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Lab UK

In 2009, over 200,000 people participated in a Lab UK experiment, a groundbreaking online site which brings scientists and the ±«Óãtv together to carry out mass-participatory, scientifically-rigorous clinical experiments that generate important data that would be impossible to gather without a sample size of thousands.

It's a unique collaboration that brings together the power of the ±«Óãtv audience and the scientific institutions that need them. Launched in 2009, Lab UK has worked with the Medical Research Council, the Alzheimer's Society and scientists from Cambridge University to gather data from more than 100,000 people to generate clinical data that is hoped to change science's understanding of brain training and personality.

It's a unique service that offers scientists the opportunity to tap into the ±«Óãtv's mass audience to further clinical research, and 2010 hopes to be another successful year for Lab UK's scientific research.

Brain Test Britain

Does brain training really work? Train your brain for 10 minutes a day, three times a week, to help us find out. bbc.co.uk/labuk.

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Science online with bbc.co.uk

With an average of 28 million people accessing ±«Óãtv Online each week*, online content remains one of the most exciting platforms for engaging the nation with science.

Weekly ±«Óãtv Radio 4 science podcasts, the programme website for Bang Goes The Theory and the ever-current ±«Óãtv News Online site are just a few of the places where the public access online science content from the ±«Óãtv, and this year sees the launch of even more content.
*Source: Sage.

In 2009, there were 19.7 million downloads of podcasts from the ±«Óãtv. For more information on what science podcasts are available visit bbc.co.uk/science.

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Inspiring the nation to take part in science

In celebration of the ±«Óãtv's ongoing commitment to science, the Bang Goes The Theory roadshow, organised by ±«Óãtv Learning, returns. From spring to September, Bang Goes The Theory will be touring the country, giving everyone the opportunity to see amazing live science shows, get hands-on in the interactive area with support from local science centres, meet the show's presenters and check out Dr Yan's street science.

Alongside the live roadshows, the Bang Goes The Theory website offers science demonstrations that people can try at home in the Hands-on Science area.

The Bang Goes The Theory roadshow will also have a strong presence at the Royal Society's See Further Festival on London's Southbank in June 2010, helping the society to celebrate its 350th anniversary and encourage the public's interest in science and the world around them.

Later this year, ±«Óãtv Learning will be teaming up with the Reading Agency to develop thousands of children's confidence and enjoyment in reading with a space-themed Summer Reading Challenge.

These free activities are just a small part of an interactive ±«Óãtv campaign to get the nation taking part in science.

With seven events across the UK in 2009, over 65,000 people attended a Bang Goes The Theory roadshow, where they met the presenters and took part in a live science show.

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