Member Benefits

• Participate in ASCEPT Special Interest Groups

  As an ASCEPT member, you can join any ASCEPT Special Interest Groups (SIGs). As a SIG member, you are part of a group of specialists furthering the development of new knowledge and practice in common disease areas, and clinical and experimental research.

• Enjoy discounted Annual Scientific Meeting registration

  Members enjoy reduced registration fees for the Annual Scientific Meeting. Additionally, they have the opportunity to suggest symposium topics for the event, helping shape the conference’s content and direction.

• Qualify for ASCEPT awards, prizes, and grants

  ASCEPT offers several prestigious prizes to both full and student members the majority of which are awarded at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

• Receive regular ASCEPT news and updates

  ASCEPT issues members’ only monthly communications to help keep members informed of important news, events, resources and opportunities relevant to members. ASCEPT members can also advertise jobs and vacancies on the ASCEPT website and newsletter for free.

• Access the ASCEPT Mentoring Program

  Our mentoring program connects junior members with experienced professionals in the field. Mentees receive valuable support, guidance, and insights, benefiting from their mentor’s wealth of professional and personal experiences. Pairings are carefully matched based on mentees’ specific needs and goals, fostering growth and career development within the ASCEPT community. 

• Gain affiliation with IUPHAR

  Members are affiliated with the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. The International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) is a voluntary, non-profit association representing the interests of pharmacologists around the world through promoting international cooperation, sponsoring regional activities, encouraging free exchange of scientists and ideas and developing public awareness.

• Benefit from reciprocal rights with the British Pharmacological Society
  • Reciprocity as regards items of interest in e-bulletins, house journals and on websites.
  • The right of ASCEPT members to attend BPS general meetings at a concessionary non-member rate.
  • The right of BPS members to attend ASCEPT meetings at ASCEPT member rates.
  • For BPS focussed meetings, ASCEPT members will be able to register at the applicable BPS member or student member rate as applicable.
  • Adding ASCEPT members as permanent affiliates to BPS online membership registration system. (This means, that ASCEPT members wishing to attend a BPS general meeting, can do so by registering online as an Affiliate Member of the BPS.
  • For BPS specialist focused meetings, ASCEPT members will enjoy the same concessionary prices as BPS full or student members, as applicable.

• Get discounts on the Australian Medicines Handbook

  ASCEPT members enjoy exclusive discounts on the current edition of the Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH). This valuable resource, jointly owned by ASCEPT, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, provides concise, practical, and reliable comparative drug information to promote quality use of medicines in Australia. The extensively researched and peer-reviewed content is available in book, PC/Mac, and mobile formats. As a member benefit, you’re eligible to receive two copies annually at a special reduced rate, enhancing your access to this essential tool for pharmacological practice and research.

• Plus, other member benefits
  • Ability to vote in annual ASCEPT elections.
  • Ability to sponsor new member applications.
  • Hold elected office.
  • Serve on committees.