I was delighted to have the opportunity to present findings obtained during my summer research project “GPR75: A novel biomarker and drug target for prostate cancer” in the Houses of Parliament, Westminster in March 2025.
‘Posters in Parliament 2025’ provided the privilege of engaging, highlighting and showcasing the continually increasing importance of discovering new avenues of treatment for prostate cancer with fellow researchers, legislators, policy makers, Members of Parliament and foreign ministers. Posters in Parliament was organised by the British Conference of Undergraduate Research Executive Group and the University of Warwick and had a comprehensive display of research topics from 25 different British institutions. It was wonderful to meet some of the other talented students presenting their own posters from around the UK, appreciating and discussing their own respective fields of undergraduate research.
During the morning, I also attended a tour of the House of Lords, as well as a ‘get your voice heard in UK Parliament’ workshop which gave inciteful discussions on ways for academic researchers to engage more effectively with Parliamentary groups such as POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology), bill committees, Policy makers and Politicians to help inform discussions and debates in Parliament through our research, contributing towards making positive changes in society.
Overall, it was a fantastic event to be involved in and I thoroughly enjoyed the chance to share something I am passionate about. I am grateful to the University of Aberdeen and the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition - in particular, my project supervisor Dr Fiona Murray, for her support, guidance and words of encouragement throughout the project. Lastly, a big thank you to Friends of Anchor who funded my project, who without the research would’ve not been possible.
