Applications will be invited by the Education Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology who will recommend to Council the recipient of the 2011 award. Applications should include:

1. A manuscript (2 A4 pages ONLY) describing the work conducted.
2. A bibliography of relevant personal publications.
3. An outline of the proposed content of the lecture, including title.
4. A written statement confirming that all or a substantial part of the work has been personally conducted in the UK or Eire.

Entrants must be 40 years or less on 31 December 2010 but need not be a member of the Society. The recipient will be required to deliver a 30 minute lecture at the annual meeting of the Society in March 2011. Applications should be composed electronically in Word or Rich Text format and emailed as an attachment to the BSG Office ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by 1st of November 2010.

Newsletter of the European Gastroenterology Association (ASNEMGE): April 2010

In this issue:

• ASNEMGE National Society Survey 2009/2010– A summary
• National Scholar Award
• Young Investigator Meeting – Barcelona 2010
• The people behind the name ASNEMGE – Franco Bazzoli

• ASNEMGE Newsletter April 2010  [ 388 Kb ]

11-12th November, 2010

In collaboration with the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, WGO will hold its second advanced Trial Design Workshop in Athens, Greece in November 2010.

Based on the principles of our successful Train the Trainers program, this workshop will run over two days, and include both small group work and interactive learning sessions. The workshop is limited to 30 participants, who have a demonstrable interest in this topic and current or potential responsibility for running trials.

Interested parties should send a CV and covering letter to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at the BSG Offices.

Topics include:

• Types of clinical trials
• Literature review
• Data analysis
• Statistics for clinicians
• Publication
• Ethical considerations

Closing date for receipt of applications: June 15th 2010

• Further Information [ 122 Kb ]

The BSG Research Committee seeks expressions of interest to organise a small, focused, Scientific Research Workshop at the 2011 BSG meeting to be held in Birmingham (specific time to be determined). Details of previous workshops can be found at http://www.bsg.org.uk/research/past-workshops/index.html. The workshop at the BSG 2010 meeting is entitled 'Infection and Gastrointestinal Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies' and has been arranged by Prof J Crabtree and Prof D Kelleher. A different theme would be preferred for the 2011 workshop.

Please e-mail the Research Committee on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (using header BSG Research Committee) with your proposal. At this stage please provide the name of the organiser(s), title of the workshop, summary of areas to be covered and a preliminary speaker and delegate list. The deadline for applications is 31st May 2010 to allow ample time for the organiser of the chosen workshop to invite speakers. Any questions can be addressed to Prof Mark Pritchard ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) on behalf of the BSG Research Committee.