Contact

📩 superbugs@cardiff.ac.uk
☎️ 029 2074 6735 / 07875 245323

Major activities 🧑‍🔬

• since 2021: “Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us”, online resource for schools in Wales, the UK and beyond

• 2023: Superbugs workshop, mini Science Festival, Broadlands Fun Day, Bridgend

• 2023: Superbugs workshop, Swansea Central Library

• 2023: ”Superbugs - A Pop-Up Science Shop!”, Interactive experience at Make Tank, Exeter town centre

• 2022: Superbugs workshop (virtual), ‘Night of Science’, Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University (Ukraine)

• 2022: Superbugs workshop (virtual), ‘Science in Health Live’, Cardiff University School of Medicine

• 2021: Superbugs workshop (virtual), Merthyr Science Festival, Merthyr Tydfil

• 2020: Superbugs workshop, Rhiwbina Library, Cardiff Science Festival

• 2019: ”Superbugs - A Pop-Up Science Shop!”, Interactive experience at St David’s Dewi Sant shopping centre, Cardiff

• 2018: ”Superbugs - The End of Modern Medicine As We Know It?”, ‘After Hours’ evening event at Techniquest, Cardiff

Awards 🏆

• Microbiology Outreach Prize 2022, Microbiology Society (Jonathan Tyrrell)

• Best Poster, ‘Education & Public Engagement’, Annual Congress of the British Society for Immunology, Liverpool 2021 (Matthias Eberl)

• Staff Appreciation And Recognition (STAR) Award 2021, ‘Outstanding Contribution to Engagement Activities', Cardiff University School of Medicine (Jonathan Tyrrell)

• Finalist, FameLab UK 2021 (Jonathan Tyrrell)

• Winner, FameLab Wales 2021 (Jonathan Tyrrell)

Publications 📚

• Tyrrell JM, Hatch S, Flanagan M, Owen K, Proctor Y, Stone C, Fricker G, Hullis K, Eberl M. 2024. Superbugs online: Co-production of an educational website to increase public understanding of the microbial world in, on and around us. Frontiers in Immunology 15:1340350. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1340350.

• Eberl M, Joseph-Williams N, Nollett C, Fitzgibbon J, Hatch S. 2023. Overcoming the disconnect between scientific research and the public. Immunology & Cell Biology 101(7):590-597. https://doi.org/10.1111/imcb.12657.

• Tyrrell JM, Conlon CS, Aboklaish AF, Hatch S, Smith C, Mathias J, Thomson K, Eberl M. 2022. ‘Superbugs’: Raising public awareness of antimicrobial resistance through a pop-up science shop. Research for All 6(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.14324/RFA.06.1.06.  

Conference presentations and invited seminars 🎤

• Jonathan Tyrrell, Melissa Flanagan, Kerry Owen, Yvonne Proctor, Sarah Hatch, Matthias Eberl: “Superbugs: Raising awareness and increasing understanding of the microbial world in, on and around us“. Oral presentation at the Annual Congress of the British Society for Immunology, Belfast, 4-7 December 2023

• Jonathan Tyrrell: “Engaging new audiences in microbiology“. Invited lecture at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference, Birmingham, 17-20 April 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTNgQvboXD4

• Jonathan Tyrrell, Sarah Hatch, Matthias Eberl: “Superbugs: Raising awareness and increasing understanding of the microbial world in, on and around us“. Oral presentation at Cardiff University’s Infection & Immunity Annual Meeting, Cardiff, 15 November 2022

• Jonathan Tyrrell, Sarah Hatch, Carl Smith, Christie Conlon, Matthias Eberl: “Superbugs – An educational resource to increase awareness of the microbial world in, on and around us“. Poster presentation at Cardiff University’s Infection & Immunity Annual Meeting, Cardiff, 23 November 2022

• Jonathan Tyrrell: “Superbugs: A Pop-Up Science Shop”. Video presentation for the NCCPE Engage Conference, 1-2 December 2021 (virtual). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuPnWqz8FdU&t=9s

• Jonathan Tyrrell, Sarah Hatch, Carl Smith, Christie Conlon, Matthias Eberl: “Superbugs – An educational resource to increase awareness of the microbial world in, on and around us“. Poster presentation at the Annual Congress of the British Society for Immunology, Edinburgh, 28 November - 1 December 2021

• Matthias Eberl: “Superbugs: Increasing public awareness and knowledge of antimicrobial resistance by taking science to the city”. BSI South Wales Immunology Group, invited seminar, 26 May 2021 (virtual)

• Matthias Eberl: “Superbugs: Increasing public awareness and knowledge of antimicrobial resistance by taking science to the city”. BSI Edinburgh Immunology Group, invited seminar, 6 May 2021 (virtual)

Supervision of MSc Students 🎓

• 2023: Vasudev Nalleppillil-Gopakumar (University of Swansea)

• 2023: Chiamaka Nnamdi Blessing (University of Swansea)

• 2023: Rachel Ekep Oyebode (University of Swansea)

• 2023: Haritha Udayan-Ayanikkad (University of Swansea)

Funding 💷

• 2023: Microbiology Society, Education and Outreach Grant (£ 996). “Learning together about infection and hygiene – A Superbugs collaboration in Tanzania” (Jonathan Tyrrell, Matthias Eberl, Sarah Hatch, Michael Mosha, Erick Venant, Oliva Minja)

• 2023: Systems Immunity Research Institute (£ 1,126). “Learning together about infection and hygiene – A Superbugs partnership between schools in Wales and Tanzania” (Matthias Eberl, Jonathan Tyrrell, Sarah Hatch, Claire Nollett, Michael Mosha, Erick Venant, Oliva Minja)

• 2023: An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG), teaching and learning resource funding scheme 2023 (€ 8.6k) (Matthias Eberl, Jonathan Tyrrell, Sarah Hatch, Jack Ó Drisceoil, Máire Nic Eachmharcaigh) 

• 2020: British Society for Immunology, Communicating Immunology grant (£ 1,000). “Superbugs – An educational resource for school children in the UK and Ireland” (Matthias Eberl, Jonathan Tyrrell, Sarah Hatch, Jenny Mannion) 

• 2020: Wellcome Trust ISSF3 Public Engagement Co-production Award (£ 12,357). “Superbugs 2: Digital Dissemination!” (Jonathan Tyrrell, Matthias Eberl, Sarah Hatch, Christie Conlon, Mike Roberts)

• 2019-2022: Cardiff University, Systems Immunity Research Institute (approx. £ 3,500). Public Engagement contingency funding in support of Superbugs projects (Matthias Eberl, Jonathan Tyrrell)

• 2019: Wellcome Trust ISSF3 Public Engagement Proof-of-Concept Award (£ 7,440). “A Pop-Up Science Shop!” (Jonathan Tyrrell, Matthias Eberl, Sarah Hatch, Ali Aboklaish)

• 2018: Cardiff University, Systems Immunity Research Institute Engagement Grant (£ 2,160). ”Superbugs - The End of Modern Medicine As We Know It?” (Matthias Eberl, Micaela Gal, Sarah Hatch)