The University of Glasgow
Centre for the
Cellular Microenvironment
On Sat 9th December, the Advanced Research Centre held their Winter Warmer Festival. Researchers from the University of Glasgow, and local community groups came together to deliver public engagement activities around the theme of “Light”. PhD students from CeMi presented a craft activity called Light Up Your Life, where participants crafted their own cells which …
On September 16th and 17th, the ARC hosted the Doors Open Day Weekend within the Explorathon series of events across Scotland. It was a very interesting weekend with research groups from across different Scottish universities showcasing their most eye-catching research to the general public. Here at the CeMi, we presented the What is synthetic biology? …
During lockdown, the CeMi have participated in fun activities, from personal fitness goals to cooking challenges, raising funds for the Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation to support the COVID-19 crisis in vulnerable communities (see: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/centre-for-the-cellular-microenvironment-uofg). As part of the activities, Sara Trujillo-Munoz created some fun sketches and activities for the #TinyTeamUofG (and adults!). From colouring Sir …
On Wednesday 19th February, the Glasgow Orthopaedic Research Initiative held it’s 8th symposium, bringing together expertise from the fields of orthopaedics, plastic surgery, biology, engineering and chemistry. The event was held in the Debates Chamber of the Glasgow University Student Union and with 90 registered attendees, the day was an exciting one! Professor Dominic Meek …
In December we held a mini-GLORI symposium, bringing together the Centre and colleagues from the NHS, listening to a range of talks from our talented students. The talks ranged from bioengineering 3D microenvironments to study mechanotransduction and vascularization in bone regeneration; current research on the Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation Project from Simon Clarke, new Clinical …
Claire, Virginia & Sofia took their ‘Materials Matter’ activities to The Forge Shopping centre as part of the annual Explorathon Extravaganza event. With over 200 kids and adults through the door of the busy shopping centre, the public had a choice of activities from feeling inside the mystery box for soft & hard tissue, feeling …