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EMBL-EBI’s new Genomics Technology Infrastructure Team Leader discusses how the Ensembl platform is keeping pace with the genomic data deluge.

21 October 2026

From taste buds to the lab: yummy experiments to explore what’s in our cupboards

20 October 2026

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16 October 2026 Photograph showing two young women looking into a microscope as a volunteer explains how it works.

Festival of Science & Curiosity: a day full of science, curiosity, and connection

13 October 2026

How a changing environment is reshaping mental health

7 October 2026 Collage showing the highlights of the 2026 annual meeting of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine in Umeå, Sweden. Upper left: MIMS Director Oliver Billker’s toast during the DG reception. Upper right: EMBL Director General Anthony Hyman giving his keynote address. Bottom: Group picture of meeting participants.

Collage showing the highlights of the 2026 annual meeting of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine in Umeå, Sweden. Upper left: MIMS Director Oliver Billker’s toast during the DG reception. Upper right: EMBL Director General Anthony Hyman giving his keynote address. Bottom: Group picture of meeting participants.

Nordic EMBL Partnership brings its research community together in Umeå

Science & Technology

5 October 2026

How embryos switch on their genome

30 September 2026 illustration of female who appears to be sick and in bed

Sickness is a ‘whole-brain state’

25 September 2026 Dome shape filled with the parts of a cell portrayed as parts of a city, such as factories, etc.

The bustling molecular communities inside cells

People & Perspectives

28 September 2026

We are EMBL: Emily Bowler-Barnett on how biocuration supports open science

24 September 2026 Scientist holding a Neanderthal skull and looking at the camera.

Exploring humanity’s shared history through paleogenetics

16 September 2026 Stephen Cusack, EMBL’s 2026 Lennart Philipson recipient, during Alumni Awards Ceremony in 2026.

Four decades of discovery at EMBL

Connections

6 October 2026 Collage of images from the event, including a group photo of the participants, pictures from the talks and networking sessions. The banner in the middle says “EMBL in Poland.”

Collage of images from the event, including a group photo of the participants, pictures from the talks and networking sessions. The banner in the middle says “EMBL in Poland.”

EMBL in Poland: connecting communities, advancing discovery

29 September 2026

Exploring the future of life sciences at EMBL Rome

8 September 2026 This group image shows a delegation of Bulgarian scientists with EMBL council delegates Stoyno Stoynov and Mikaela Stancheva, as well as members of EMBL International Relations team.