discovery tours 2012

2 January 2012

Be one of the first to see the state of the art facilities in Murdoch Childrens new home in the redeveloped Royal Children's Hospital by taking a Discovery Tour in 2012.

The new facility boasts double the amount of space for research, which will help to ensure Murdoch Childrens researchers have greater capacity to make innovative and world-first discoveries.

By attendng a Discovery tour you will be given the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the new facility and meet some of our passionate researchers who are responsibile for making life saving discoveries. 

You can visit the gait lab where researchers use high tech equipment to measure how children with cerebral palsy walk.  Or you can learn how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows inside the developing brains of premature babies. 

You will also be one of the first to see the large new laboratory space in our new home, as well the shared spaces of the hospital, such as Main Street, and the meerkats.  

Dates for Discovery Tours in 2012

Thursday 28 June - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Thursday 23 August - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Thursday 1 November - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm


Special tours can also be arranged for groups.  Please contact +61 8341 6245 or  rsvp@mcri.edu.au