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We're having a fantastic time taking part in the #NorwichScienceFestival including being part of the Microbe Zoo 🦠 Yesterday our researchers ran the Evolve, Survive, Thrive and spoke about hidden hunger too.

Find out where you can find us at the festival
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Quadram Institute researchers wearing Quadram polo shorts talking to children about bacteria at Norwich Science Festival A Quadram Institute researchers wearing a "Microbe Zoo" tshirt talking to a family Professor Martin Warren gives a talk about hidden hunger in the auditorium at Norwich Science Festival A close up of hands doing an activity at Norwich Science Festival
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Fascinated by the night sky?

The Orwell Observatory is still in use today under the watchful eye of The Orwell Astronomical Society.

Bill Barton shares how you may also explore the heavens.

#NorwichScienceFestival #Ipswich
Spectacular astronomy in Suffolk: past, present, and future
Discover Suffolk’s astronomical heritage – from a Victorian observatory to today’s passionate amateur and professional stargazers
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February 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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The space race didn’t start in space – it started with amateurs.

A wealthy eccentric, a pioneering woman astronomer, and a Moon-obsessed Suffolk legend all helped shape modern astronomy in unexpected ways.

Bill Barton explains.

#NorwichScienceFestival #OrwellObservatory
Spectacular astronomy in Suffolk: past, present, and future
Discover Suffolk’s astronomical heritage – from a Victorian observatory to today’s passionate amateur and professional stargazers
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February 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Suffolk has been quietly watching the skies for over 150 years.

Thanks to a Victorian tycoon’s private observatory stargazers have enabled some remarkable scientific leaps and continue to do so.

Bill Barton reports during #NorwichScienceFestival on #Astronomy
Spectacular astronomy in Suffolk: past, present, and future
Discover Suffolk’s astronomical heritage – from a Victorian observatory to today’s passionate amateur and professional stargazers
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February 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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Ever looked through a Victorian telescope at the night sky?

You can – and you don’t need to be an expert.

Read on to discover where you can enjoy open lectures, observatory tours, and hands-on stargazing. Bill Barton reports.

#NorwichScienceFestival #Astronomy
Spectacular astronomy in Suffolk: past, present, and future
Discover Suffolk’s astronomical heritage – from a Victorian observatory to today’s passionate amateur and professional stargazers
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February 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Why are free ranging amoebas so hard to control? Dr Manal Mohammed reports on the brain-eating microbes. From _The conversation_ -- thanks!

#NorwichScienceFestival #ClimateChange

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February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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The “brain-eating amoeba” (Naegleria fowleri) lives in warm freshwater. Dr Manal Mohammed explains what we can do to avoid infection. From _The conversation_ -- thanks!

#NorwichScienceFestival #HumanBiology

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Naegleria Fowleri microbes
February 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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The risk from free living amoebas is still very low, writes Dr Manal Mohammed -- but prevention matters. Read her article for why, and for what you can do. From _The conversation_ -- thanks!

#NorwichScienceFestival #Organisms

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Naegleria Fowleri microbes
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Amoebas aren’t just biology textbook oddities, writes Dr Manal Mohammed. Some free-living amoebas thrive in soil and warm water—and one of them can cause a rare brain infection. From _The conversation_ -- thanks!

#NorwichScienceFestival #Biology

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Naegleria Fowleri microbes
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Climate change is expanding the risk from free living amoebas. They can spread into regions that were once too cold. They are still rare, but if you are infected, mortality is almost certain. Dr Manal Mohammed reports

#NorwichScienceFestival #ClimateScience

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Naegleria Fowleri microbes
February 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Loved sharing my sold-out #IllusionConfusion and #PaperLab shows at @norwichsciencefestival today!!!
So grateful to everyone who braved the weather the come and explore some science with me!

I’d love to see photos if you took some!

#ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #DrJoScience
Stage set up with science props on a table and illusion confusion graphic on the big screen
February 15, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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You don't have to understand science to enjoy the #NorwichScienceFestival. Go along with an open mind & take the #family. Have #fun.
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Expect queues for the ever-popular Microbe Zoo, where bacteria, fungi, and viruses take centre stage. Many events are free, but tickets are limited and must be booked. Celina Błędowska reports

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Two young people in the Forum standing in front of a "Welcome to the Explorium" sign
February 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Sir Thomas Browne polymath & author of 'Religio Medici' was buried in St Peter Mancroft in 1682, in 1840 his lead coffin was accidentally reopened and his skull removed it was reburied in 1922. #NorwichScienceFestival #NorwichSciFest #NorfolkHistory
February 15, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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Norwich Science Festival exists to inspire curiosity — from astronomy to psychology, physics to chemistry and beyond.
Who will be the next Alice Grace Cook? Maybe it’s you. 🌟Story by Kate Moore and Bill Barton FRAS

#STEM #WomenInSTEM #NorwichScienceFestival

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On the Chajnantor plateau in Chile, home of the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA), the sky is so dark that the famous and extremely difficult to observe gegenschein (or "countershine") is sometimes visible. This is a faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun, caused by reflection of sunlight by interplanetary dust in the Solar System.
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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11th February - Festival of Tomorrow Schools Programme.
13th February - The Paper Lab at @niscifest with @librariesni
15th February - @norwichsciencefestival. My Illusion Confusion show is fully booked but there are still tickets available for ThePaper Lab.
February 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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🧵 Here's where you can find us at #NorwichScienceFestival ⤵️
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February 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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8. We are proud founding signatories of #TechsCommit

9. And we’re glad to be a part of @norwichmicro.bsky.social

10. We can’t wait to meet you at #NorwichScienceFestival 2026! 🌟👋

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January 27, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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Do Humans Dream about Electric Gods? What lessons can we learn from history & past imaginaries of extra-human intelligence? How does science fiction cinema try to teach us about human hope and technological change? #NorwichScienceFestival lunchtime talk at The Forum by me & @gedarcy Feb 16th Free!
Do Humans Dream of Electric Gods? | Norwich Science Festival
Join UEA's Dr Lorna Richardson and Dr Geraint D’Arcy for a deep-dive in to cinema, history, and AI.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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Got hold of the #NorwichScienceFestival booklet listing activities for their 10th anniversary. Aggi's Tiny Friends game will be part of the #MicrobeZoo. Come along to the festival and play the game at February half-term. See:
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Microbe zoo advert Aggi's Tiny Friends game
January 18, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Diary Date: I'll be doing my stand-up routine at the #NorwichScienceFestival on Weds 18 Feb between 3 and 4pm, to launch 'The Wonder of Life on Earth'. Book your tickets here norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/whats-on/the... Signed copies will be available afterwards to buy in the Festival Bookshop.
The Wonder of Life on Earth | Norwich Science Festival
Discover the incredible, unlikely story of life on Earth with paleontologist and award-winning author Dr Henry Gee.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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✨Reimagining #Women’s #Health at Norwich Science Festival!
Join us on 14 Feb, 10:30–12:00 The Forum, #Norwich for an inspiring conversation with clinicians & researchers
🎟️ Free, booking essential
#NorwichScienceFestival #UEAResearch
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Reimagining Women's Health | Norwich Science Festival
Join members of the University of East Anglia’s Women’s Health Network and leading experts from across Norfolk for an engaging and inspiring look at the future of women’s healthcare.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Got home from #svp2025 to find a shiny advance copy of THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH. It’s published in February and I’ll be launching it at the #norwichsciencefestival - but why wait? You can pre-order a copy now www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Thank you to everyone who visited our "My Microbes and Me" stand at #NorwichScienceFestival! 🦠✨We loved sharing the amazing world of microbes that live within us! Hope you had as much fun as we did! 🔬👩‍🔬
February 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Last week we were at the Norwich Science Festival surprising cyclists with free Rehook tools! 🎁

If you found one of our prizes on your bike, you’re officially a Winter Warrior! 🚴‍♂️❄️

#RehookWinterWarrior #NorwichScienceFestival #KeepRiding
February 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Another great couple of days at #NorwichScienceFestival, huge thanks to everyone who joined us and our colleagues volunteering their time on the stand.

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Child's hand holding colourful beads on a string. Adult and child crouching down at the exhibition table, with an EI scientist, looking at a tray of string and colourful beads to make a keyring. A pot of orange marigold flowers, behind a white plastic tray which holds colourful string, colourful beads, and green beads. Participants to the stand use these beads to build a keyring representing a medicinal compound found in the marigold. Close up of a child's hand adding colourful beads to the keyring they're making.
February 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM