Press

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2010

1. Political leaders must put medical science at the heart of the next Government
   11 January 2010

2009

2. Academy statement on climate change
   25 November 2009
3. Academy launches study on the use of animals containing human material
   10 November 2009
4. Statement in response to the sacking of Professor David Nutt
   3 November 2009
5. Costs of aging population could dwarf economic downturn
   28 September 2009
6. Action needed to realise the potential of new genetic studies
   7 July 2009
7. Genomic medicine statement
   6 July 2009
8. Academy makes recommendations to build clinical academic capacity
   19 May 2009
9. Better use of diagnostic tests needed to address global burden of disease
   5 May 2009
10. New Fellows Elected to the Academy 2009
    30 April 2009
11. Swine flu statement
    28 April 2009
12. 2009 Budget statement
    22 April 2009

2008

13. Economic benefits of medical research
    26 November 2008
14. Honorary Fellows elected
    26 November 2008
15. £5m start up funds announced for Clinical Lecturers
    1 October 2008
16. New Headquarters for Academy of Medical Sciences
    6 August 2008
17. Academy statement on the Data Sharing Review
    11 July 2008
18. Brain science, addiction and drugs
    22 May 2008
19. New Fellows Elected to Academy
    30 April 2008
20. 2008 Budget statement
    12 March 2008
21. Secretary of State for Health’s response to Aspiring to Excellence
    4 March 2008
22. Academy statement on 41 Portland Place
    24 January 2008
23. Academy response to The Tooke Report
    8 January 2008

2007

24. Identifying the environmental causes of disease
    27 November 2007
25. Academy response to Comprehensive Spending Review
    9 October 2007
26. Academy statement on Government response to Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft)Bill
    8 October 2007
27. Academy recommends changes in academic medical training in response to MMC
    19 July 2007
28. Contract awarded to assess the economic benefits of UK medical research
    2 July 2007
29. Inter-species embryo research vital for understanding and treating human disease
    15 June 2007
30. Research funders and Government support strategy for non-human primate research
    12 June 2007
31. Academy statement on academic boycotts
    6 June 2007
32. New Fellows Elected to Academy
    30 April 2007
33. Achievements of women scientists recognised
    29 April 2007
34. Website launched to promote careers in bioscience
    25 April 2007
35. House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s Hybrid Embryo report
    5 April 2007
36. Public say drug laws are ‘confusing and inconsistent’
    27 March 2007
37. New system of doctors training threatens future of UK clinical research
    16 March 2007
38. House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s report on the Cooksey Review
    15 March 2007
39. Peninsula Medical School chosen by Academy for first Visiting Lecture
    27 February 2007
40. Systems Biology: a vision for engineering and medicine
    1 February 2007
41. Academy launches national debate on drugs and drug use
    31 January 2007

2006

42. The Use of Non-Human Primates in Research
    12 December 2006
43. Academy Response to Cooksey Review
    6 December 2006
44. Pandemic Influenza: science to policy
    20 November 2006
45. Academy fellow highlights the challenges and opportunities in global health
    16 November 2006
46. Medical science can contribute to reducing violent crime
    19 October 2006
47. Better evidence needed to demonstrate the health and wealth benefits derived fro
    10 June 2006
48. Academy of Medical Sciences appoints new President
    13 April 2006
49. Personal data research means better healthcare
    17 January 2006

2005

50. Safer medicines
    22 November 2005
51. Quality not quantity is the key to successful research fellowships
    28 July 2005
52. Academy response to Foresight Drugs Futures 2025 report
    13 July 2005

2004

53. Better medicines for children
    17 August 2004
54. Scientists urge government to call time on Britain’s excessive drinking
    4 March 2004