this sensitively with the Middle Eastern setting. Composed of two main areas, the building is connected by bridges and galleries. Student Activities The university currently has over 50 clubs and societies, from sports such as basketball, badminton, volleyball, football, Tae Kwon Do, table tennis, indoor hockey, rugby, and equestrian, to interest groups like TEDxRCSIBh, Culinary, Debate, Photography, Music, Art and Film societies. Academic organizations include Medics for Humanity, Nursing, Medics in Leadership, Student Journal of Health, Neuroscience Society, Surgical Society, and Medical Research. Students participate in the International Research Summer School (IRSS) programme, which is an exchange programme that allows students the opportunity to experience the cultures of their respective host cities. Among the university's largest social events are the Winter Ball and International Night. Research interests at the university span a large number of topics in medicine and nursing, education & practice and basic biomedical science & clinical medicine. The university has a biomedical science laboratory with facilities to undertake molecular biology, microbiology, chemical synthesis & purification, molecular modelling and microscopy. There is also a full optics and laser laboratory and dental research equipment. The annual International Research Conference and Symposium on Regenerative Medicine For Tissue Healing features plenary sessions with state of the art talks, oral and poster sessions from around the GCC as well as from the US, UK, China, Japan, Ireland and Australia. The university is a National Institutes of Health Clinical Center remote site for the Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR) Course. The university also hosts an annual international research conference that attracts over 100 abstracts. Community Engagement An annual charity challenge dubbed “Paddle Bahrain” focuses to raise funds and increase public awareness of the risk factors associated with developing Type I & II diabetes. The Charity Challenge – ‘Tour De Bahrain’ spin-a-thon is another event held to raise awareness of obesity. A partnership was established with Diabetes.bh, a not-for-profit initiative, to create the first online education and community portal for people affected by diabetes in Bahrain. The Paediatric Mobile Unit regularly visits schools to teach primary aged school children the importance of healthy lifestyles, and raise awareness of diabetes in the community, through a range of activities and educational games developed by RCSI Bahrain. The university has delivered public awareness films on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) procedures that have been screened on Gulf Air's on-board health channel, and stroke awareness