Public Engagement News – 2007–2009
Read about our 2007–2009 public events and activities
Sheffield documentary film festival
November 2009: 'Science at Sheffield' strand of events
ESTOOLS school visits
November 2009: Event on stem cells for at Liberton High School
Edinburgh beltane beacon of public engagement programme
October 2009: CIR staff participate in the Edinburgh Beltane scheme
Informing public policy
September 2009: Work of the CIR can help to inform public policy making
MS Society visits the QMRI
September 2009: The Perth and Kinross group of the MS Society came to visit the MS Centre in CIR on the 23rd September
SCI-FUN schools outreach
August 2009: SCI-FUN engaging school children with an imaginative blend of education and entertainment
Scottish initiative for biotechnology education
July 2009: Students from the CIR have been involved with the Scottish Initiative for Biotechnology Education
EU project promotes the communication of science
June 2009: CIR student takes part in a EU project
Edinburgh international science festival
June 2009: Display on the human lung, measuring peak flow and lung capacity in visitors
'Viruses, Bioterrorism and Science in the Media' workshop
March 2009: Workshop 'Viruses, Bioterrorism and Science in the Media' for school children in Edinburgh
British transplantation society
January 2009: CIR researcher current chair for public engagement
Science at the Royal Highland Show
September 2008: Stall on stem cells at the Royal Highland Show
Meet the scientists school visits
March 2008: British Society of Gene Therapy "Meet the Scientists" visits
Royal society MP scientist pairing scheme
March 2007: Donald Davidson shadowed John Barrett (MP for Edinburgh West) at Westminster and his constituency for a week