On Saturday 13 June, the Lydia Becker Institute brought the world of immunology out of the lab and into the community by taking part in The University of Manchester’s Community Fair at University Place, part of the Universally Manchester Festival. This vibrant, annual...
British Science Week is a nationwide celebration of STEM and marks a brilliant opportunity for outreach. On 9 and 10 March, Manchester Museum became a hub of fascinating research. Over 100 researchers from diverse disciplines set up stalls to bring the science out of...
Becker PhD student Iashia Mulholland from our Wellcome Trust Immunomatrix in Complex Disease Programme recently attended a Careers Fair at her former school Great Moor Junior School based in Stockport.The event was aimed at children in Years 5 and 6. Iashia spoke with...
To mark British Science Week 2024 Manchester Museum hosted two days of activities on the 11th and 12th of March for over 500 students and visitors. The Becker was in attendance with stands covering two different themes - ridding viruses from the body and scary skin...
On Tuesday 12th March campaign group Ardwick Climate Action, with the support of The University of Manchester launched a new green walking route where local people can avoid the excessive pollution caused by motor vehicles.The scheme, close to Kale Street, will help...
On Friday 8th March an exciting science and musical project led by the University of Oxford and Royal Northern College of Music and funded by the Wellcome Trust was launched at the Manchester Science & Industry Museum with a Science Day for Coop Academy students...
The Becker participated in Ardwick Climate Action's Community Bulb Planting and Climate Action Event, held in Ardwick on the 1st of October. At the Becker stand attendees could test their breathing via our Lung Station, play Splat the Virus! and visualise air...
Written by George Adams, Joseph Morris, and Professor Sheena Cruickshank Air pollution is an ever-increasing threat to human health and the environment. Air pollution kills approximately 64,000 people/ year in England. Not only can poor air quality kill you, but it...
