Committee & Group Recruitment
We are currently recruiting for the Scientific Conferences Committee and the In Vivo Task Force. Please see the details below.
Deadline to Apply: Friday 10 October 2025 (12 noon)
Being a member of any Society committee or group provides you with an insight into how the Society works and an opportunity to influence activities and to help deliver the strategy. In return, you are given access to unique opportunities to develop your own profile, network and ultimately support your career goals.
The appointments process will be transparent and guided by the Society’s aims for equity, diversity and inclusion. To this end we would welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minoritised communities and applicants with a disability to better reflect the community we support and help broaden our perspectives.
Scientific Conferences Committee member
Three-year term
Reporting to the Board, the Scientific Conferences Committee is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the scientific conferences programme to support the delivery of the Society’s strategy. These include our two-day scientific meetings, sandpit meetings and associated meeting schemes.
In line with the Society’s roadmap on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, the committee will assess all conference proposals received after the formal call to ensure the Society delivers a high-quality scientific programme, relevant to members and the wider physiology community. Through its programme of conferences, the Society aims to showcase physiological research, spotlight new areas of discovery, deliver opportunities for Early Career Researchers to present and to bring together communities of physiologists to interact.
The Scientific Conferences Committee is seeking one new member who will typically serve a term of three years. Applicants must be a member of the Society and in good standing.
More details are available in the Terms of Reference.
In Vivo Task Force (IVT)
Three-year term
Do you want to shape the in vivo policy landscape in the UK and Ireland? The Society’s In Vivo Policy Task Force (IVT) is recruiting for two new members.
The IVT leads on policy matters related to animal research regulation and legislation in the UK and Ireland by horizon scanning for upcoming issues, responding to relevant consultations and liaising with the UK Biosciences Coalition of which the Society is a member.
The Task Force works to enhance the environment for the in vivo sciences by responding to potential policy changes that will impact on the animal research work of our members and the wider physiology community. This will include, where appropriate, contributing to consultations and discussion, as well as collaborating with other interested groups in order to support good scientific and welfare practice and promote the application of the 3Rs.
Recent work includes raising the issue of educational licence renewal with the Home Office, responding to the increasing levels of violent protest to the use of animals in research and reviewing and approving the Terms of Reference for the UKBSC. We are particularly interested in hearing from anyone with direct experience of applying for relevant licences to use animals in research or teaching.
More details are available in the Terms of Reference.