British Toxicology Society

This collection is uncatalogued. The following is an interim description which may be altered when detailed cataloguing takes place in future.

This is a set of well organised archival material, predominantly composed of correspondence, minutes, newsletters and grey literature, reflecting the activities of the British Toxicology Society. The papers include:

Papers on establishing and incorporating the British Toxicology Society

Minutes of BTS meetings, including AGMs, Executive Committee, BTS meetings and joint meetings, Scientific Sub Committee, Education Sub Committee, Membership Sub Committee

BTS newsletters, journal and related correspondence and papers

BTS Working Parties papers

BTS awards

BTS position statements and speciality sections, and papers of subjects of interest including training and accreditation, animal testing and other toxicology issues.

1979-2013

5 boxes Paper

Acquired in 2020.

The British Toxicology Society was formed in 1979 from the predecessor organisation The Toxicology Club of the UK. The Society is the National British professional association for toxicologists. As of 2020, the Society had over 900 members based in over 40 countries.

The remit of the Society is to promote the advancement of the science of toxicology for public benefit. The British Toxicology's mission is "to provide the principal forum for toxicology in the UK, to support and enrich the careers of toxicologists, and to promote the importance and advancement of toxicology in the wider scientific and lay communities".

The British Toxicology Society is led by an Executive Committee made up of Trustees elected from its members. Distinguished members of the Society are elected as Fellows (FBTS) or Honorary Fellows. Individuals who are members of the UK Register of Toxicologists are recognised by the European Register of Toxicologists of EUROTOX (European Society of Toxicology) an entitled to use the postnominal ERT.

Members of the Society work in academic, governmental and industrial organisations, to understand scientific mechanisms responsible for adverse effects (toxicity) and to protect the public and the environment from exposure to potentially hazardous substances, which can include chemicals and medicines.

The Society hosts an annual scientific meeting (Congress), generally held in a UK city, in April of each year. The Society publishes its own journal, Toxicology Research, published by Oxford University Press as of 2020, and formerly published by the RSC's ChemSpider chemical structure database.

The BTS sponsored the formation of the UK Register of Toxicologists in 1993, which is now a special interest group of the Royal Society of Biology.

Transferred to Wellcome.

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Significant weeding was undertaken by BTS prior to transfer.

This material has all been created and continuously kept with the BTS.