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The Babraham Institute works to deliver impact by translating our science and understanding of fundamental biology to promote lifelong health and wellbeing. Our blogs offer scientists, staff and guests the chance to share their individual views and experiences on the Institute's efforts to deliver research impacts and to build a welcoming and diverse community.

 

 

08/11/2023

Getting social with the Biological Support Unit

Aimee, Small Animal Facility Supervisor, reflects on her involvement in the Institute's takeover of the Understanding Animal Research Instagram account. 

animal research | animals in science | public engagement | openness

02/08/2023

Being open to openness: my personal experience with public engagement

Sarah Drummond, an experienced animal technician in our animal facility, shares her perspectives on being open around the use of animals in research and the importance of animal technicians speaking about their work. 

animal research | animal facility | animals in science | bsu | engagement | facilities | openness | public engagement | Technician | women in science

27/04/2022

Babraham Institute virtually and physically at the Cambridge Festival

public engagement | animal research | animals in science | events | cambridge science festival | immunology | epigenetics | escape rooms | festival
By Michael Norman

07/03/2022

How I got into my career in animal welfare

For National Careers Week, we have asked some colleagues to share more about their careers. In this post, a member of staff from our Biological Support Unit shares their path into a career in animal welfare.

bsu | animal facility | animal research | careers | Technician | facilities | women in science | animals in science
By Alumni Blogger

24/02/2020

30 years of engaging memories

Schools Engagement Officer Mike Hinton looks back at his career in Public Engagement

public engagement | primary | secondary schools | sixth form | teachers | cell signalling | epigenetics | cambridge science festival | schools day | animals in science | careers
By Michael Hinton

09/05/2019

STEM Insights teacher placements: Discovering animals in science

In the second of a series of three blog posts, STEM Insights placement teachers Helen and Mike discuss how the use of animals in research is considered.

animals in science | animal research | cell signalling | cpd | industry | neutrophils | openness | stem insight | teachers
By Guest Blogger

14/01/2019

New perspectives on challenge projects in the Netherlands

Elizabeth Hampson, a PhD student in the Welch research group, describes her visit to Sophianum School in the Netherlands.

animal research | animals in science | cambridge science festival | epigenetics | ethics | international | secondary schools | signalling | sixth form

08/01/2019

‘Competency through Challenge’ - schools’ partnerships to stimulate creativity and develop skills

Ahead of his workshop at the Association for Science Education Conference, Michael Hinton, Institute Public Engagement Officer, describes his experience of challenge-based learning projects

animals in science | ase | challenge projects | secondary schools | signalling | sixth form | teachers
By Michael Hinton

29/10/2018

Science in the Square

The Babraham Institute researchers and animal care facility staff travelled to Cathedral Square,  Peterborough, in September to engage the public as part of LifeLab. Esther, Public Engagement Officer, shares her experiences of public engagement in the square!

animals in science | epigenetics | libra | lifelab | public engagement

20/04/2018

Looking back and thinking ahead – how student engagement in research is spreading

As sixth-form students at Sophianum School finish their projects and present their ideas, Michael Hinton, who coordinates the project, looks back on the year and describes how the collaboration will expand in 2019.

animals in science | epigenetics | secondary schools
By Michael Hinton

08/12/2017

Launching Challenge Projects in the Netherlands

Alex Harvey, an Animal Technician in the Institute’s animal unit (BSU) describes how she joined Boo Virk (a postdoc in the Casanueva Group) and Dori Horkai (a PhD student in the Houseley Group) and the Public Engagement team's Michael Hinton in the third year of a collaboration with Sophianum School in the Netherlands.
 

animals in science | animal research | Technician | careers | international | secondary

31/07/2016

Technasium - a new outreach project with Dutch students

Michael Hinton, part of the Public Engagement Team, explains how much he enjoyed the challenge of an outreach project with a school from The Netherlands

animals in science | secondary
By Michael Hinton