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Science advances not just by learning, but by unlearning – dismantling the structures that mistake convention for truth…
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We’re delighted to be working with Queen Mary University of London to support the creation of…
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The Antibiotic Policy Group at City St George‘s University are researchers and health experts working to…
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Genes & Health is the world’s largest community-based study of genetics and health in British Bangladeshis and British Pakistanis…
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Caring for our feet is important for staying active, healthy and independent. But many of us only think…
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Following our work with the Genes & Health team at Queen Mary’s University London, we’re delighted to…
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Appleby Blue Almshouse is one of the most innovative and inclusive social housing for old people living in London…
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We are working with the falls prevention team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust to help turn their falls protocol into…
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We’re working with Flint Culture and colleagues across Lambeth and Southwark to support the development of a new identity…
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We’ve been working with colleagues at the University of Oxford, Queen Mary University London and the University of Manchester…
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We hosted 20 students and course leaders from DIS Copenhagen, a Danish non-profit educational foundation that helps students study abroad…
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We’ve been working with the Royal Society of Biology to support the design development of their new website. We’ll also be helping…
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Making music together improves social connections and has been shown to improve mental health and wellbeing…
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Edinburgh University’s Pandemic Science Hub uses human genomics and experimental medicine to find and test effective drugs…
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We’ve been working with Professor Jaime H Vera Rojas at Brighton and Sussex Medical School on a number of HIV…
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The new ION-DRI Centre is a collaborative space for UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, the UK Dementia research and…
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We are working with Professor Sylvia Knight and the Royal Meteorological Society to design a dynamic infographic…
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The story of the adorable desert woodrat that fills its stomach with deadly poison and yet survives and thrives…
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We all know that the sound of a parent’s voice not only soothes their baby, but also creates connections…
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Following on from our work with the UK Health Security Agency, designing and communicating health needs…
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Creating a community is not as easy as it sounds! So we‘re pleased to be working with Queen Mary’s University London…
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We’re excited to be helping the Genes & Health programme team at Queen Mary, University of London…
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Building on our long term collaboration with Professor Sara Shaw and her team at University of Oxford, we will be designing…
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Our new project with Assistant Chief Nurse Alison Finch at UCLH focusses on the needs of young people who are living with cancer…
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We are pleased to be working with Dr Jon Otter, Director of Infection Prevention and Control, and his colleagues at Guy’s and…
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We’ve all been aware of the precariousness of our natural world for over fifty years. 22nd April 2023 marks the 53rd earth day since…
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Continuing our long term relationship with the MPS Society, the UK’s leading society for rare, life limiting genetic conditions…
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Our new project with the global public health team at the UKHSA (previously Public Health England) aims to bring to life health needs…
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Helping NHS patients and practices organise and navigate consultations in primary care with the University of Oxford
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We are pleased to be collaborating with a new team at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield department of primary care health…
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We are collaborating with the communications team at UCL to explain the concept of translational neuroscience through physical…
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Christiana Figueres, the former UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, said that, “When you have a vision of where you need to go…
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The modern world is built on the separate foundations of multiple specialists, but the challenges we face are interconnected…
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We’ve been working with City University, University of Oxford, and other collaborators to visualise Long Covid research for the...
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One of the starkest health statistics in the UK is the 15–20 year mortality gap for people living with a severe mental illness...
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We’re delighted to be working with Dr Sara Calderón-Larrañaga and Queen Mary’s Centre for Primary Care and Mental Health to design...
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Medical research can be a wonderful and purposeful career choice but researchers face many challenges, especially at the...
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1 in every 3 kids get constipation and it’s often caused by new things like changing home or school. Worry and stress can make...
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The James Lind Alliance was established in 2004 to enable the end users of health research – patients, carers and clinicians...
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The Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine was established in 1953 and represents a unique community...
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We’re working with a great team at NHS Sexual Health Services across Scotland and with accessible social research...
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Following our work on Metabolight with Dr Subhabrata Mitra and the neonatal team at UCL’s EGA Institute for Women’s Health...
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We’re continuing our collaboration with Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at University of Oxford...
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We are collaborating with Dr Jackie Walumbe, a doctoral research fellow in global public health at the University of Oxford...
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We’re continuing our collaboration with Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at University of Oxford...
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Following on from our work to develop three animations about rare MPS diseases for the MPS Society , we’ve been...
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As part of our work with the Cultural Evolution Society, we have been developing its new graphic identity and online presence.
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We’re very pleased to announce that the Cultural Evolution Society’s Transformation fund website and grant portal...
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We are working on a new project with NHS England and Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences...
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We are working with the Cultural Evolution Society to help communicate research on how human and other animal cultures...
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We’re working with Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at University of Oxford and the University of Plymouth...
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We’ve been learning about the impressive air cleaning properties of metal organic frameworks (MOFs for short)...
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We’re excited to be working with the Next Generation Neural Interfaces Lab at Imperial College to develop a short animation...
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We’ve been selected to join the British Library Innovating for Growth programme which has been funded by...
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We held a workshop with the MPS society for people with Fabry and medical specialists to understand more about...
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We had a great discussion with researchers from City University and Bayes Business School on 'Pathways to Impact' and how...
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Anne Odling-Smee took part in a two day workshop at UCL’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience to discuss the challenge...
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We are working with the Contraception and Sexual Health (iCash) team at Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to...
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Following on from our work to support video consulting with your NHS, we’re pleased to be working with colleagues at...
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We’re delighted to be working with the marketing and communication team at the MPS Society to help them to...
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We are collaborating with City University’s Centre for Healthcare Innovation Research to help to link underlying Long Covid...
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We have completed our final review of our Tiny Test Tube project, working with University of Reading, Capillary Film Technology...
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Did you know that people with pacemakers and other devices are fifty times less likely to be offered a scan than people who...
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Following on from our successful animation and communication project supporting Barts Health and the University of Oxford...
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Our popular NHS video consulting PDF resources produced with Sara Shaw's team at the University of Oxford are now available...
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We are working with a team from the Brighton and Sussex Medical School and the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia...
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The Real Risk service that we designed with University of Cambridge's Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication...
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We’ve been working with the Director and Trustees at Dunhill Medical Trust to reimagine their brand and...
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We’re collaborating with Josefien Breedvelt and the research team at The Centre for Urban Mental Health at...
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Design Science’s Anne Odling-Smee has been working with Wellcome as project monitor for Techniquest (Cardiff) and...
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We are working with Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and Barts Health NHS Trust to create a video animation...
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We are part of a team including veterinary scientists and microbiologists at the University of Reading who won...
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Camden-based journalist Martin Plaut invited us to design a badge to thank ‘not just the NHS staff, but the posties...
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We are running a series of co-design workshops in collaboration with an environmental policy research team at...
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We collaborated with Royal College of Art Service Design tutor Dan Phillips to run a workshop for Imperial College...
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When I first heard of Science Gallery Dublin my curiosity was piqued. An opportune moment to explore it came last December...
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Design Science Director, Anne Odling-Smee, gave a joint presentation with physician and DS Associate Dr David Pao...
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Design Science's Anne Odling-Smee was invited by the British Council to participate in Ireland’s first science...
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Design Science Director, Anne Odling-Smee, was funded by the British Council to participate in the conference...
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Design Science Director and CSM Lecturer Anne Odling-Smee was joined by DS Associate Ed Prosser to run...
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We hosted a series of workshops funded by the Wellcome Trust, aimed at providing basic design training for scientists...
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Design Science's Anne Odling-Smee joined a panel discussion called Digital Conversations: A digital curator team evening talk series...
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Design Science participated in a panel discussion at the session titled The role of design in science communication at...
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We have been shortlisted as finalists for The Hub Award with project partners the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine...
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Design Science’s Anne Odling-Smee and Phillip Kent explain how Design Science is working with scientists and engineers to improve...
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Strictly Engineering is the first of a new public engagement series for engineers run by the British Science Association (BSA)...
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With support from the British Library we have produced a brand new edition of Litmus Paper, Cheltenham Science Festival’s daily...
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Design Science's Anne Odling-Smee was part of a live panel discussion at Imperial College London organised by...
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Our second live debate was supported by the National Centre for Research Methods...
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Our first Design Science project was a wonderful computer programming workshop for scientists, designers and artists, led by...
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Design Science’s Anne Odling-Smee addressed a predominantly biology-orientated audience at the Linnean Society’s 2011...
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Design Science hosted its launch event in style at London’s Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons...
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