Commentary and features from the Academy of Medical Sciences community. Opinion Without clinical academics, the UK's life sciences ambitions will fall short Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE FMedSci says the UK must act now to stop clinical academic careers becoming an impossible choice. 27 July 2026 Search for opinion articles Search for opinion articles Filters Article category Careers Innovation: AI, data & tech Research Fellows Corporate Category Biomedical and Life Sciences Virology Clinical and Health Sciences Global health Paediatrics Pharmacology Innovation and Industry AI in healthcare Drug development Translational research Policy and Society Health economics Health policy Innovation policy Prevention Regulation Science policy Research ecosystem and Careers Career development Careers policy Clinical research EDI in research Interdisciplinary research Research culture Research funding Training & mentoring Policy Valuing medical science Change search order Sort by Relevance Most recent Least recent Without clinical academics, the UK's life sciences ambitions will fall short Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE FMedSci says the UK must act now to stop clinical academic careers becoming an impossible choice. 27 July 2026 Britain excels at discovery but struggles to turn it into growth and social benefit Professor Andrew Morris CBE PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences and senior sector figures from research, the NHS, industry, private capital... 22 May 2026 Academy supports Russell Group briefing to reverse 'alarming decline' in clinical academic posts Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE FMedSci, Vice President (Clinical), Academy of Medical Sciences expresses the Academy's support of the Russell Group briefing... 17 December 2025 Response to UK–US pharmaceuticals deal Professor Andrew Morris CBE FRSE PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, responds to the government's UK–US pharmaceuticals trade deal announced... 1 December 2025 Science diplomacy and global health beyond HIV Professor Tom Solomon CBE FMedSci reflects on the International Health Lecture 2025, co-hosted by the Academy of Medical Sciences and The Lancet, and delivered... 11 November 2025 Top tips for writing a successful Fellowship nomination Top tips for nominating candidates for Fellowship, so that we can continue to elect the brightest minds to the Academy. 23 July 2025 Horizon Europe successor: Academy response Professor Tom Solomon CBE FMedSci, Vice President (International) at the Academy of Medical Sciences responds to the publication this week of the Framework... 18 July 2025 Response to Life Sciences Sector Plan Professor Andrew Morris CBE FRSE PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, comments on the UK Government's publication of its Life Sciences Sector... 16 July 2025 View from our Vice President (International) We caught up with Professor Tom Solomon CBE FMedSci, who is coming towards the end of his tenure as Vice President (International), and asked for his... 1 July 2025 Response to Immigration White Paper The Academy of Medical Sciences responds to the UK Government's Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025. 12 May 2025 Pagination Page 1 Page 2 Next page
Opinion Without clinical academics, the UK's life sciences ambitions will fall short Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE FMedSci says the UK must act now to stop clinical academic careers becoming an impossible choice. 27 July 2026
Without clinical academics, the UK's life sciences ambitions will fall short Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE FMedSci says the UK must act now to stop clinical academic careers becoming an impossible choice. 27 July 2026
Britain excels at discovery but struggles to turn it into growth and social benefit Professor Andrew Morris CBE PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences and senior sector figures from research, the NHS, industry, private capital... 22 May 2026
Academy supports Russell Group briefing to reverse 'alarming decline' in clinical academic posts Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE FMedSci, Vice President (Clinical), Academy of Medical Sciences expresses the Academy's support of the Russell Group briefing... 17 December 2025
Response to UK–US pharmaceuticals deal Professor Andrew Morris CBE FRSE PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, responds to the government's UK–US pharmaceuticals trade deal announced... 1 December 2025
Science diplomacy and global health beyond HIV Professor Tom Solomon CBE FMedSci reflects on the International Health Lecture 2025, co-hosted by the Academy of Medical Sciences and The Lancet, and delivered... 11 November 2025
Top tips for writing a successful Fellowship nomination Top tips for nominating candidates for Fellowship, so that we can continue to elect the brightest minds to the Academy. 23 July 2025
Horizon Europe successor: Academy response Professor Tom Solomon CBE FMedSci, Vice President (International) at the Academy of Medical Sciences responds to the publication this week of the Framework... 18 July 2025
Response to Life Sciences Sector Plan Professor Andrew Morris CBE FRSE PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, comments on the UK Government's publication of its Life Sciences Sector... 16 July 2025
View from our Vice President (International) We caught up with Professor Tom Solomon CBE FMedSci, who is coming towards the end of his tenure as Vice President (International), and asked for his... 1 July 2025
Response to Immigration White Paper The Academy of Medical Sciences responds to the UK Government's Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025. 12 May 2025
