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Holiday workshops: Forensics (ages 12–14)

Mon 01 Sep 2025

Experience what it would be like to work in a forensics lab by investigating a fictional crime scene.

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Holiday workshops: Forensics (ages 12–14)

Thu 21 Aug 2025

Experience what it would be like to work in a forensics lab by investigating a fictional crime scene.

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Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 9-11)

Wed 20 Aug 2025

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

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Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 12-14)

Tue 19 Aug 2025

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

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Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 7–8)

Tue 19 Aug 2025

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

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A student analysing DNA to investigate the evolution of taste.

Workshops

Holiday workshops: A question of taste (ages 15–18)

Thu 14 Aug 2025

In this genetics workshop, students will extract and test their own DNA using modern molecular biological techniques.

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Holiday workshops: Forensics (ages 15–18)

Tue 05 Aug 2025

Experience what it would be like to work in a forensics lab by investigating a fictional crime scene.

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Two students using a micropipette

Workshops

Holiday workshops: Forensics (ages 12–14)

Mon 04 Aug 2025

Experience what it would be like to work in a forensics lab by investigating a fictional crime scene.

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Person looking at tube filled with DNA

Workshops

Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 7–8)

Fri 01 Aug 2025

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

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Person looking at tube filled with DNA

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Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 12-14)

Thu 31 Jul 2025

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

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