Stem Cell Science - Hope not Hype
A public exhibition describing the science and issues around stem cells has been touring the UK. The exhibition, devised by the MRC and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has been developed as part of the research councils’ response to the Pattison report recommendation for a “sustained and coordinated programme of public dialogue on stem cell research over the next decade.”
The exhibition describes how stem cell research is progressing, and the hope it offers to sufferers of currently incurable diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. It also presents challenges for both policymakers and scientists in balancing public expectation with scientific reality, and shows how the Research Councils are listening and responding to public attitudes and opinion on this controversial area of science.
The exhibition is touring locations around the country, and free public discussion events have been running alongside some of these. Past and future venues and dates are detailed below.
Dates |
Location |
27 June 2006 |
Parliamentary evening and launch of exhibition, One Great George Street, London |
24 July – 18 Sept 2006 |
Bioscience Centre; Centre for Life, Newcastle |
18 Sept – 2 Oct - 2006 |
Foyer exhibition; Science Centre, Centre for Life, Newcastle |
5 October - 12.30pm 2006 |
Parliamentary launch event for SMPs, Scottish Parliament |
Oct – Nov 2006 |
‘Our Dynamic Earth’; Edinburgh Science Centre and various Edinburgh locations including ISCR, SIBE |
Nov 2006 |
The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh |
Winter 06/07 |
Sensation, Dundee Science Centre, Scotland |
14-25 March 07 |
Cambridge Science Festival, Cambridge |
April 2007 |
Edinburgh Science Festival, Edinburgh |
May 07 |
Foyer exhibition, Stem Cell Bank, Welwyn Garden City |
June 07 |
Cheltenham Science Festival, Cheltenham |
June 07 |
Royal Highland Show, Scotland (to be confirmed) |
For more information
For more information about the exhibition, or if you would like to discuss hosting the exhibition at your organisation, please contact:
Contact: Louise Wren
External Communications
MRC Head Office
Telephone: 020 7670 5122
Email: louise.wren@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk