Researchers from the MRC Toxicology Unit attended last week’s British Toxicology Society (BTS) Congress in Solihull, a key annual event that brings together experts from across toxicology and safety science, spanning academia, industry, and regulatory sectors. The meeting provided an excellent platform for early career...

From 7th-10th July, the MRC Toxicology Unit hosted the annual Integrative Toxicology Training Partnership (ITTP) Summer School. We had a fantastic week with excellent talks and posters from students, expert lectures and workshops from leaders in the field, insightful careers advice and great networking opportunities. The...

The Unit once again took part in the Aspiring Scientists Training Programme (ASTP), a work experience scheme for high achieving STEM studying students from state schools. Three Year 12 students from around the country joined us as researchers for the week, doing everything from running flow cytometry experiments to making...

Last week 25 researchers from the MRC Toxicology Unit took part in two events for the 2025 edition of the Cambridge Festival to share exciting facts about science and engage families with our research. CamFest-25.png The Cambr idge Festival is an annual event that was started over 20 years ago by scientists from the...

The conference marked the inaugural event of the UK Proteostasis Network , an initiative launched by the Babraham Institute and shaped by Network Coordinators: Ritwick Sawarkar from the MRC Toxicology Unit, Della David and Oliver Florey at the Babraham Institute, and Laura Itzhaki at the University of Cambridge.

On 6th December, staff and students from the MRC Toxicology Unit and guests from external organisations and partners gathered at St Catharine's College in Cambridge to celebrate 75 years of the MRC Toxicology Unit. The afternoon started off with an overview of the Unit and toxicology from Anne Willis , Director of the Unit...