We aim to connect to local under-served communities and empower them to access stem cell research.
Why?
- Everybody should be able to use and influence scientific research, regardless of their background or interests.
- Stem cell related diseases and future therapies do not discriminate.
- Certain communities are often overlooked or excluded when delivering our engagement through the traditional channels e.g. science festivals.
- We limit the impact our engagement can make by not engaging in surrounding towns, cities and rural areas.
How?
- By creating and marketing a funding scheme to local organisations to work with us on an engagement project that meets their communities’ needs and interests.
- By experimenting with novel activities, unusual locations and targeted invitations to reach new people in the Cambridgeshire region.
- By monitoring our success in reaching new local audiences from under-served communities using demographic data and measures of ‘science capital’.
Goals
- Access to our research and laboratories by new communities
- New mechanisms and skills evolved by researchers to engage diverse audiences
- Helping make all communities feel valued and better informed
Highlights
Projects include charity concerts in Newmarket and our stem cell brew, Regenerator.
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Stem Cell Brew, ongoing Regional Beer Festivals and Pubs Seed Fund Project |
Girlguiding STEM day, 2020 Ely Seed Fund Project |
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Charity Concert, 2018 and 2019 Newmarket |
LifeLab, 2019 Ely As part of European Researchers Night |
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LifeLab, 2018 Peterborough As part of European Researchers Night |
The Big Stem Cell Knit, 2018 Cambridge As part of Cambridge Science Festival |
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Brewing a Taste for Stem Cells, 2018 Cambridge As part of Cambridge Science Festival |
The Story Collider, 2018 Cambridge As part of Cambridge Science Festival |
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Arbury and Orchard Park Schools workshops, 2018 Cambridge As part of UniStemDay |
Women's Institute workshop, 2018 Girton In collaboration with Neural Knitworks |
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St Mary's Schools workshop, 2018 Saffron Waldon In collaboration with PluriMes |
Regenerator at Ely Beer Festival, 2018 Ely Seed Fund Project |
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Regenerator on tour, 2017 Regional Pubs Seed Fund Project |
Cherry Hinton Festival, 2017 Cambridge |
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Cherry Hinton Library group, 2017 Cambridge |
Nuffield Research Placement, 2017 Cambridge |