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Aims of AuPS

1. To enhance the profile of the AuPS as a body representing ALL physiologists engaged in research and teaching in Australia.

To encourage the representation of all areas of physiological sciences at meetings.
To provide forums that encourage interaction of workers engaged in cellular or molecular studies with those engaged in systemic physiology.
Increase the number of and encourage membership participation in Special Interest Groups by optimizing electronic communication between members with particular interests.
To advertise the Society's activities widely, particularly by publishing the Proceedings of the Society's scientific meetings on the web.
To encourage joint activities with other national and international organizations.

Within the framework of scientific meetings, actively encourage teaching symposia for tertiary educators.
To encourage the sharing of teaching aids and strategies at a national level.
To be a leader in the current discussions relating to professional accreditation in teaching and research.
To monitor and publicise national and international developing strategies for distance education, and web- or computer-based teaching.
Establish a conduit of communication between Heads of all relevant teaching Departments.
To continue maintaining a national bank of multiple choice questions.

Contribute to the activities of the National Committee for Physiology.
To assist professional lobby groups to influence government decisions on funding policies for scientific research and education.
To continue to produce and distribute responsible information on the role of animal experimentation in biomedical research.