There were other cool pieces at the ‘Invisible You’ exhibition, referencing the idea that our bodies form an ecosystem with our microbiome, such as these false-coloured photos of the microorgansisms cultured from people’s belly buttons and the ‘living artwork’ created from an agar cast from the artist’s face, spiked with bacteria from her skin and left to grow. #microbiology #ScienceArt #outreach

There was also this beautiful depiction of lytic bacteriophages escaping from their bacterial host. Years ago, reading that there are pathogens that attack our pathogens was one of the things that inspired me to study biology at university, to explore the inter-relationships between organisms at different scales. I’m sure the ‘Invisible You’ exhibition will spark the curiosity of many more young people about the workings of the living world ✨📚🤓🧑‍🔬 #microbiology #ScienceArt #outreach

@clathrin watch this space! More initiatives to support #ECR progression in #academia are in development. They stemmed from the success of the Ambassadors For Better Research Culture #internatiomalwomensday panel discussion and the passion of the participants to help with the retention and progression of ECRs in academia, particularly #womeninSTEM. The data featured in both events show that there is still lots of work to do 💪👩‍🔬🧗📈