Discover how our scientists and NHS clinical researchers are working to promote health and prevent disease through research into how food and microbes interact in the human gut as part of Heritage Open Days.

Learn about how you can get involved in research, find out about the amazing and connected hidden worlds inside our gut, and what we are doing to improve nutrition and protect the public from harmful microbes in food.

There will be hands-on activities for all the family to enjoy and explore the microbial world: turn pathogen detective to identify bugs that make us ill, work out how best to treat infections or have a go at coding a Raspberry Pi and use AI to banish bad bugs.

Plus, you can look inside the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals’ endoscopy centre, a state-of-the-art facility that’s one of the largest in Europe. There will aso be tours of our Clinical Research Facility.

You’ll also find out how you can take part in current and future research trials into food, diet and health.

Complete a sticker trail around the activities and you may even take home a prize.

Free, no booking required. Drop in anytime.

Talks

• 10:15 – Can pomegranate reduce the risk of heart disease by changing the gut microbiome? – Julia Haarhuis
• 11:00 – How to keep healthy gut bacteria in the family – Dr Falk Hildebrand
• 12:00 – Plant power: be strong, eat strong! (The HARVEST study) – Dr Olla Al-Jaibaji
• 13:00 – Gut microbes, who gives a s**t? – Professor Simon Carding
• 14:00 – Microbes, food, fermentation and gut – Dr Rokas Juodeikis

How to find us

• The Quadram Institute is located on the Norwich Research Park, Postcode: NR4 7UQ.
• If driving, follow the road signs for Hospital and then ‘Quadram Institute’.
• There will also be free parking on the day in the Quadram Institute car park, adjacent to the Quadram building (https://w3w.co/notes.part.precautions). Please note other car parks will charge a fee.
• We are a 500m walk from the main Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital building should you wish to come by bus.
• Find out more ways to get to the Quadram Institute on our how to find us page