Take part in our festive Tree of Life
Click to view slideshow. Calling all who enjoyed playing with plasticine as a child! We’re hoping this is a chance for you to rediscover your childhood, and we are providing the materials and...
View ArticleFestive Tree of Life returns: make your own sciencey Xmas decoration
Click to view slideshow. Ever played with plasticene as a child? If your answer is yes, then maybe you could help us. Last year, we started a new tradition – to make festive trees adorned with...
View ArticleThe 12 days of Christmas
Here at the Trust, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. We’ve decked the halls, indulged in more than a few mince pies and are now waiting to see if we’ll get a white Christmas. Today being...
View ArticleImage of the Week: Christmas on the ward
This image of the week shows a hospital ward during World War I, with festive decoration bringing some seasonal cheer to patients. Christmas decorations hang from the ceiling of the ward adding...
View ArticleImage of the Week: Season’s Greetings
Reminiscent of fairy lights sparkling on a Christmas tree, this is our final image of the week post for 2014. The image above shows multi-sized beads (constellation stained microspheres) tagged with...
View ArticleImage of the Week: Snowflake
Okay, so it might not be a white Christmas at Wellcome HQ this year, but we rather like this image of a snowflake, captured by light microscopy using modified brightfield illumination before the...
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