Dr Anne Bishop

Workshop 1 – What’s in Blood and What’s Immune Health?

Further resources sheet (URLs also written below):

Top online sources of further information (URLs):

• NHS, e.g. about Whooping Cough: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/whooping-cough/

• The Vaccine Knowledge Project: https://vaccineknowledge.ox.ac.uk

• Harvard healthy immune system article (spoiler, general good health is the key!): https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/how-to-boost-your-immune-system

• Sizes of all things fun online site – https://scaleofuniverse.com/en-gb

• BBC bitesized for further kid’s learning about blood and immunology:
  • KS2 – age aged 9 to 12 “What is in your blood?”  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zntybdm
  • KS3 – aged 11 to 14 “Blood and Circulation” https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/ztj4g7h
  • GCSE aiming at 4+ level higher information on “Immunisation and clinical trials of vaccines and drugs” https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zpwx9ty

Workshop 2 – Fighting Flu: Why are flu vaccines updated every year?

Top online sources of further information (URLs):

• NHS, e.g. about Flu vaccines available for free:
  Adults: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine/
  Pregnant people: https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/flu-jab/
  Children: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/

• The Vaccine Knowledge Project flu vaccine information: https://vaccineknowledge.ox.ac.uk/flu-vaccine

• BBC article: “What’s really going on with flu this winter?” about how the 2026 flu vaccine is not a perfect fit to viruses infecting us in the UK this winter, but similar enough to give us some protection:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7lpmkl9r1o
  

• Nice video made in Canada about how flu viruses do their thing and how we protect ourselves:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91tcyvm7adM

• BBC bitesized for further kid’s learning about viruses and immunology
  • KS3 – aged 11 to 14 “How antibiotics and vaccines work”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2kvydm#zxdb3j6
  • KS3 – aged 11 to 14 “Are viruses alive? And other virus-related questions”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkcvhcw

Workshop 3 – How Can We Eradicate Polio?

Top online sources of further information (URLs):

• Our World in Data (a brilliant source of information for lots of data-driven things)
  • Polio cases and vaccine coverage world-wide
    https://ourworldindata.org/polio#all-charts
  • Causes of death 1915-2015 interactive charts, where you can see the drop in infectious diseases as a cause of death over time, due to sanitation & vaccination https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/causesofdeathover100years/2017-09-18

• Rotary International polio eradication time-line: https://polioeradication.org/about-polio/history-of-polio/
• Video about the two polio vaccine types: https://youtu.be/G0-98gJsVR0?si=x4LGgG3CpmoKnEmd
• Iron Lung Info: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/iron-lung#:~:text=Who%20invented%20it%3F,pump%20air%20in%20and%20out
• New generation polio vaccines:
  • Leeds virus-like particles made in yeast, insect cells or plants https://www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/news/article/5747/breakthrough-in-next-generation-polio-vaccines
  • Video about nOPV2: https://youtu.be/cyquCUQV3XE?si=PKvWxzMhVeBg3m3b
• Summaries on my website:
  • Infectious killers before the 1950s (talking about the 1915-2015 data) https://annebishop.uk/2025/09/03/uk-infectious-killers-before-the-1950s/
  • Delving into local (Nottingham) polio history (searching the archives) https://annebishop.uk/2025/03/05/delving-into-local-polio-history/
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – Interactive Polio Dashboard https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/polio-dashboard

Workshops funded by a Nottingham City Council Public Health Community Champions grant hosted by Educational charity Ignite! Developed and delivered by myself (Dr Anne Bishop) along with support from colleagues from the University of Nottingham, Life Sciences, space and marketing generously donated by the Nottingham Library Service.