microbe talk - coccus pocus: a microbiology inspired scary story competition

posted on january 22, 2025   by adam scales

in this episode, adam talks to dr georgios efthimiou from the university of hull.  georgios has created a nationwide ‘spooky’ short story competition called coccus pocus. this project links outreach and halloween with microbiology.  this creative competition has had a clear impact on 12 – 18-year-olds who find the competition a good way to discover an interest in microbiology and have had a lot of fun writing the stories.  join adam as he learns more about this 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ -funded project (and you may hear from a few society staff members reading some of this year's winners along the way).

 

coccus poccus podcast transcript.pdf