PESPublic Programmes 

Nowgen engages with the public in many different ways. Click on the links below to find out more about our comprehensive programme of work

A public dialogue event

Current Projects

Researching public attitudes
Studies to explore and understand public/patient views

EUPATI
The European Patients' Academy on Therapeutic Innovation 

Changing Futures
Working with young people with Cystic Fibrosis to create a resource exploring gene therapy

Graphic Novel
A graphic novel exploring some of the issues faced by young people with restricted growth conditions

Seeking Perfection?
A creative project about human enhancement with young people

Our Kid
Research achievements in Manchester and North West England

Art installations
The Nowgen Centre has a number of pieces of thought-provoking artwork on display

Past projects

Past training workshops
Find out more about the workshops we have delivered in the past

Faces of Manchester
A creative project we organised around identity and genetics

Dialogue events
Events we have held in the past to stimulate debate

Photography competition
Views of patients and members of the public about genetics through photography

Artist-in-Residence
Find out more about the artist who worked with us to engage with the wider community

Patient support groups
Events we ran for patients to support stronger networks

Download Nowgen’s public engagement overview

 

Key publications

Sue Weldon. Public engagement in genetics: a review of current practice in the UK (267kb).
Publisher: Lancaster University & Nowgen, 2004

Nowgen Digest 1 (384kb) A review of public engagement

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