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Introduction 05 Editorial News in brief 06 Reports of recent Committee Meetings 07 Physiology Feed 08 First group of Members awarded Fellowship Getting excited about pacemaking in the athletic heart, the first R Jean Banister Prize Lecture 09 Policy Focus News in depth 10 Journal updates 12 The membership survey results are in! 14 Belief, science and facts 16 Stressed-out Britain? 18 Introducing our MOOC in Physiology 19 Reddit 'Ask me Anything' (AMA) with Kim Barrett Meetings & events 20 Forthcoming events IUPS: the Two-way Physiology Street and the Mutual Benefits of Volunteering Expertise 21 British Neuroscience Association 2017 Festival of Neuroscience Our Workshop: Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques, Transfection and Functional Studies 22 H 3 Symposium: Practical Innovations in the Life Sciences 23 From the Archives Features 24 The open science movement 30 Cortisol: often not the best indicator of stress and poor welfare 33 Science and politics 36 What does the future hold for research into Epithelia & Membrane Transport? 38 Stressing out the immune system Membership 42 The dangers of careless press releases 43 The Society welcomes our new Treasurer, Frank Sengpiel 44 How many Members of The Society have won the Nobel Prize? 49 Obituaries Cover image: This work is a derivative of 'Open Access Explained!' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5rVH1KGBCY] by ©PhDComics.com Licensed under CC BY. Read the first of our two-part series about open science on p. 24.