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In pictures: the MRC Centenary Festival
Last weekend we kicked off our Centenary Open Week with a festival at London’s Science Museum. Scientists from 10 MRC-funded units and centres took part in ‘Life: A healthy game of chance and choice’,...
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MRC Centenary Open Week
MRC Open Week (20-29 June 2013) was an opportunity for scientists to open their lab doors or get out into the community to share their science with the public. From stand up comedy to sketching, they...
View ArticleA guide to clinical trials
The MRC Clinical Trials Unit has produced a series of short films about clinical trials, why they’re important and the difference they’ve made to people’s lives. Here we’re posting two of the films to...
View ArticleWriting women: a Wikipedia edit-a-thon
Last week, the MRC National Institute for Medical Research hosted the first of our Wikipedia edit-a-thons aiming to raise the profile of women in science. More than 20 editors took part, creating and...
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Science and Story: creative engagement at the Francis Crick Institute
A snapshot from one of the books (Image copyright: The Crick Institute) Building work on the Francis Crick Institute in central London is continuing apace, but how much do local residents know about...
View ArticleWhy do scientists use social media?
Networking tool, forum for debate, a way to reach people you wouldn’t ordinarily … reasons for using social media such as blogs and Twitter are many and various. Researchers are probably used to...
View ArticleCelebrating a century of international collaboration
Medical research benefits people worldwide, and science is an increasingly global endeavour. But how much do we know about how scientists work together across countries? Here we look at some of the key...
View ArticleMacaque research and the MRC
Macaques are non-human primates. They are used in medical research because many of their body systems — such as their immune and nervous systems — are similar to humans, making them good research...
View ArticleVideo: Using mice in hearing research
How are mice helping with hearing research? Professor Steve Brown, the Director of the MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit, carries out research investigating the genetic basis of deafness by changing specific...
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Worm Watch Lab: one year on
It’s been more than a year since we launched Worm Watch Lab, a citizen science project in which people watch videos of tiny nematode worms. So what’s been spotted in the intervening year? Vicky Butt, a...
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