School excursions and presentations

 

 

 

The Institute is an excellent venue for school excursions, both primary and secondary. We offer a flexible and interactive school excursion program for students aged 8 to 15 years.

Students have the opportunity to:

• Examine dust mites and learn more about asthma and allergies in children.
• Look at cancer cells under a powerful microscope.
• Conduct basic science experiments such as extracting DNA from split peas or take a swab from inside their cheek and stain and view their own cheek cells.

Schools can book a guest speaker to come to your school and talk to students about topics such as asthma, allergies, leukaemia, Aboriginal child health, birth defects and infectious diseases.  Presentations can be individually tailored to suit the school syllabus and the needs of each class or group.

Presentation topics can include:

• Professor Fiona Stanley AC and the history of the Institute
• The Institute's areas of research such as leaukaemia and cancer, asthma and allergies, Aboriginal child health or infectious diseases
• The Institute's latest child health breakthroughs
• Fundraising for the Institute
• Careers in medical research

For more information, or to book a speaker or excursion, contact the Public Relations Office on 08 9489 7779 or email pr@ichr.uwa.edu.au.