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11th January 2019
Why we should look to increase our dietary fibre intake
A new review and meta-analysis, published in The Lancet, has underlined the importance of having a diet rich in dietary fibre to maintaining good health. By looking at dozens of observational studies and randomised controlled trials over decades of research, an overall picture emerges...
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14th December 2018
Award recognises fruitful collaboration with Jiangsu Province, China
Professor Arjan Narbad from the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park has received a prestigious award by China’s Jiangsu Province. The competitive award is presented to foreign nationals who have made significant contribution or formed successful collaborations with Jiangsu Province. Arjan was nominated...
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14th December 2018
A new study from the Quadram Institute and Jiangnan University has highlighted how different strains of probiotic bacteria differed in their ability to restore the microbiota of mice that had received antibiotics. Antibiotics are administered to combat disease-causing bacteria, but their effects are indiscriminate...
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13th December 2018
Year 10 Science Camp open for applications
Applications are now open for the 2019 Year 10 Science Camp. If you are currently a student in Year 10, being educated in Norfolk or Suffolk, and are interested in a career in science, the Year 10 Science Camp is a fantastic opportunity to...
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10th December 2018
Speed-breeding: from space to the benchtop
Scientists from the Norwich Research Park recently announced how they’ve adapted speed-breeding technology originally developed by NASA to improve the productivity of crop plant breeding programmes. Here Oscar Gonzalez from the Quadram Institute blogs about his role in this project. Oscar worked with colleagues...
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8th December 2018
State-of-the-art endoscopy centre opens at Quadram Institute
The Gastroenterology department at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) has moved some of its services to the state-of-the-art Quadram Institute and welcomes its first patients on Monday 10th December. The multi-million pound facility on Norwich Research Park will be home to a...
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8th November 2018
Alison Mather recognised as one of the UK’s Movers and Shakers in BioBusiness 2018
Alison Mather has been named as one of 50 female leaders in healthcare business in the UK. Produced by BioBeat, 50 Movers and Shakers in BioBusiness 2018 emphasises the current role of women in leading, inspiring and innovating to ensure new technologies and treatments...
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31st October 2018
Seeking Principal Investigators in Microbiome Research
The Quadram Institute has a number of Principal Investigator roles within the our Gut Microbes and Health research programme to deliver scientific excellence and social and economic impact in microbiome research. We have a number of Principal Investigator roles within the Quadram Institute’s Gut...
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31st October 2018
Get involved in a new study at the Dementia Research and Care Centre at UEA
The demenTia Research And Care Clinic (TRACC) at the University of East Anglia is conducting a new study. Who is this study for? People without dementia aged between 50 – 75 What is this study about? We want to understand the changes that take place...
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24th October 2018
An unusual alliance creates an unusual walk-through installation – Guardians of the Gut
Artists, scientists and hackers have worked together to a make the Guardians of the Gut, an interactive experience to demonstrate how the microbes in our digestive system help to keep us healthy, and it’s coming to the Norwich Science Festival this year. Guardians of...
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