Creating exhibitions & events
You can engage directly with Sanger science and scientists at exhibitions and events hosted on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus in Hinxton and at centres across the UK. In collaboration with expert designers, we create interactive exhibits that tease out the mysteries of genomics, get you talking about science and illustrate how research leads to revolutions in healthcare.
In recent years, we have co-created major exhibitions, installations and events exploring DNA, the molecule of life.
Go to ThinkTank in Birmingham to see the Inside DNA exhibition!
Visitors to the InsideDNA travelling exhibition.
Inside DNA
Inside DNA is an exhibition that offers you the chance to explore the role of genetics in health, identity and ancestry. How related are we to our ape cousins? What makes us all human? Is our health predetermined by our genes? Find answers to these questions and more at the Inside DNA exhibition and website.
Inside DNA has been developed by At-Bristol on behalf of Ecsite-UK with funding from the Wellcome Trust and support from the Sanger Institute. It is currently travelling around science centres in the UK.
Inside DNA is at ThinkTank in Birmingham until 18th November 2012. It will be at New Walk Museum in Leicester between 26th November 2012 and 31st March 2013.
Cambridge Science Festival
Cambridge Science Festival
The Cambridge Science Festival is the largest free science festival in the UK. Every year in the Biology Zone our scientists inspire festival-goers from 6 to 96 years old with hands-on activities featuring Sanger science. Try your hands at creating your own DNA origami and DNA sequence bracelets. All our activities are available online at yourgenome.org.
Genomes in a jiffy
Part of the Cambridge Science Festival, Genomes in a jiffy is a chance for you to ask us questions about genome research and its implications locally and globally. Our scientists are challenged to present the story of their research in just 12 minutes. Afterwards it's your turn and you get a chance to quiz them! Look out for our next event at the Cambridge Science Festival in 2013.
BRCA2 Cycle Path
BRCA2 cycle path
On the cycling and walking link between the Addenbrooke's Hospital and Great Shelford in Cambridge there are 10,000 coloured stripes. These stripes represent the DNA sequence of the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2, one of the first genes to be linked to cancer. We worked with Sustrans to develop the colourful design on the path as well as the information panels and DNA sculptures at each end. You can cycle or walk the 1.6 miles yourself!
If you have a project that relates to genetic/genomic science and would like us to help you make it a reality, email pubengage@sanger.ac.uk
