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We are delighted to share coverage of the official opening of the Hirst Building at Greenhead College Huddersfield, which has been named after the MBU’s Director - Professor Judy Hirst , who is a former Greenhead College student. The Hirst Building replaces the College’s 1960s Science block with vibrant, modern classrooms...

On Saturday, 16 March the MBU participated in the Cambridge Festival's Biomedical Campus Day at the Cambridge Academy of Science and Technology (CAST). Ten members of the Unit showcased our research through poster demonstrations, activitiies including our MITOTrumps card game, Mitochondrial Pinball and two versions of our...

This free, widening participation programme for Cambridgeshire-based Year 12 students (16+) took place from 20-22 February (half-term) at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) and MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit (MBU), in association with St Catharine's College , Cambridge. This was our second year of...

Mary Heseltine is a retired data analyst who now concentrates her interests in textiles. Mary contributed to a textile exhibition in connection with the celebration of the 1500 th anniversary of the birth of St Brigid, which opened in Dublin on 1 February 2024, in conjunction with the (new) early Spring Festival Bank...