News

19th April 2018

Pint of Science is coming back to Norwich

Pint of Science is coming back to Norwich in May and Quadram Institute staff and students are among the Norwich Research Park scientists who will be taking their science to the pub. Launched in 2013, Pint of Science is now a worldwide event, which...

20th March 2018

Brand new nursery school opens on Norwich Research Park

A new nursery school on Norwich Research Park was officially opened by Peter Innes, Chair of the John Innes Foundation. The nursery was delivered by Norwich Research Partners LLP (NRP LLP) to meet a clear need for childcare facilities identified after consultation with all...

16th March 2018

Wates Opens Its Doors To Inspire Norwich’s Young People Into Construction

Leading construction, development and property services business Wates Construction is taking part in this year’s Open Doors Week by opening up nine of its sites to the public in the hope of encouraging attendees to take up a career in construction. On 19th March,...

9th March 2018

Major Local Cancer Research Grants Announced by Big C

Norfolk’s cancer charity Big C, has announced major grant awards for two cancer research projects taking place at Norwich Research Park, totalling over £200,000. The charity received 14 research grant applications during the annual round, which were open to all research projects with a...

9th March 2018

pH-sensing mechanism points to how beneficial gut bacteria optimise host colonisation and biofilm formation

Scientists on the Norwich Research Park have discovered a key mechanism by which gut bacteria colonise and adhere to their specific hosts. The finding may lead to new, improved probiotics with optimised abilities to colonise our gut and battle infections by forming strong associations...

8th March 2018

International Womens Day 2018

For International Womens Day 2018, we’ve been highlighting some of the scientists who are leading research in the Quadram Institute. They are pioneering  new breakthroughs in understanding the microbiome and its links to our health, developing healthier foods, combating antimicrobial resistance and ensuring our...

8th February 2018

Global Challenges Research Fund workshop on production, management and use of food composition to support AFROFOODS

The Quadram Institute, in partnership with other leading organisations, has organised a workshop to help researchers from across Africa exploit food composition data, improving local nutrition policies and public health advice. The workshop, which is being hosted by the new confirmed African Research University...

7th February 2018

NIHR HPRU Annual Scientific Meeting – 7-8 March 2018

The NIHR HPRU in Gastrointestinal Infections is exploring the distribution of diarrhoeal diseases in the population, establishing for whom the disease burden is greatest and why. Deploying novel technologies and developing and applying new methodology for investigating outbreaks and detecting pathogens in the environment....

4th February 2018

World Cancer Day

Part of the Quadram Institute’s mission is to understand how diet and gut health relate to cancer, and other chronic conditions. With a better understanding of the complex interactions between diet, the gut microbiome, genetics and physiology we can provide better dietary advice, improved...

12th January 2018

Discovery of a new source of world’s deadliest toxin

Researchers from the Quadram Institute have identified genes encoding a previously undiscovered version of the botulinum neurotoxin in bacteria from a cow’s gut. This is the first time that an intact cluster of genes for making botulinum neurotoxin have been found outside of the...