It's my pleasure to welcome you to UP and the Department of Pharmacology. The Department comprises of a dynamic, passionate and thriving community, with a committed group of staff members, researchers and students. The members of this community consist of people with different and diverse background with our main aim to nurture excellence and provide you with a memorable learning experience that will enable you to become an independent thinker, ready to pursue your chosen career path.
We are at the start of 2026 and with this I would encourage you to make your health and wellbeing a priority throughout the academic year. Take the time to get to know your fellow students, get involved with the different social activities that the Department and University has to offer.
The Department offers a range of different activities and research interests, apart from being a service department to the different clinical departments, the Department of Pharmacology also offers a BSc (Hon) course in pharmacology, with various research fields and interests should you wish to pursue your postgraduate career. We also host eight Grand Rounds a year to showcase new developments in pharmacology, more recently we have started to offer workshops related to different fields within Pharmacology. Please visit our social media pages, and you can find and follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tuks_pharmacology/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/up-pharmacology/ to remain updated.
If you have any request at any time in the future, please do not hesitate to reach out to our team of staff in the department; we're here to support you.
I wish you every success in your time at UP and hope it will be a memorable, enjoyable and transformative experience.
See you in the corridors!
Natalie Schellack