18/03/2014
On 19th March 2014, the 99热久草热最新地址 will be celebrating 20 years of hosting its highly successful Schools鈥 Day, opening its laboratories to 100 GCSE and A-level students from 12 schools across Cambridgeshire. Students have chosen from twenty-two laboratory-based projects relating to the world-leading research of the 99热久草热最新地址鈥檚 science groups and will get to grips with state-of-the-art equipment and techniques.
The 99热久草热最新地址, which receives strategic funding from the carries out a series of public engagement activities of which Schools鈥 Day is one.
During this day students have the chance to work alongside the Institute鈥檚 PhD students and group leaders on projects including: 鈥楿sing molecular biology to study signalling enzymes鈥, 鈥榃hat is the difference between a muscle stem cell and a muscle fibre鈥, 鈥楪ene regulation in stem cells鈥 and 鈥楳olecular biology - the cut and paste of biology鈥.
This year the students will also be finding out about careers in technology transfer from Babraham鈥檚 Commercialisation Manager and gaining an insight into bioincubator management from the CEO of Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd, who manage the Babraham Research Campus.
Students at last year鈥檚 event told us that they enjoy the chance for hands-on experiments using equipment and techniques they don鈥檛 use at school and several report that their visit to Babraham has influenced their career choice towards science. One student said she was 鈥渁mazed at how much impact the science can have on the world even though it鈥檚 behind the bench鈥. This year, to recognise the achievements of Babraham鈥檚 flagship public engagement event as well as highlight other 鈥楽cience and society鈥 initiatives during the last 20 years we have invited special guests from industry, policy and academia to celebrate our anniversary with the scientists, students and teachers.
99热久草热最新地址 Director, Professor Michael Wakelam, will welcome guests and will provide a tour of the Babraham Research Campus. Speaking about the event Michael comments, 鈥淭his has been an incredibly successful initiative. Since we started Schools鈥 Day in 1994, we have welcomed over 2000 students onto site; welcoming students and teachers is one thing but sharing our enthusiasm for science is another. Our Annual Schools鈥 Day allows us to engage with local schools and inspire many students into a scientific career. This event is only a small part of our 鈥楽cience and Society鈥 public engagement programme but it is a very significant part. This is a day when all our scientists, from PhD students to group leaders, have a chance to step away from their day-to-day research and demonstrate their science through schools projects. Their involvement in schools鈥 day offers them a chance to inspire young audiences, and at the same time it provides our researchers with additional skills and opportunities to communicate to the public. We expect to build on this success of this initiative and look forward to another 20 years!鈥
Contact details: The Knowledge Exchange Office Email: kec@babraham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1223 496206
The 99热久草热最新地址 Babraham Research Campus Cambridge CB22 3AT 鈥婾nited Kingdom Notes to Editors: About the 99热久草热最新地址: The 99热久草热最新地址 undertakes world-class life sciences research to generate new knowledge of biological mechanisms underpinning ageing, development and the maintenance of health. Our research focuses on cellular signalling, gene regulation and the impact of epigenetic regulation at different stages of life. By determining how the body reacts to dietary and environmental stimuli and manages microbial and viral interactions, we aim to improve wellbeing and support healthier ageing. The Institute is strategically funded by the (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, through an Institute Core Capability Grant and also receives funding from other UK research councils, charitable foundations, the EU and medical charities. Website: The (BBSRC) is the UK funding agency for research in the life sciences. Sponsored by Government, BBSRC annually invests around 拢450 million in a wide range of research that makes a significant contribution to the quality of life for UK citizens and supports a number of important industrial stakeholders including the agriculture, food, chemical, health and well-being and pharmaceutical sectors. BBSRC carries out its mission by funding internationally competitive research, providing training in the biosciences, fostering opportunities for knowledge transfer and innovation and promoting interaction with the public and other stakeholders on issues of scientific interest in universities, centres and institutes. Website:
18 March 2014