Introducing The Physiological Society Physiology is a key life science and is essential to the progress of medicine and biomedical sciences. With increasing research specialisation, especially in the fields of cellular and molecular biology, physiology today plays a crucial role in relating molecules and cells to the function of tissues and organs, and ultimately to the whole body.
Physiology is therefore integral to the advancement of health and medicine.
The Physiological Society was founded in 1876 and throughout its history the Society's primary objectives have remained the same. These span from encouraging science in schools to preserving scientific history and promoting physiology in the media. The Society organises about five or six scientific meetings a year at different universities throughout the UK and Eire. Abstracts submitted for each meeting can be presented either as an oral communication, an illustrated communication, a poster presentation or a demonstration. To accommodate the increasing specialisation within the broad field of physiology, the Society has established 24 Special Interest Groups .