Science-me a Story: Stories for Young Researchers

Saturday, Mar 11, 2023 · Instituto Cervantes London 15-19 Devereux Court London WC2R 3JJ

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Join us on Saturday 11/03/2023 at 15:00, for the Science-me a Story: Stories for Young Researchers event

To celebrate International Women’s Day (8th March), we’ll be reading a few of the stories written by female scientists.

Can a superheroine be a scientist? Do you know what microbes are? Dive into a world full of adventures, curiosity and experiments. Cells, reefs, mole rats and kids just like you discovering a universe of possibilities through science and research.Princess Science, by Leticia Labat de Hoz, illustrated by Helena Rodríguez CaroHello, Ms E.coli!, by Isabel Murillo Cabeza, illustrated by Beatriz Olmo CastelThe Secret of the Silver Jackets, by Magdalena I. Domper, illustrated by Loreto GestosoThe Knights of the Smallpox Table, by Paula Mariel Liveratore, illustrated by Vanina Ahumada

For children aged 5-10

Read by author Lola Llatas

Dr. Isabel Murillo Cabeza will also accompany us. (author of the story Hello, Ms E.coli!, and one of the winners of the Ciencia-me un Cuento contest). Murillo is Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at the University of Bristol. In addition to investigating microbiology, Murillo teaches this subject to students at the university and serves as her mentor. Murillo is part of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Bristol and is a member of the Sociedad de Científicos Españoles en Reino Unido (CERU), where she collaborates in the organization of symposiums and other activities. Murillo was the winner of the first edition of CERU’s science story contest for children, Ciencia-me un Cuento, with the story Hello, Ms E.coli!.

Free, but registration is mandatory.

Organized by the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU) and the Instituto Cervantes London, with the collaboration of the Lilly Foundation.

Join us for this event

Join us on Saturday 11/03/2023 at 15:00, for the Science-me a Story: Stories for Young Researchers event