81d-df16-f011-9989-00224843179d
Cost: £20 for members of the University of Oxford; £10 for undergraduates; £20 for BPS members; £25 for members of the public (note: tickets include lunch, coffee/tea and drinks/nibbles)
Audience: Public
Editors: Carolyn Thackrah, Lizzie Burns