Have you seen our stem cell non-fiction writing competition? We launched it at the start of April, with a deadline of 30th June. You can enter non-fiction imaginative science writing, graphical work or poetry to be in with the chance to win 300 Euros and publication on eurostemcell.org.

We've had several questions about the details of the competition, so we've decided to publish the answers here. We'll keep adding to these over the coming weeks. If you can't find the answer you're looking for below, please contact Barbara Melville.

Translating laboratory research into cell therapies raises many complex questions and challenges for both science and society. Social scientist Emma King spent four years following a regenerative medicine research project to examine how clinical translation might work in practice. Here, she reflects on what she learnt and what it might mean for the development of future therapies.

Still from Stem Cell Revolutions: illustration by Cameron DuguidA documentary charting the history of stem cell technology has been honoured at this year’s Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Stem cell scientist and EuroStemCell Project Coordinator Clare Blackburn has been awarded the Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with long-time collaborator and filmmaker Amy Hardie of the Scottish Documentary Institute at the Edinburgh College of Art.

The UniStem Day, an educational scientific event aimed at high school students, is spreading across Europe – since its 2009 beginning in Milan, the event has expanded to 34 Italian universities and for the first time this year it extended beyond Italy to involve six other universities in Spain and one in the United Kingdom. The plan for next year is to recruit even more participants. As representatives from the Linnaeus Center in Developmental Biology for Regenerative Medicine (DBRM) Network at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, Giulia Gaudenzi and Iskra Pollak Dorocic joined this year’s event in Milan and picked up some behind the scenes tips.

We're running our first ever writing competition! Surprise us with your imaginative science writing, wow us with your graphic non-fiction or impress us in poetry. Upload your entry by the deadline on 30th June and you could win 300 Euros and see your work live online.

*Update 3rd May: We've added answers to common questions in our competition FAQ*

On March 15th 2013, 15,000 students from Italy and across Europe will get together to participate in UniStem Day 2013. First held in 2009 to connect high school students with researchers, the event continues to grow. For the first time in 2013 it extends beyond Italy to involve 6 Spanish universities (led by Universitat de Barcelona) as well as the University of Edinburgh's MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Scotland. UniStem Day is happening simultaneously at 9AM throughout Europe.

Each participating university will have its own special program of talks from scientists, ethicists, clinicians in the field and hands-on activities in the afternoon, when labs open their doors to show what day-to-day research is like.

We've enjoyed a successful 2012 of science, discussion, blogs, fact sheets, films and events. We know many of you have been discussing stem cell research in all kinds of ways too. Here's a short round-up of just some of the things our partners have been up to this year.