Contents include:
- 24th EPS, Edinburgh, 8-14 September 1996: The Josef Rudinger Memorial Lecture goes to Ralph F Hirschmann, USA and the Leonidas Zervas Award to Morten Meldal, Denmark
- “1st Bulgarian Peptide Symposium”, Panichishte 17-19 May 1996; a report by DD Petkou
- “5th Spanish Peptide Meeting”, Girona 16-17 february 1996; a report by David Andreu
- “Integrated Research on Biologically Active Peptides”, Prague May 1996; a report by Tom Barth
- “2nd International Workshop on Enzymatic Synthesis of Amino Acids, Peptides and Derivatives”, La Grande Motte, 20 May 1996; by René Lazaro and Jean Wallach
- “5th Naples Workshop on Bioactive Peptides”, Capri 19 May 1996; a report by Ettore Benedetti
- Paul Hardy (1936-1995), in Memoriam
- Peptides in Scotland; by Pat Bailey
- Calendar of Relevant Meetings