--- title: THIS Institute at Cambridge Science Festival 2018 description: THIS Institute at Cambridge Science Festival 2018 image: https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hubfs/Cambridge-Science-Festival.png --- [![THIS Institute. The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute.](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hubfs/logo-dark-this.svg) ![THIS Institute. The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute.](https://mk0thisinstitut0r1om.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/themes/this/img/logo-this.svg)](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/) - About - [About THIS](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/) - [Who we are](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/) - [What we do](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/what-we-do/) - [Vacancies](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/vacancies/) - [Research](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/research/) - [Our research](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/research) - [Projects](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/projects/) - [Outputs](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/outputs/) - Fellowships - [Introduction](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/) - [Fellows](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/meet-the-fellows/) - [Stories](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/stories) - [Events](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/) - [Podcast](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/podcast/) - [Blog](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk) - [Contact](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/contact/) [![The Health Foundation.](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hubfs/hf-logo-colour.svg) ![The Health Foundation.](https://mk0thisinstitut0r1om.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/themes/this/img/logo-hf-white.svg)](https://www.health.org.uk/) - 26 February 2018 - 1 min read # THIS Institute at Cambridge Science Festival 2018 #### THIS Institute at Cambridge Science Festival 2018 [![Helen Gardner](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Helen-Gardner_2906-square-740x740.jpg)](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/helen-gardner) [Helen Gardner](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/helen-gardner) Cambridge-Science-Festival # #1 Does the patient hold the key? - Sunday 18 March 2018, 11:00-16:00 at the **Guildhall in central Cambridge** - Sunday 25 March 2018, 12:00-15:00 at the **Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology** Join us at this year’s [Science Festival in Cambridge](https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/), a fantastic city-wide event, and take part in our interactive exhibit exploring ‘does the patient hold the key?’ We will be inviting audiences to answer some key questions around the delivery of healthcare; test their skills in detecting a stroke; and ask their opinion of a telephone first appointment service for GP appointments. Our drop-in events will give you a flavour of our research, building an evidence-base for studying improvement in the NHS in which everyone has a part. We will be piloting our citizen science projects, which will officially launch later this year, and you will be able to test out some of the questions. [Sunday 18 March](https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/does-patient-hold-key) [Sunday 25 March](https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/does-patient-hold-key-0) ## #2 Stellar line up explores why genomics is the future of medicine - Wednesday 21 March 2018, 18:30-20:00 at the **Babbage Lecture Theatre** **Booking required** Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Director of The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute, joins a panel to debate where genomic medicine will take us and what does it mean for the patient? A stellar line up of speakers including Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and Social Care, invite you to ask questions about this promised revolution in personalised medicine. [Wednesday 21 March](https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/genomics-future-medicine-discuss)   Themes - [healthcare](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/healthcare) - [research](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/research) - [fellowships](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/fellowships) - [THIS Space](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/this-space) - [citizen science](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/citizen-science) - [launch](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/launch) - [Elements](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/elements) - [governance](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/governance) - [board](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/board) - [patient and public involvement](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/patient-and-public-involvement) - [ppi](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/ppi) - [COVID-19](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/covid-19) - [consensus-building](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/consensus-building) - [general practice](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/general-practice) - [maternity safety](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/maternity-safety) - [thiscovery](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/tag/thiscovery) ## Subscribe to our blog ![Paper_Planes](https://f.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/5328759/This%20Institute/Images/group-19%20(1).png) ## Related posts #### [Our new open-access series is a key resource in bringing together critical evidence-based... ![Katrina Brown](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/hubfs/Katrina-Brown.jpg) Katrina Brown - 17 August 2022 - 3 min read Are you looking for authoritative overviews of the evidence on approaches to improve quality and safety in healthcare?](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/are-you-looking-for-authoritative-overviews-of-the-evidence-on-approaches-to-improve-quality-and-safety-in-healthcare) #### [Putting the pieces together with healthcare systems design ![Dr Alexander Komashie](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Alexander-Komashie-e1534774431529-512x512.jpg) Dr Alexander Komashie - 20 December 2018 - 3 min read Putting the pieces together with healthcare systems design](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/putting-pieces-together-healthcare-systems-design) #### [Out of the towers and into the trenches ![Jenni Burt](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Jenni-Burt_3275-square-740x740.jpg) Jenni Burt - 12 March 2018 - 2 min read Out of the towers and into the trenches](https://blog.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/out-of-the-towers-and-into-the-trenches) - - [![The Health Foundation.](https://mk0thisinstitut0r1om.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/themes/this/img/thf-tagline-white.svg)](http://www.health.org.uk/) ### Sign up to receive the latest news, reports and articles from THIS Institute. [Receive news & updates](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/subscribe) - [Study at Cambridge](https://www.cam.ac.uk/study-at-cambridge?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Undergraduate](http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Graduate](http://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Continuing education](http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Executive and professional education](http://www.epe.admin.cam.ac.uk/?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Courses in education](http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [About the University](https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [How the University and Colleges work](https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/how-the-university-and-colleges-work?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Visiting the University](https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/visiting-the-university?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Maps](http://map.cam.ac.uk/?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [News](https://www.cam.ac.uk/news?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Jobs](http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/) - [Give to Cambridge](https://www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Global Cambridge](https://www.cam.ac.uk/global-cambridge?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Research at Cambridge](https://www.cam.ac.uk/research?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [News](https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Features](https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Discussion](https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [Spotlight on...](https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/spotlight-on?ucam-ref=global-footer) - [About research at Cambridge](https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge?ucam-ref=global-footer) © THIS Institute 2020 *·* [Privacy Policy](https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/privacy-policy/) · [Website by Rubber Cheese](http://www.rubbercheese.com)