Holmes Lecture for Children: Our immune system: the army inside our body (Lecture 1)
Pre-booking is required
All our events remain free and open to all, but pre-booking is required. Bookings for this lecture will open at 10:00 on 3 November.
To reserve your place click the booking link below or telephone our booking voicemail line 0191 208 6136.
For group bookings and school visits, please email the Public Lectures office at public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk or telephone our booking voicemail line 0191 208 6136.
The 2026 Holmes Lectures will be given by researchers from Newcastle University’s Faculty of Medical Sciences and School of Dental Sciences.
4.00-5.00pm: Experiments and after school snacks
5.00-6.00pm: Lecture
Our immune system is just like a well-organised army, designed to recognise and attack invaders that enter our body, such as bugs. Sometimes, however, our immune system makes mistakes and thinks our own body is the enemy. The subsequent attack can be devastating, causing ‘autoimmune’ diseases such as diabetes and arthritis. Learn how our normal immune system works, why it goes wrong in autoimmunity and how scientists can develop ways to correct it.
The Holmes Lectures continue on Wednesday 28 January with Lecture 2: Guardians of health: how oral hygiene supports our immune system.
