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Researcher Awarded Prestigious Gold Medal

11 December, 2017

December 2017: Dr Tom Craven has been awarded The Intensive Care Foundation Research Gold Medal for…

Public Lecture on 'Vitamin D: hope or hype?'

20 November, 2017

November 2017: Richard Mellanby and Iris Mair delivered a public lecture on the role of Vitamin D…

CIR research features on front cover of New Scientist

13 November, 2017

March 2019: New Scientist's cover story on 16th March entitled 'Let the Sunshine In'…

Best Poster Prize for CIR PhD Student Ruairi Lynch

09 November, 2017

October 2017: ECAT PhD student Ruairi Lynch wins best poster prize at the Macrophage Biology in the…

Public Engagement Committee Members and Volunteers

07 November, 2017

Our Public Engagement committees are open to any volunteers from across IRR, including CIR, CRM,…

Launch of primary school online resources for "The Mould that Changed the World"

07 November, 2017

May 2019: This innovative public engagement project "The Mould that Changed the World" is…

Carbon nanotubes may pose asbestos-style cancer risk

07 November, 2017

November 2017: A study led by the Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, and supported by…

BSI Communicating Immunology grant

02 November, 2017

November 2017: A 'Communicating Immunology' grant has been awarded to Iris Mair, David…

Worms aid quest for asthma therapies

18 October, 2017

October 2017: Worms could prevent asthma and offer the hope of a cure to the 5.4 million people in…

Science Insights 2017

12 October, 2017

July 2017: The MRC Centre for Inflammation Research was delighted to be involved in Science…