The opening weekend of the 2015 Cambridge Science Festival was a huge success, with thousands of visitors attending events on the 14th and 15th March. LMB scientists designed and ran two of the activities, ‘See your Cells’ at the Corn Exchange and ‘Crystal Clear’ at the Chemistry Department, ‘See your Cells’ was created by Simon […]
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30 Bird and public works to be LMB Artists-in-Residence
The LMB has appointed 30 Bird and public works as LMB Artists-in-Residence starting in April 2015. They are a collaborative team made up of a local performance company led by Mehrdad Seyf (30 Bird) and a participatory art and architecture practice led by Torange Kohnsari (public works). These ground breaking artists will engage with staff […]
Venki Ramakrishnan announced as President Elect of the Royal Society
Venki Ramakrishnan, Deputy Director of the LMB, Joint Head of the LMB’s Structural Studies Division and Nobel Laureate, has been confirmed as President Elect of the Royal Society. He will take up the post of President on 1 December 2015. Venki’s research focuses on the structure and function of the ribosome, the molecular machine that […]
Two LMB papers chosen as major historical landmarks in research
The Royal Society Philosophical Transactions is celebrating 350 years of publishing scientific research with a special issue of commentary articles. These articles look back at some of the major, historical, scientific landmarks in the physical and biological sciences, which were reported in Philosophical Transactions. Of the 17 biological papers chosen, which include papers by Antonie […]
Blue Plaque Honour for Fred Sanger
Double Nobel laureate, Fred Sanger, has been remembered in Cambridge with the unveiling of a blue plaque on his former home at 252 Hills Road. Friends, family and colleagues attended the ceremony, organised by the Society of Biology, on Saturday 7th March. One of the founders of the LMB, and former Head of the PNAC […]
LMB scientists help UTC students design a laboratory
Students from the new University Technical College (UTC) Cambridge have been taking part in a 6-week challenge project developed by the LMB. The year 10 students were tasked to design a scientific laboratory facility. As part of the project they learnt about key areas of design and management, including; health and safety, legislation, scientific requirements […]