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Calling all science teachers in Wales!
Sign up today to take part in the Life Science Challenge/Her Gwyddorau Bywyd 2026 quiz and challenge your year 10 pupils to show off their skills. Guaranteed to be a challenging and fun experience for all involved.
Contact medicengagement@cardiff.ac.uk

Looking forward to #BSI25 @britsocimm.bsky.social and catching up with colleagues and friends. 🔬🎅🏻

Find me at poster 034 "Superbugs: Taking Science to the City", co-chairing the "Catalysing Change" parallel session, at the BSI stand, or queueing for coffee! 🗣️☕

Here's how to get into the spirit.

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Microbial Christmas 🎄 — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us Festive agar plates from across the internet The diversity in microbes is breath-taking. Individual cells may not look like much under the microscope - they are just too tiny. But when they form visi...

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Microbial Christmas!

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Why scientists have to become better communicators and learn how to engage different audiences.

Microbial Christmas 🎄 — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us Festive agar plates from across the internet The diversity in microbes is breath-taking. Individual cells may not look like much under the microscope - they are just too tiny. But when they form visi...

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Microbial Christmas!

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Average Familiarity

Link to the original:
@xkcd.com

Why scientists have to become better communicators and learn how to engage different audiences.

Our first Science in Health Public lecture of this series will be delivered by Professor Matthias Eberl on Thursday 27th November at 7 pm online via Teams. 🙌🙌
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Register via this QR code:

Widening participation Widening access addresses the retention and progression of students from a wide variety of groups traditionally under-represented in Higher Education.

Proud to be featured in Cardiff University's brandnew Widening Participation Annual Report 2024/2025.

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Widening participation Widening access addresses the retention and progression of students from a wide variety of groups traditionally under-represented in Higher Education.

Proud to be featured in Cardiff University's brandnew Widening Participation Annual Report 2024/2025.

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Fantastic opportunity to present our work at today's #CUMEDICPPIE showcase event @cumedicengage.bsky.social, and honoured to do so together with the amazing Kevin Davies, one of the most inspiring science teachers in Wales!

Prof Matthias Eberl @eberllab.bsky.social, jointly with Kevin Davies (Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun):

"Superbugs online: An educational resource to increase awareness of the microbial world in, on and around us"

Lightning talk at tomorrow's #CUMEDICPPIE showcase event
@cumedicengage.bsky.social

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Prof Matthias Eberl @eberllab.bsky.social, jointly with Kevin Davies (Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun):

"Superbugs online: An educational resource to increase awareness of the microbial world in, on and around us"

Lightning talk at tomorrow's #CUMEDICPPIE showcase event
@cumedicengage.bsky.social

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Prof. Matthias Eberl @eberllab.bsky.social:
"A Microbial Horror Show — Devastating outbreaks of disease that shaped how we fight infections"

Public Lecture
Thursday 27th November, 7:00 pm UK time
@cumedicengage.bsky.social

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Prof. Matthias Eberl @eberllab.bsky.social:
"A Microbial Horror Show — Devastating outbreaks of disease that shaped how we fight infections"

Public Lecture
Thursday 27th November, 7:00 pm UK time
@cumedicengage.bsky.social

👉🏼 tinyurl.com/microbial-ho...

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Proud to be kicking off the new cycle of the Science in Health public lecture series 2025/2026.

"A Microbial Horror Show – Devastating outbreaks of disease that shaped how we fight infections"

Thursday 27th November, 7:00 pm UK time.

@cumedicengage.bsky.social @cusystemsimmu.bsky.social

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Looking forward to presenting an update of our public engagement work @superbugs.bsky.social at tomorrow's Global-Civic Conference on "Engaging with purpose: Global-Civic collaborations for Future Generations".

@cumedicengage.bsky.social @cusystemsimmu.bsky.social

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Happy #Halloween!

Check out our collection of #spooky #agarart from across the internet.

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Happy #Halloween!

Check out our collection of #spooky #agarart from across the internet.

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Spooky science 🎃 — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us A selection of Halloween-themed agar art The diversity in microbes is breath-taking. Individual cells may not look like much under the microscope - they are just too tiny. But when they form visible ...

It's that time of the year again.

#halloween #agarart #spookyscience

Spooky science 🎃 — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us A selection of Halloween-themed agar art The diversity in microbes is breath-taking. Individual cells may not look like much under the microscope - they are just too tiny. But when they form visible ...

It's that time of the year again.

#halloween #agarart #spookyscience

How it started How it's going

US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther north

A reminder that measles is a highly contagious infection that can cause severe complications.

Measles cannot be cured.
But it can be prevented.

Includes our answers to a list of questions year 5 pupils had about science in general, what it's like to be a scientist, and how to become a scientist in the first place.

Ranging from "What's the deadliest microbe you come across?" to "Why is your research important, and why should people care?"

On the road again — Superbugs in Caerphilly — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us We recently held a fun workshop for the fantastic year 5 class of Mrs Jenkins and Mr Bowen at Hendredenny Park Primary in Caerphilly.

So this is what we did in Caerphilly a few days ago.

On the road again — Superbugs in Caerphilly — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us We recently held a fun workshop for the fantastic year 5 class of Mrs Jenkins and Mr Bowen at Hendredenny Park Primary in Caerphilly.

So this is what we did in Caerphilly a few days ago.

Looking for an illustrator for a potential book project.

Pop-Up 2025 - Polio and measles — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us

A reminder of how devastating many childhood infections can be and how easy it is to prevent them using safe and effective vaccines.

#VaccinesSaveLives

Looking for an illustrator for a potential book project.