The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7487 p134
2 February 2008

Society summary

BPC 2008 — applications invited for Practice Research Conference Award

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is inviting applications or nominations for the 2008 Practice Research Conference Award.

This award, sponsored by the Pharmacy Practice Research Trust, is intended to recognise individuals who have made a significant contribution to the field of pharmacy practice research and who have the potential to become a leader in the field.

Typically, applicants should be at the mid-point of their career.

The winner will receive a cheque for £1,000 and will be required to deliver a 30-minute lecture at BPC 2008, based primarily on the applicant’s own research but also drawing on relevant published work from related fields.

An applicant is not required to be based in a school of pharmacy or to be a registered pharmacist. International applications are welcome.

To apply for the award or nominate a colleague, the following must be submitted:

• A full academic CV demonstrating professional and academic track record, including peer review experience, publications and significant grants awarded

• Brief personal statement of up to two sides of A4

• Proposed lecture title, an outline of the topics to be covered in the lecture and a statement of how the research to be presented contributes to knowledge in relation to healthcare generally and pharmacy practice specifically

Applicants will be judged by the BPC Practice Research Panel against the following criteria:

• grants held
• quality of published research
• collaborations (national and international)
• evidence of research leadership
• relevance of research to policy and practice
• quality of proposed lecture content

Applications should be received by 5pm on Friday 14 March 2008, addressed to: Julie Churchill, Science Programme Manager, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 1 Lambeth High St, London SE1 7JN.

Alternatively submissions may be e-mailed to julie.churchill@rpsgb.org

The winner will be notified in May 2008.