"Dad?" "Yes, son." "How do the people who oppose face masks, lockdowns and vaccines and cut funding for research, education and the NHS really think we will fight the next pandemic?"

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

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... 🦠🧫🔬🤒🏥

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. 🙌🙌 🔭🧪🦠🎉 Register via this QR code:

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

📣Review Sharing: Volume 86, Issue 6 🧾Enabling Vaccine Uptake: Strategies for the Public Health Sector 👩‍🔬Kirsty Emery, Matthias Eberl, Sheena M Cruickshank 💡Full Text: magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.... #vaccination #immunity #vaccine #health #medsky

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 🦠🧫🔬🏫🧑🏼‍🏫

Our wonderful public partner panel providing their insights to a wide range of questions Ein panel partneriaid cyhoeddus ardderchog yn cynnig eu sylwadau ar ystod eang o gwestiynau #CUMEDICPPIE

Fantastic introduction to our patient and public involvement and engagement showcase event by Dr Matt Morgan Cyflwyniad gwych i’n digwyddiad arddangos Cynnwys ac Ymgysylltu â Chleifion a’r Cyhoedd gan Dr Matt Morgan @drmattmorgan.bsky.social #CUMEDICPPIE

Great to be at the Cardiff University School of Medicine day for patient & public involvement & engagement. I’m here talking about some of my favourite engagement projects: a story book to talk about parental addiction, tactile astronomical maps for visually impaired people & so many more.

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 🦠🧫🔬🤒🏥

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 🦠🧫🔬🤒🏥

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 🦠🧫🔬🎯🏫🎓📜

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 🦠🧫🔬🎯🏫🎓📜

Happy #Halloween! Check out our collection of #spooky #agarart from across the internet. 👉🏼 www.superbugs.online/superblog/ha... 🎃👻💀🦴🧟🧛🏼🕷️👹

It's that time of the year again. #halloween #agarart #spookyscience

How it started How it's going

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?"

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

Looking for an illustrator for a potential book project.

Meanwhile the World Health Organisation warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide. #AMR @who.int

It's devastating knowing that children are being exposed to lifetime and life-threatening illness once again that could have been avoided with a vaccine. We can't stop reaching out to the parents of these kids with compassion and out-stretched hands. Every child vaccinated matters!

On the road again! Off to Caerphilly tomorrow to have some fun and tell school children about infection, health and hygiene.

Next time we set up a public horror show about the most devastating infectious diseases in history, instead of using mannequins dressed up as plague doctor and Typhoid Mary, we're just going to illustrate it with photos of RFK Jr and Andrew Wakefield.

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

A reminder that vaccines are among the safest and most effective medical treatments ever developed. Here's an interactive timeline to explore the history of devastating infections and the scientific and medical advances to fight them. #VaccinesSaveLives

Just to plug again our recent review of an under-researched but highly exciting area of immunology. 👉🏼 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #gdTcells #TFHcells

"Microbe-responsive human γδ T cells: The peculiar case of Staphylococcus aureus" To Armin and Martin. 🕯️ #gdTcells

📚 NEW #gdT-cell PAPER from our team @QMUL.bsky.social! 🥳 'Bacterial suppression of intestinal fungi via activation of human gut γδ T-cells' out now on @biorxiv-immuno www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Here's my first attempt at a 'Bluetorial'... 🧵 1/10 #gastrosky #IBDsky

This will directly cause a drop in vaccine uptake and an increase in preventable hospitalisations, long-term complications and deaths. This is reckless. And these are the people that pretend to be "pro life"?

Just to plug again our recent review of an under-researched but highly exciting area of immunology. 👉🏼 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #gdTcells #TFHcells

"And the best thing about the polio vaccine is that it even protects people who don't believe in it."

Enabling vaccine uptake: strategies for the public health sector. Now available online in the British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 🦠🤒💉 @cusystemsimmu.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social

Way to go. 👏🏼 "We're no longer posting on this account. It remains active for monitoring purposes."

I don't think it's appropriate any longer for anyone, personally or as an organisation, to continue to have a presence on a social media platform whose owner openly calls for the dissolution of the UK parliament and urges people to "fight back or you die" because "violence is coming".

In case you are wondering how you can enrich your science classes by using our educational resources - for primary and secondary schools alike. In English, Welsh, Irish and Gaelic. #ScienceIsFun 🦠🧫🔬🧑🏼‍🔬

This is awesome. @ellecordova.bsky.social

A reminder of what biomedical research and education in the UK looks like. #WeAreInternational

For those who were not able to visit us in person. For those who did visit us and want to re-live their experience. And for those who might be thinking about running a similar event. The content of our pop-up shop is now fully online. 🦠🧫🔬

Some numbers. 📆 28 days 🧑🏼‍🔬 54 volunteers 🎓 3 universities 🛝 8 activities 💰 6 treasures 🧟 11 horror show booths 🖼️ 52 picture frames 🦟 100 live mosquitoes 👪 4,955 visitors 🏫 11 school visits 🎯 900 sticker challenges 🔍 753 treasure hunts 🧫 1,254 body swabs 📝 258 feedback forms 📸 >500 photos 🤷🏼 0 regrets

Meanwhile in scientific news - our latest paper.

We can confidently declare that we have won this hands down.

Our Horror Show is now online, providing an overview of some of the most devastating infectious diseases in human history. 🦠🧫🔬🏥🧟

Meanwhile in scientific news - our latest paper.

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!

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 !!