Resources
We've lots of resources for you to use and explore, whether you're a public contributor, school teacher or a member of the public.
For public contributors
If you have been to our induction training or social media training, we will have referred to some of these documents. We have put together this list so you can find them all in one place:
- Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health: Standards and Governance
- Faculty social media guidelines
- Email guidelines
- Faculty payments and fees guidance
- Public contributor welcome brochure*
- Get involved leaflet
- Key information form for new patient and public contributors*
* If you would like to request a printed copy of our welcome brochure or key information form, please contact srbmh@manchester.ac.uk.
Resources for all
Bring science to life with our interactive resources to educate and inform. These are free to use and will help to develop understanding and investigative skills.
Minute Lectures
- A new approach to tackle lung disease
- Using technology to improve kidney transplants
- Kidney transplants and Alport Syndrome
- From lab to treatment (Alport Syndrome)
- Can transplants fix diabetes?
- Saving sharks from climate change
- What are nanomedicines?
- The growing problem of plastic pollution
- Alzheimer’s disease and brain lasers
Immunology
- This video on the role of fibre and diet on our microbiome was made by Hidaya Aliouche, a final year undergraduate student with Sheena Cruickshank: The gut microbiome munching our way to health
- Find out more about the microbiome and being healthy: Eat yourself healthy – your microbiome and you
- History of Medicine (PDF): an interactive learning resource for KS4 and above, exploring Manchester’s medical past.
- Antibiotics and you: an introduction to antibiotic-resistant infections. A self-paced learning resource.
- The Vivarium at Manchester Museum (PDF): Environmental education activity worksheets for children.
- The Worm Wagon (PDF, 1.7MB): Many researchers in the Manchester Immunology Group study parasitic worms. This digital resource explores what they are and highlights some of our research activity and discoveries.
- The path to poo work sheet (PDF 107KB): Find out how your gut works with fun experiments to try at home on this worksheet.
Immunology
- In the Manchester Immunology Group a lot of us study parasitic worms. This leaflet explains what they are and highlights some of our research activity and discoveries: The Worm Wagon [PDF 1.7MB]
For more details see our Research pages.
- We have some fun experiments for you to try at home to help explain how your gut works: The path to poo work sheet [PDF 107KB]
- British Society for Immunology: Welcome to bite-sized immunology!
- Biological Sciences Review – of specific interest are:
- Cruickshank Sheena (2015). Toxoplasma gondii: a mind-altering parasite. Biological Sciences Review Feb 2015 27(3); 7-11.
- Else, Kathryn (2013). Macrophages: more than just big eaters. Biological Science Review. 25 (4) 2
- Hasnain SZ (2010). Mucus: a slippery slope for worms. Biological Science Review. D. R. Butler, Philip Allan. 23. 34
- Else KJ and Svensson M. 2009 Using parasites to protect ourselves. Biological Sciences Review. 22 (2) 34-37
- Grencis R K (1992) Parasites and Immunity: the tricks of the trade Biological Science Review. D. R. Butler, Philip Allan. 4, 37
- McDermott J & Grencis R K (2004) Beating the bloodsuckers Biological Science Review. D. R. Butler, Philip Allan. 16, 2004
- McDermott J & Grencis R K (2005() Fight for your life Biological Science Review. D. R. Butler, Philip Allan.18, 2
- McDermott J & Grencis R K (2007) Looking ut for danger: How white blood cells protect us. Biological Science Review. D. R. Butler, Philip Allan. 19, 34
Immunology
- Guardian Podcast on The Marvels of the Immune System
- What it means to be Human – Dan Davis with Jeff Schechtman
- Dan Davis at The Hay Festival
Immunology
- The Compatibility Gene – ‘Lab work has rarely been made to seem more interesting or heroic’ Bill Bryson, Guardian, Books of the Year
Immunology
- How can we manage infections? Take the Wormopoly challenge.
- Find out how our immune system works and take the top trumps challenge.
- What is the deadliest disease or most common parasite infection? Find out with these top trump games.