TREC Partner Snapshot: Tara Ocean Foundation
Tara Ocean Foundation’s Executive Director Romain Troublé offers his insights on the TREC project, as part of a new series spotlighting TREC partners.
CONNECTIONS2025
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The brain’s extraordinary internal GPS
Nobel Laureate May-Britt Moser shares her thoughts on her science, its intrinsic rewards, and what she’ll be talking about in a few weeks at EMBL’s 2025 Kafatos Lecture.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2025
people-perspectives
Winners of Unfold Your World protein art project announced
EMBL announced the winners of its Unfold Your World protein art project, an initiative intended to engage young people, interweaving science with art.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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12 moments of philanthropy: #11 EMBL’s World of Molecular Biology
In 2023, EMBL opened its interactive World of Molecular Biology exhibition as an inspiring entree into molecular biology. This visionary project would not have been possible without an impressive array of support.
CONNECTIONS2024
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Diving into the world of science
EMBL Grenoble took part in a series of activities during the French Science Week, highlighting EMBL’s research and the TREC scientific expedition.
LAB MATTERS2024
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We are EMBL: Briony Jackson on community-focused public engagement
Public Engagement Officer Briony Jackson is building lasting relationships with local communities to make science accessible and engaging for all.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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TREC in numbers: the expedition’s impact so far
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.
CONNECTIONS2024
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All eyes on science!
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.
LAB MATTERS2024
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Inspiring young minds by breaking language barriers
A hands-on workshop offered an excellent opportunity for scientists to connect with children with whom they share a common language.
LAB MATTERS2024
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The importance and limitations of organoids
Cell biologist Hans Clevers will discuss organoids as 'avatars' for human organs in research and medicine at the 2024 Kafatos lecture.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
people-perspectives
Science City Day at EMBL Hamburg
A major public engagement event at EMBL Hamburg attracted thousands. A video captures the spirit of the day from participants.
LAB MATTERS2024
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Run, Scientist, Run: engaging with science through play
A life-size game inspired by the Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) expedition provides the public with an inside view of the world of coastal ecology research.
LAB MATTERS2024
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TREC in Italy – sampling from coast to coast
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.
CONNECTIONS2024
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Collaborative project launched across EMBL member states invites teenagers to discover the wonder of proteins
New project will help inform and educate young people about the important roles proteins play in nature, health, and disease, as part of EMBL’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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TREC sets off along the Mediterranean coast
The second phase of the TREC expedition focuses on the Mediterranean coast, with Barcelona, Spain, hosting the first ‘superstop’ of 2024
CONNECTIONS2024
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TREC – Towards the end of the first phase
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.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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EMBLetc. issue 101 published
The newest issue of our online magazine dives deep into a critical research direction in developmental biology, structures of promiscuous proteins, EMBL’s newest service offerings in field research, and much, much more.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2023
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Enjoying a science day in Grenoble
EMBL Grenoble was once again present for the science outreach event ‘Parvis des Sciences’ on Saturday 14 October 2023.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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EMBL’s second Kafatos Lecture this Friday
Elena Conti will discuss how cells control the life and death of mRNA molecules at the 2023 annual Kafatos Lecture on 20 October in Munich.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2023
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A night to share the wonders of science
EMBL Rome celebrated the European Researchers’ Night by participating in an event organised at the CNR Campus in Montelibretti.
LAB MATTERS2023
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Exploring Nexus Island
Learn more about the game-based workshop that lets participants experience what it feels like to be a researcher on the TREC expedition.
LAB MATTERS2023
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Deciding when to destroy mRNA
Elena Conti will discuss how cells control the life and death of mRNA molecules at the next annual Kafatos Lecture on 20 October in Munich.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
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100th issue of EMBLetc. published
First published in 1999 as a black-and-white printed newsletter for EMBL staff and alumni, EMBLetc. has undergone many transformations in its 24 years of existence.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2023
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Merging science and theatre
Veli Vural Uslu, winner of the 2023 John Kendrew award, chats about his journey in science and his adventures in science communication. Uslu is the writer, director, and organiser of various science-themed theatre plays, and the founder of TAP (The Awesome Potatoes) Science Theater Heidelberg.
EMBLetc2023
EMBL Alumni Awards Announced for 2023
Two former EMBL scientists have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the fields of science communication and multiple sequence alignment research, respectively.
2023
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Darwin Tree of Life: first 500 genome assemblies released as project creates a buzz
We look back through some of the 2022 highlights from the Darwin Tree of Life project.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2023
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EMBLetc. receives digital-first makeover
The biannual magazine that highlights EMBL’s research, people, and projects now has a new online home.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2022
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Inaugural Kafatos Lecture brings outstanding science to the global public
EMBL´s Inaugural Kafatos Lecture brings outstanding science to the global public. The 2022 lecture will be delivered by EMBL alumnus and distinguished developmental geneticist Denis Duboule and will focus on ‘Evolution and Embryonic Development: The Complex Story of our Dual Origins’.
2022
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Darwin Tree of Life at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
A closer look at how genome sequencing is helping us protect biodiversity and our latest public engagement activities
2022
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Denis Duboule to deliver inaugural Kafatos Lecture
EMBL alumnus Denis Duboule has been selected as the speaker for the inaugural Kafatos Lecture to take place in October 2022.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2021
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Visualising RNA structures using R2DT
New software enables scientists to visualise RNA secondary structures using the world’s largest RNA structure dataset.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2021
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Microbiomes take the stage at New Scientist Live
On microbiomes, public engagement and not being boring
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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Science as art in the Barcelona Metro
Images by EMBL researchers are included in an art–science exhibition in a Barcelona Metro station.
LAB MATTERS2019
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Exploring the beauty of proteins
Schoolchildren get creative with 3D protein structures
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2019
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Use your coding superpowers for good
Setting up a kids coding club - where to start
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2019
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Bringing science out of the lab into the classroom
Science is moving more rapidly than ever; one groundbreaking discovery chases the next at an incredible speed. School teachers have trouble keeping up with the pace, and many pupils call science classes “boring”. Today, Europe’s major research organisations launch Science in…
LAB MATTERS2006
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