Illustrations inspired by our research into the food, the gut microbiome and health research will be on display in the public atrium at the Quadram Institute.

Along with being a hub for life science research, Norwich is home to a top creative arts university, Norwich University of the Arts (Complete University Guide 2023). From March to May 2023, the Quadram Institute worked with students from the BA Illustration course as part of a collaborative teaching unit.

The collaboration involved a visit from Year 2 Illustration students and their tutors andCourse Leader to the Quadram Institute building where they saw inside their state-of-the-artlaboratories and met with several researchers and staff, including PhD students, Postdoctoral Researchers and Support Staff, to learn more about their research into Microbes and Food Safety and Food, Microbiome and Health research programme.

Featured in the exhibition is a selection of work-in-progress and outcomes from this collaboration. The illustrations of food, gut microbiome and health research range from using a dress to raise awareness of the diversity of the gut microbiome and an interactive children’s books to explore the relationship between food and the gut microbiome