VoYS partners 2014

We are grateful to the following organisations for their support of the VoYS programme and workshops in 2014:

Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Beltane Public Engagement Network

Biochemical Society

Edge Hill University

Elsevier

Institute of Food Science and Technology

Institute of Physics

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine

The John Innes Centre

Medical Research Council

Royal Academy of Engineering

Royal Pharmaceutical Society

SCI

Society for Applied Microbiology

Society for Endocrinology

Society for Experimental Biology

Society for General Microbiology

University of Cambridge, Graduate School of Life Sciences

University of Glasgow

University of Manchester

University of St Andrews

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• Top tip 2: Detox. It’s a marketing myth – our body does it without pricey potions and detox diets.

• Top tip 3: Superfood. There is no such thing, just foods that are high in some nutrients.

• Top tip 4: Cleansing. You shouldn’t be trying to cleanse anything other than your skin or hair.

• Top tip 5: If it sounds too good to be true… it probably is.