School and Education Outreach
Outreach activities to help you find out more about studying in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences.
Outreach activities
We have a range of outreach activities to help you find out more about studying in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences, most of which are run through our Faculty and Marketing Team.
Robinson Library - Schools and Outreach Events
Newcastle University delivers workshops, provides resources and runs projects for local schools and colleges.
I found this workshop very enjoyable and active. I liked learning about the history of cholera and making my own tincture.
Cholera: Archives Alive
Archives Alive is a set of free, online interactive education resources. They use our unique primary resources to provide fun and relevant education activities suitable for all key stages.
Students start the day by exploring resources in our special collections. Armed with new knowledge and inspiration, they'll then hit the labs to create their own 19th-century cure for cholera.
They'll investigate the use of magic bullets (antibiotics). They see first-hand how their 19th-century tinctures affect the function of cells.
Finally, students become modern-day biomedical scientists. They identify cholera victims from bacterial swab samples.
Story of the Civil War in the North East
The School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences took part in a project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund Outreach.
The Robinson Library organised the project. Children from four North East schools took part.
Year 8 science students from Monkseaton Middle School found out about treatments for gunshot wounds in the past.
They went to our labs to find out about blood loss, how we treat infection now, and the use of antibiotics and antiseptics.