On 24th April, Unit member Paul Bolam made one of his regular visits to The Cotswold School, where he talked about medical research with Year 10 students studying ethics.  Paul introduced the Unit and its Mission, the various methods used to study the nervous system, how we in the Unit study the brain, and ended with some comments on basal ganglia research and its relevance for the understanding and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.  Paul chose these topics to illustrate why and how we use animals in medical research.  He then talked about the regulation of work on animals in the UK, society’s interaction with animals in a broader context, and anti-vivisection groups.  Paul’s talk was followed by an enthusiastic discussion session with the students.