Researchers identify dozens of new targets for potential COVID-19 drugs
An international, multidisciplinary team of scientists has uncovered a ‘new universe’ of interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and human cells, vastly increasing the potential for new treatments to tackle COVID-19. Using a method first developed to generate insights into the…
Call for 12-week PhD projects
We are excited to be putting out a call for 12-week projects that will form part of the first year of our new Franklin PhD programme. Our PhD programme will begin in October 2021 with the 12-week projects getting underway…
Piecing together a puzzle in protein damage
Researchers based at The Rosalind Franklin Institute and the University of Oxford led by Professor Ben Davis have unravelled a mystery in damaged proteins. This work also incidentally solved a 20-year-old conundrum of an ‘orphan’ family of proteins (called LanCLs)…
The Franklin will welcome our first interns this summer as part of a scheme to tackle underrepresentation of Black people in the science community
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) are leading by example in the health data science industry through their response to the issue that Black people are heavily underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) community. HDR UK and…
New leader in tomography
Dr Michael Grange has joined the Rosalind Franklin Institute as the new electron cryo-tomography (cryo-ET) group leader. The cryo-ET project at The Franklin will help visualise molecular structures at the atomic level within a cell or a group of cells.…
A new home for our Mass Spec prototype
Our prototype stigmatic imaging secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) instrument has been moved from development laboratories at Ionoptika’s factory to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. This exciting development reflects the progression of this project to its…
Leading By Example: Female leaders at The Franklin give us their thoughts on leadership
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the achievements of women, annually held on 8th March. This year, the UN theme for this International Women’s Day is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”. In…
Develop your research career at The Franklin
As the Hub building is approaching completion, The Franklin is looking for talented researchers embarking on their first fellowship to join us. We believe that The Franklin offers a unique environment for research, in which early career researchers can thrive.…
Electrifying life sciences for school students
Over the last few months we have been able to re-start our schools engagement programme again, reaching students even while they are learning from home. We would not have been able to achieve this without the hard work of our…
Rosalind Franklin Institute reaches key construction milestone
The £40m Hub building which will house The Rosalind Franklin Institute on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus has reached practical completion, with the construction company Mace handing legal ownership to UK Research and Innovation. The Franklin will now commence…