Over the years, VALIDATE has organised a number of online and, more recently, in-person public talks, connecting VALIDATE researchers with curious minds around the world. These talks offer the opportunity to hear directly from scientists working on some of the biggest challenges in vaccine development.

Engaging the public, especially young people, with vaccine research is a core aim of VALIDATE. Since 2020, VALIDATE for Schools has enabled hundreds of students around the world to meet leading researchers, learn about our focus pathogens and vaccine development, and discover the many routes into scientific careers.

BCG Adventures is a series of free educational video games designed to teach young people about vaccine research. They have been created with expert advice from world-leading vaccine researchers who are members of the VALIDATE Network.

The VALIDATE Outreach Guide is written by VALIDATE members and some of our external partners and contains case studies, advice and resources that will help you engage the public with your important research.

Outreach Week ran from 7-11 December 2020 and gave VALIDATE the chance to highlight all the amazing outreach efforts carried out across the globe by our members.

VALIDATE's BCG100 Programme marked the centenary of the BCG vaccine with a fun and engaging series of events, online activities and even a series of computer games.