The QMRI Public Lecture series 2015/16 is sponsored by the Medical Research Council. The lectures in the series will be of interest to pupils studying Higher and Advanced Higher Biology and Higher Human Biology. Doors open at 4.30pm with tea and coffee available, and a selection of drinks after each talk. There are opportunities for lab tours by school pupils between 4.30 and 5.30pm before the talks.

The start time for the talks is 5.30pm-6.45pm to include two 20-minute presentations followed by a 20-minute question time.

All talks to be held at The Queen’s Medical Research Institute or The Chancellor’s Building, next to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh. Little France is located in the south east of the city, with good connections to the city’s main transport hubs.

For more information on event booking and transport, please go to www.ed.ac.uk/news/2015/healthtalks

Details of the next two lectures in the series are below:

Multiple Sclerosis lecture 17^th February 2016 webpage: http://www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine/news-events/events-2016/let-s-talk-about-health-multiple-sclerosis-success

Delirium and Dementia 16^th March 2016 webpage: http://www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine/news-events/events-2016/let-s-talk-about-health-delirium-and-dementia-in-o

A poster containing details of the lecture series can be found here.