This month we organised a competition for a poster to best represent our popular Genetics Matters event. We had several entries from the design students at Northumbria University. These were all brilliant and it was very difficult to choose a winner. The competition posters were ranked by ten committee members and we are pleased to announce that the winner is: Rebecca Symonds, for the poster included below

The runner up poster was designed by Rebecca Williams with James Phillips’s design in third place.

Thank you all for sending us your posters and congratulations to Rebecca!

The IGM Public Engagement team

On the 7th of December we were visited by 20 students from Jarrow School. They had a look at the research and the labs, chatted with our scientists and attended the Christmas lecture at the Centre for Life. The day was enjoyed by all!

“The students had a great time. Took a lot away from it. […] Please thank everyone involved from me and the students. We really appreciate it.” Jon Ingledew, teacher

With exciting talks by our very own Institute Director, Prof Joris Veltman, and our amazing Committee Members: Dr Juliane Mueller, Dr Michele Giunta, Beccie Brennan and Beth Gibson, the programme for this year’s Pint of Science is looking great!

For more information and to book your ticket, please click here

See you in the pub!

With hands on activities, chatty scientists and lots of interesting presentations about genetics, this event attracts over 100 participants every year.

Come join us for a Free afternoon of informal chatting about science, and find out about state of the art research at Newcastle University. Oh, and cake!

In September we will be presenting a “Meet the scientist” table at Centre for Life every weekend, to accompany the amazing “Animals Inside Out: Bodyworlds” exhibition. Come over for a chat and find out about evolution, the amazing research done at the IGM and the beauty and complexity of animal anatomy.

Schedule of presentations:

Saturday 3^rd     Mitochondrial diseases/Rare skin cancers

Sunday 4^th          Muscular dystrophies/Engineering cartilage

Saturday 10^th Cartilage biology/Long bone growth

Saturday 17^th  The future of mlecular diagnostics

Sunday 18^th      Heart biology/Rare skin cancers

Saturday 24^th  Cartilage diseases and ageing

Sunday 25^th      Endoplasmic reticulum in development and disease