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26 November 2024

Diving into the world of science

Lab Matters EMBL Grenoble took part in a series of activities during the French Science Week, highlighting EMBL’s research and the TREC scientific expedition.

2024

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4 November 2024 Around 40 international people of all ages posing together before a big mobile laboratory truck with logos of EMBL, TREC, and industry sponsors printed on its side.

TREC in numbers: the expedition’s impact so far

Connections In less than two years, the EMBL-led TREC expedition has demonstrated that large-scale international collaboration is essential for driving ground-breaking planetary and human health research with societal impact. Here, we summarise some aspects of the expedition in numbers.

2024

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16 October 2024

All eyes on science!

Lab Matters EMBL Rome volunteers participated in the European Researchers’ Night organised by the CNR in Montelibretti, attended by over 1,500 visitors. They prepared activities and games reflecting the wide variety of projects conducted at the site and across EMBL.

2024

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25 July 2024 Colourful arts and craft projects on a table

Science City Day at EMBL Hamburg

Lab Matters A major public engagement event at EMBL Hamburg attracted thousands. A video captures the spirit of the day from participants.

2024

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17 June 2024

TREC in Italy – sampling from coast to coast

Connections For almost two months, Italy was the stage for the TREC expedition, with a rich programme of events organised across the country attended by the public, scientists, schools, and high-level political stakeholders, including Minister of University and Research Anna Maria Bernini.

2024

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22 April 2024 A woman is looking through a book and checking a microscopy image on the screen of a laptop in front of her. On her left, there is the Curiosity microscope, which consists of grey, blue and yellow blocks connected with a red stripe.

Sparking curiosity: the Curiosity microscope

Lab Matters BIOcean5D is an EMBL-coordinated project co-funded by the European Union that unites 31 institutes to address pressing global challenges on marine biodiversity.

2024

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18 April 2024 Group picture with a truck-size laboratory on wheels in the background

TREC sets off along the Mediterranean coast

Connections The second phase of the TREC expedition focuses on the Mediterranean coast, with Barcelona, Spain, hosting the first ‘superstop’ of 2024

2024

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19 February 2024 Collage of nine pictures with seven photographs showing expedition members sampling and engaging in public outreach activities, and two photos showing EMBL’s new mobile labs.

TREC in 2024: bringing it home

Science & Technology The Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) expedition prepares to begin its next phase of sampling, with stops in Spain, Greece, Italy, and beyond.

2024

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17 November 2023

TREC – Towards the end of the first phase

ConnectionsLab Matters The TREC expedition has come to the end of its first phase. The last superstop of 2023 was hosted by CIIMAR in Porto and, despite the adverse weather conditions, included many scientific and public engagement activities.

2023

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7 November 2023

Enjoying a science day in Grenoble

ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL Grenoble was once again present for the science outreach event ‘Parvis des Sciences’ on Saturday 14 October 2023.

2023

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9 October 2023

A night to share the wonders of science 

Lab Matters EMBL Rome celebrated the European Researchers’ Night by participating in an event organised at the CNR Campus in Montelibretti.

2023

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26 June 2023

Connecting scientists, engaging citizens

ConnectionsLab Matters The TREC expedition stop in Sopot offered an opportunity to create connections with Polish scientists and citizens around the topics of planetary biology and ocean science.

2023

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28 April 2023 two students wear virtual reality headsets

Building a broader European science community

ConnectionsLab Matters Croatian scientists and students from the Ruđer Bošković Institute and University of Zagreb visited EMBL to exchange ideas with researchers and public outreach experts on ways to increase interest, awareness, and involvement in science.

2023

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4 April 2023 A mobile lab on a road, with the TREC logo on the side.

TREC is underway!

EMBL Announcements EMBL’s planetary biology flagship TREC expedition has officially started. The new project applies EMBL's expertise and technologies in molecular and cellular biology to current environmental challenges, and connects with a wide range of research disciplines.

2023

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1 March 2023 Moisés Bueno is standing next to the transfer robot. The robot has a form of a yellow robotic arm on a stand. Behind is the CrystalDirect™ Harvester, which is a white cuboid with two transparent dimmed windows for laser protection.

Biology meets engineering

Lab MattersScience & Technology Physicists, engineers and robotics experts work together in EMBL Hamburg’s Instrumentation Team to design instruments that support structural biology research. The team has finished a transfer robot that facilitates automated handling of protein crystals with care and precision. This will help…

2023

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12 December 2022 A mother and her child looking through a microscope

Celebrating science in Grenoble

ConnectionsLab Matters In October 2022, EMBL Grenoble participated in the annual science outreach event Parvis des Sciences, organised by the GIANT campus under the umbrella of the French science week – La Fête de la science.

2022

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29 September 2022 young girl in lab coat

Tools for teachers

Lab Matters EMBL reminds teachers of freely available educational resources and workshops just in time for school.

2022

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18 May 2022 The visiting group from the Business Academy Aarhus during lunch at the EMBL Hamburg’s terrace

EMBL Hamburg is helping train lab techs of the future

Lab Matters Students from the Business Academy Aarhus visit EMBL Hamburg annually. Many of them return later as trainees to gain experience as lab technicians. EMBL Hamburg offers great opportunities to learn diverse techniques and work with various equipment. This experience helps them in their future jobs in…

2022

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18 November 2019

Fostering links with Montenegro

Connections Two recent events have expanded EMBL’s collaboration with one of its newest member states

2019

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7 August 2018 Group picture of the students and coordinators of the second edition of ‘Summer in Science’ at EMBL Rome. PHOTO: Berta Carreño/EMBL

Summer in Science 2018

Lab Matters EMBL Rome opens its labs for students to get their first real taste of science

2018

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2 August 2018 Humans of EMBL: Outreach

Humans of EMBL: Outreach

Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Discover how EMBLers across all sites share their passion for science

2018

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1 June 2018 EMBL researchers and collaborators enjoy their EMBL pints.

A pint of EMBL science

Lab Matters EMBL and Pint of Science join forces to entertain and educate

2018

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12 March 2018 Robert Prevedel talks about EMBL and microscopy at the Internationale Gesamtschule Heidelberg. PHOTO: EMBL/Hugo Neves

Science in a suitcase

Lab Matters School students build fluorescence microscopes designed by members of the Prevedel group and ELLS

2018

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15 February 2018 School visit on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Women in Science Day: school event

Lab Matters EMBL Barcelona organises first school activity to coincide with the International Day of Women in Science

2018

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7 September 2017 Thomas Schwarzl and Ina Huppertz in cool sunglasses at the Science Movie Night

Science + X: The science behind the Matrix movie

Lab MattersPeople & PerspectivesScience & Technology EMBL researchers separated facts from fiction at a Friends of EMBL Science Movie Night

2017

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26 October 2015

A whole new ball game

Lab Matters Hamburg researchers have a ball creating game to explain transporter protein mechanism.

2015

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21 November 2014

Big biology, big success

EMBL-EBI supports Big Biology Day, inspiring 500 youngsters with jelly-baby DNA and golf-tee viruses.

2014

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