Public Engagement Roundup April 2018

MMM Scientists have participated in a range of events, from science festivals and museum events, to art/science talks.

We attended the Oxford Brookes Science Festival and the Museum of Natural History Super Science Saturday, showcasing the award-winning crowdsourcing  Bash The Bug  project.

Bashing some bugs and learning about resistance mutations with duplo at the @ScienceBazaar with @BashTheBug @modmedmicro @Lucyrturner @NDMOxford @OxfordBRC pic.twitter.com/sEuaRUJNK0

ModMedMicro (@ModMedMicro) February 24, 2018

Read about when I went to the Oxford Brookes @ScienceBazaar with @Lucyrturner!https://t.co/duo0AXME2S@ModMedMicro @OxfordBRC pic.twitter.com/g1w7yGjaWO

Bash The Bug (@BashTheBug) March 5, 2018

It was just another #SuperScienceSaturday @morethanadodo ! pic.twitter.com/icp9aFvxIc

Carole Souter (@CaroleSouter) March 10, 2018

Bash The Bug goes from strength to strength

..and our 10,000th user has just helped us the effectiveness of different antibiotics on M.tuberculosis! @ModMedMicro @OxfordBRC

Bash The Bug (@BashTheBug) March 16, 2018

The ‘Bio Art and Bacteria’ Exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford concluded this March, which showcased numerous artistic works created by Artist Anna Dumitriu with MMM Scientists.

35400+ visitors for “BioArt & Bacteria”, my solo exhibition @MHSOxford #Oxford. Exceeding original estimate by more than 10k, inc many new visitors. Demonstrating the public interest in #BioArt & the impact it has in engaging audiences in #art, #science, #technology & #ethics. pic.twitter.com/U7jgpyL9uB

Anna Dumitriu (@AnnaDumitriu) March 30, 2018

MMM Scientists  contributed to a lecture series  associated with the event

John Paul and @AnnaDumitriu talking about Anna’s great exhibition BioArt and Bacteria at https://t.co/mnd4BDsDzN at@MSHOxford. There is an artist tour with Anna on 10 Feb pic.twitter.com/HFNIEJospt

ModMedMicro (@ModMedMicro) January 26, 2018

Full house for a fascinating tour of #BioArt with @AnnaDumitriu at @MHSOxford this afternoon. Looking forward to hearing more about the #TB story at the talk by Dr Tim Walker on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/x6UaVl3LAs

Danielle Battigelli (@DBatti) February 10, 2018

Great event tonight @MHSOxford with me and @DrNJFawcett discussing our collaboration pic.twitter.com/SPFP08X3Jl

anna dumitriu (@AnnaDumitriu) March 1, 2018

We also assisted with a number of family events, aimed all age ranges with the world of bacteria and bio art!

Great #bioart and #bacteria activity day at the @MHSOxford with @annadumitriu @bigfug @DrNJFawcett artistically exploring bacteria and cutting-edge bacterial DNA sequencing pic.twitter.com/yEClTdddyc

ModMedMicro (@ModMedMicro) March 17, 2018

At the Science Museum, London, the Superbugs Exhibition continues, featuring bacterial agar plates created by Anna Dumitriu with MMM Scientists

See the #bacteria that we created for #Superbugs: The Fight for Our Lives opening today at The #Science Museum #London to engage the public about the issue of #AntibioticResistance @sciencemuseum @DaireCantillon @MartinLlewelyn @DrNJFawcett @GlobHealth_BSMS @ModMedMicro #bioart pic.twitter.com/9XjH3CxDzJ

anna dumitriu (@AnnaDumitriu) November 9, 2017

The ‘Antibiotic Resistance Quilt’, created by Dumitriu with MMM Scientists Kevin Cole and Nicola Fawcett has been displayed in the Science Museum, Dublin