Dev Neuro Academy @ King’s College London

And before we know it, it's the final day of the #DNA2024 summer school😭After working on their projects throughout the week, the students finally presented their work

@kcsamh The @DevNeuroAcademy won for Integrated Education, Research and Service for their widening participation programme, broadening access to higher education through a research-driven approach. devneuro.org/cdn/public-eng…

We won an award! Huge thanks to @KingsEngages for this award and to all those who have contributed to DNA over the years✨ #KERA25 #KCL

Later in the day was a session focused on digital and in-person etiquette, followed up with a discussion on crafting UCAS-ready personal statements. We ended the dat with some donuts🍩 and a group photo🤳 Excited to see you all again for our February Campus Day!

After kicking the day off with an icebreaker🧊students were matched with their lab hosts from the CDN and got to observe some of their research firsthand!

🧬DNA CHAMPS 2024 Campus Day - Oct 2024🧬 We were pleased to welcome back our DNA 2024 Participants for this year’s DNA Champions October Campus Day! #DNA2024 #DNACHAMPS2024 #KCL #CDN

We hosted the @DevNeuroAcademy Champs 2024 today at the lab observing bulbar dopaminergic neurons in our confocal!

After seeing how amazing all of these projects were, you can imagine how difficult it was to choose winners. Nevertheless, we did. After lunch, was the graduation and prize-giving ceremony🏆

After hearing from each group, it was time for table touring🧐Assessors and spectators had a chance to have a closer look at the posters and pieces of science communication created by the students, and to ask them questions.

Here are the wonderful posters created by the students. Some amazing work considering the short amount of time they all had!

We started with each group going up to give a quick 3-minute 'Pecha Kucha' (Japanese for chit-chat!). Along with their Pecha Kucha, some groups also presented short videos, and we even had a live performance! Each group was also asked to tell their best science joke👀

And before we know it, it's the final day of the #DNA2024 summer school😭After working on their projects throughout the week, the students finally presented their work

Despite a long day, the students still had enough energy to finish their group projects (some even stayed late) which they presented the next day🖼️More about the projects in the next post!

To finish off the session we heard from Dr Afra Aabdien and Dr Cindy Pham (@scholardiaries), who shared powerful and personal stories about their own journeys through academia👩‍🎓👩🏾‍🎓

The fun didn't end there! On the fourth day of #DNA2024 summer school, we had Mel Frances return to carry out her workshop on 'Science as an Act of Care.' Students reflected on why care towards science, and the practice of care in science is important🧑‍⚕️🥼🩺