Towards the end of 2023, six of our researchers took part in the Talking Together programme hosted by Cambridgeshire Older People's Enterprise (COPE).

Talking Together is a unique initiative that was started during the pandemic to combat isolation in the local community by bringing older adults together for stimulating telephone-based conversations about interesting topics.

For six weeks, we hosted telephone discussions about some of our toxicology research including topics ranging from 'forever chemicals' to the microbiome to RNA therapeutics and more. The participants asked some fantastic questions which lead to really fascinating discussions each week.

We subsequently worked with illustrators to create a mural of our Autumn-Winter 2023 series capturing some of the key points discussed each week and a snapshot of the questions asked. You can view the artwork created for each week's session on our Talking Together project page.