Superbugs 🦠🔬🏫🧒🏽
@superbugs
The microbial world in, on and around us • Health, disease, infection, hygiene, antibiotics, vaccines • Education, engagement, pop-up shops, escape rooms • Games, stories, info, activities, fun • English, Cymraeg, Gàidhlig, Gaeilge
Happy microbial Easter! 👉🏼 www.superbugs.online/superblog/mi... #AgarArt 🧫🦠🔬🐰🥚
Congratulations to Gervas Gibuyi for winning best poster prize at the 2026 Welsh Students' Global Health Conference in Cardiff for his presentation on "Bridging science, education and community in the fight against antimicrobial resistance". 🎉
Proud to be featured in the latest issue of Immunology News @britsocimm.bsky.social!
It's beginning to look a lot like... Microbial Christmas! 🦠🧫🔬🎄🎅🏻🛷🦌☃️ 👉🏻 www.superbugs.online/superblog/microbial-christmas
Why scientists have to become better communicators and learn how to engage different audiences.
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 🦠🧫🔬🏫🧑🏼🏫
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... 🦠🧫🔬🤒🏥
Happy #Halloween! Check out our collection of #spooky #agarart from across the internet. 👉🏼 www.superbugs.online/superblog/ha... 🎃👻💀🦴🧟🧛🏼🕷️👹
On the road again! Off to Caerphilly tomorrow to have some fun and tell school children about infection, health and hygiene.
No worries, we will be back at some point. After the event is before the event. Meanwhile:
We have now uploaded the last remaining photos of the body swabs we have been taking over the past four weeks - 1,254 in total. Check out the results here: 👉🏼 www.superbugs.online/pop-up-2025/... Here's one last kiss for you... 👄🦠🧫🤢
We would have not been able to deliver such an ambitious pop-up shop over the past 4 weeks without an army of 54 enthusiastic and tireless volunteers from across Cardiff Uni, Cardiff Met and Swansea Uni, and beyond! THANK YOU !!
Our very special visitor no. 4,955 - the last person in our 2025 pop-up shop!
And that's a wrap. We have closed now, after 4 weeks of Superbugs fun for schools, families and everyone interested in the microbial world in, on and around us. Thank you to everyone visiting us and supporting us!
Day 26: Still going strong. Our last Friday, and what a great days it's been!
And this is what we have been growing from a baby's foot, an inhaler, jewellery and an armpit. 👉🏼 www.superbugs.online/pop-up-2025/...
Day 25: More than 600 treasure hunts and more than 700 sticker challenges completed so far, and already more than 1,000 body swabs cultured on agar plates. Can we reach 5,000 visitors before we close on Sunday? 👉🏼 www.superbugs.online/pop-up-2025
A reminder that our pop-up shop in the St David's Centre is only open until 3rd August!