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The Babraham Institute works to deliver impact by translating our science and understanding of fundamental biology to promote lifelong health and wellbeing. Our blogs offer scientists, staff and guests the chance to share their individual views and experiences on the Institute's efforts to deliver research impacts and to build a welcoming and diverse community.

 

 

08/12/2017

Launching Challenge Projects in the Netherlands

Alex Harvey, an Animal Technician in the Institute’s animal unit (BSU) describes how she joined Boo Virk (a postdoc in the Casanueva Group) and Dori Horkai (a PhD student in the Houseley Group) and the Public Engagement team's Michael Hinton in the third year of a collaboration with Sophianum School in the Netherlands.
 

animals in science | animal research | Technician | careers | international | secondary

17/10/2017

Schools' Day - igniting a passion for science

As he starts to plan Schools' Day for 2018, Michael Hinton, part of the Public Engagement team, looks back at the event in previous years and reports views from students, teachers and from both junior and senior researchers who run projects on the day.

secondary | teachers | schools day | secondary schools
By Michael Hinton

16/10/2017

​Success for The Royal Society Worm Project at Cambridge Young Scientist Journal Conference

Guest blogger Ella Willsmore, a student at Colchester County High School for Girls, describes her experiences at the Young Scientist Journal conference in Cambridge, during which she won a prize for her poster, which outlined her work with Olivia Casanueva's group on a Royal Society Partnership project.

epigenetics | royal society | secondary
By Guest Blogger

22/05/2017

Royal Society Grant success for Colchester students

Students from Colchester County High School for Girls explain how their Royal Society Partnership Grant with Olivia Casanueva's group led them to a conference in London.

epigenetics | royal society | secondary | sixth form
By Guest Blogger

05/05/2017

The X-files: Our Amazing Inactivating X Chromosomes

Claire Senner, a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Myriam Hemberger's group, talks about the success of her Royal Society Partnership Grant with Hitchin Girls School.

epigenetics | royal society | secondary

13/04/2017

Plasmids and Posters - my two years with the UTC Protein Challenge

Katherine Fletcher, a member of the Florey research group, explains why she enjoys working with students from the University Technical College, Cambridge

dna | phd student | secondary | teachers

21/03/2017

Let's Go Dutch!

Guest blogger Malcolm Moss explains how the Dutch Technasium approach recognises the demand for students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to ensure they can contribute and be happy as global citizens in the 21st century

international | secondary | teachers
By Guest Blogger

16/03/2017

Onderzoek & Ontwerpen!

Boo Virk, Dorottya Horkai and Mike Hinton describe their visit to Sophianum School in the Netherlands to launch five challenge projects as part of the national Technasium scheme.

ethics | europe | secondary | teachers

15/02/2017

University and life in the lab – sharing experience of early-stage research careers

Emma, a first-year PhD student in the Cook research group, reflects on the careers discussion sessions she led with students from the University Technical College in Cambridge.

careers | phd student | secondary | schools

17/10/2016

Home-education family visit to the labs

In October, Juan Rodriguez-Molina, a postdoctoral researcher in the Casanueva Lab hosted a group of home-educated children at the Institute. Here he discusses how it went and what he learnt from the day.

dna | primary | secondary
By Guest Blogger

31/07/2016

Technasium - a new outreach project with Dutch students

Michael Hinton, part of the Public Engagement Team, explains how much he enjoyed the challenge of an outreach project with a school from The Netherlands

animals in science | secondary
By Michael Hinton