The Scandinavian Physiological Society

The Scandinavian Physiological Society (SPS) was founded in 1925 and has now supported physiological sciences in the Nordic countries for a century.

Our goal is to promote research, interest, and education in various fields of physiology and the related life sciences within the Nordic countries. We emphasise the free exchange of ideas and knowledge, and we therefore support international collaborations and activities through the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) and Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS).

Vision: We connect researchers in physiology and other life sciences

IUPS 2025

IUPS

September 11, 2025

The 40th IUPS congress which will be held in partnership with Europhysiology, will be on September 11-14, 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. Right in the heart of Europe, physiologists from all continents will come together and present their latest research. It will be a world congress, showcasing international physiology as a broad science with fundamental impact on public health, adaptation strategies to climate change and our...

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New Editor-in-Chief for Acta Physiologica

The Scandinavian Physiological Society is happy to announce that Professor Tobias Wang from Aarhus University has taken on the responsibility as Editor-in-Chief for Acta Physiologica from the 1 of January, 2025.

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Special interest groups

Comparative
Physiology

Vascular
Physiology

Cardiac
Physiology

Skeletal Muscle
Physiology

Renal
Physiology

Neuro
Physiology