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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rachel Hall

UK university launches postgraduate course in clinical use of psychedelics

A liberty cap mushroom (Psilocybe semilanceata), known for its hallucinogenic properties, grows in a grassy field in Shropshire, England.
A liberty cap mushroom (Psilocybe semilanceata), known for its hallucinogenic properties, grows in a grassy field in Shropshire, England. Photograph: Kevin Wells/Alamy

A UK university is launching one of the world’s first postgraduate qualifications on psychedelics to teach healthcare workers about using psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and other psychoactive drugs in therapeutic work.

The certificate from Exeter University cements psychedelics as an area of scientific importance in the UK. It could help pave the way for clinical therapies becoming available within the next five years, with some treatments being in the final stages of clinical trials.

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