JUNE 2019
MRC Festival of Research & Clean Air Day - 20th June 2019
To celebrate the MRC Festival of Medical Research (#MRCFestival) and #CleanAirDay, researchers from the MRC Toxicology Unit and the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment spent the day with schoolchildren from across Manchester learning about the impact of air pollution on human health. Working alongside Michael Pinsky’s Pollution Pods installation, a series of climatically controlled pods recreating the experience of different levels of pollution present within five cities from across the globe, from the clean air of Tautra in Norway, through to London, New Delhi, Beijing and Sao Paolo. The children had the opportunity to experience the pods and then had practical hands-on demonstrations illustrating how we measure and research the effects of pollution on human health. Feedback from the day illustrated that the children really grasped the concept that pollution is a global issue and that it is potentially something that they have the power to influence in their everyday activities.
JUNE 2016
MRC Festival of Medical Research – 18 to 26 June 2016
The first annual MRC Festival of Medical Research took place from 18 to 26 June 2016. Research establishments from around the UK will be showcasing and discussing their work through events and activities. Events included open days, public lectures/debates, activity days, workshops, interactive seminars and quizzes.
Fighting Disease with Science – Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester – 25 to 26 June 2016
Members of the public joined the MRC Toxicology Unit at the Highcross shopping Centre in Leicester (outside Debenhams, lower mall) to talk with our scientists about their work and take part in interactive displays to suit all ages. Our stand gave visitors the opportunity to;
Learn how cancers can develop, the genes responsible and how we perform experiments to study them.
Understand the drug discovery process and how MRC research directly impacts human health.
View a printed copy of the human genome to see the enormous amount of information it takes to make up one human body.
