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The first large-scale genetic study of people in Papua New Guinea has shown that different groups within the country are genetically highly different from each other. Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, University of Oxford and the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research reveal that the people there have remained genetically independent from Europe and Asia for most of the last 50,000 years, and that people from the country’s isolated highlands region have been completely independent even until the present day. The study, published in Science, also gives insights into how the development of agriculture and cultural events such as the Bronze or Iron Age could affect the genetic structure of human societies. The study used DNA samples collected by Prof John Clegg and Prof Sir David Weatherall in the 1980s, a collection housed at the WIMM.
WIMM Day 2024
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 8.45am to 5.30pm
Our annual event to share and celebrate the research carried out at the MRC WIMM.
CANCELLED - MRC WIMM Day 2020
Monday, 20 April 2020, 9am to 6pm
After careful consideration and in light of advice received it is with much regret that we have decided to cancel WIMM Day this year. As many of you know the WIMM Annual Science Awayday is always a great opportunity to catch up on all the excellent science that is in the WIMM, to network and meet the Scientific Advisory Board so this was not an easy decision to make. However in the light of recent Government advice on Covid 19 we do not want to unnecessarily expose people who attend and to avoid the risk of spreading the virus.
Write Club- October 2017
Monday, 09 October 2017, 5pm to 7pm
A platform to learn to present and communicate science efficiently and in a punchy manner using only a whiteboard (smartboard) and pen.
Write Club- November 2017
Monday, 13 November 2017, 5pm to 7pm
A platform to learn to present and communicate science efficiently and in a punchy manner using only a whiteboard (smartboard) and pen.
Welcome Breakfast
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 9am to 11am
Introduction to new students by Prof Marella de Bruijn, WGSA and student representatives.
College Bar Sighseeing
Friday, 27 October 2017, 7pm to 10pm
Join us for a tour of some of the best college bars in Oxford!
Write Club- January 2018
Monday, 15 January 2018, 5pm to 7pm
Join us for the first Write Club of 2018!