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About the MRC Festival


About the MRC Festival of Medical Research



From London to Leeds, from Glasgow to The Gambia, the MRC Festival of Medical Research is an annual event where MRC-funded researchers showcase and discuss their work through public events and activities.

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Welcome to MRC Festival Zone!

An online event where school students connect with 25 MRC-funded researchers and support staff. It’s a competition between scientists, where students are the judges, and part of the MRC Festival of Medical Research 2018.

Students challenge the scientists and support staff over fast-paced online text-based live CHATs. They ASK the scientists anything they want, and VOTE for their favourite person to win a prize of £500 to communicate their work with the public.

The event runs 4th–29th June 2018

MRC Festival Zone is based on the award winning I’m a Scientist format: