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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 21h

Interested in joining the Powrie Lab for a PhD? Applications are open now for two projects with us!👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 Find out more over at: www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us or via the studentship the links on our lab webpage: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/research/res... @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The annual Kennedy Institute Student Symposium (#KISS2026) was a huge success last week! Special shoutouts go to the PhD students in our lab - Catherine (1st year) & Rachel (3rd year) for being a runner-up and winner in their respective PhD cohort presentations🥳👩‍🔬💪 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @kiroxford.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We were delighted that Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu was the keynote speaker at our Student Symposium. Professor Dame Uchegbu introduced her pivotal work developing nanoparticles to make medicines with fewer side effects. She talked about her journey to commercialisation & her 'fabulous career!'

A photo of Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu presenting to a lecture theatre, in front of a slide which reads 'using the very small to tackle the very large - our journey from concept to clinic'.

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🔬 🧫 🧬 🩻 Applications are now open to study at NDORMS next year! 🥼 🩺 🎓 Join us at our world class University of Oxford research institutes, the Kennedy @kiroxford.bsky.social and the Botnar @botnaroxford.bsky.social for your DPhil! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study

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Rachel Anscombe @rachelanscombe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thrilled to share that I won an award for best presentation at the annual Kennedy Institute Student Symposium (#KISS2026) last week! It was great to present my PhD story so far and to hear all about everyone’s exciting work! One more year of the PhD and one more KISS to go🥳🧠 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We had a fantastic time at the annual Kennedy Lab to Clinic conference earlier this month! We especially loved the “Microbial Effects on Disease” session and the conference dinner in the natural history museum! Looking forward to next year👩‍🔬🧫🧬 @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Gut Florists were back in action again at Greenman festival a few weeks ago for some public outreach! The paint your own gut bacteria canvases went down especially well and we had a great time chatting to the public! 🏕️👩‍🔬🎶 @kiroxford.bsky.social @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social @dunnschool.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As Autumn closes in, it’s time for a quick recap of summer in the lab! We had great fun at our Powrie Lab garden party (thanks to Fiona for hosting us all!) and also enjoyed seeing the eclipse from South Park!☀️

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

British summer means making the most of the sunny weather whilst we can! This week we had a quick break away from the lab for a successful punting trip (with only a few near misses of almost falling in…) along the River Cherwell!☀️🚣‍♂️👒 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Rachel Anscombe @rachelanscombe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It was an honour to present my PhD work at #ICMI2026 in Montreal last week! I had the best time listening to some fantastic talks from leading mucosal immunologists and it was great to discuss my work with everyone!🇨🇦👩‍🔬☀️ @societymucosalimm.bsky.social @powrielab.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Last week several lab members were in Montreal for #ICMI2026! We had a fantastic time listening to the amazing talks about the lastest work in the mucosal immunology field & were thrilled to share our work via some great posters and talks!🇨🇦👩‍🔬 @societymucosalimm.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We had a great time at the Kennedy retreat last week! There were lots of great talks from each of the KIR labs, a treasure hunt, and even a choir performance! Thanks to all the organisers for a great 2 days☀️ @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In case you missed it‼️ The wonderful @nickilott.bsky.social from @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social & our lab made an appearance on BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread last week!📻 The episode gives a great run down on gut microbiome testing kits🦠🧑‍🔬 Catch up on the episode here! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Sliced Bread - Sliced Bread - Series 17 - Gut Microbiome Tests - BBC Sounds

Can a test tell you what's living inside your gut - and what to do about it?

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Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @kiroxford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The Sagittarius Team won an OUH Award for Excellence for transforming care for people experiencing a relapse of ulcerative colitis! This approach creates a win–win–win partnership: faster high-quality care; more NHS capacity; & advancing translational research. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/ndorms-...

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NDORMS team wins Award for Excellence for transforming ulcerative colitis care

The Sagittarius Team, a pioneering partnership between the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) has been recognised with the OUH Award for Excellence 2026 for transforming care f...

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Can a gut microbiome testing kit really tell you what's living in your gut – and what you should eat? 🦠 🌽 Dr @nickilott.bsky.social from the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies joined BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread to separate the evidence from the marketing. Listen at: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Sliced Bread - Sliced Bread - Series 17 - Gut Microbiome Tests - BBC Sounds

Can a test tell you what's living inside your gut - and what to do about it?

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🍿 The wait is over... Premiering for #WorldMicrobiomeDay: A Day in the Life of a Poo Sample 💩🎬 Go behind the scenes and discover what really happens after a stool sample is donated, and how it supports microbiome research at Oxford. Watch now! 👇

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Super exciting work from our close collaborators in the Uhlig group highlighting a link between the recently discovered IL-10 autoantibodies in IBD patients and HLA-DRB1*01:03! Congratulations to everyone involved - go check out the paper here!🎉 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Interleukin-10 Autoantibodies and HLA-DRB1*01:03 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | NEJM

Neutralizing autoantibodies against interleukin-10 can result in a phenocopy of monogenic defects of interleukin-10 signaling in children and may be associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Ffion Hammond's research focus is antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and she studies how drug-resistant pathogens like Klebsiella pneumoniae interact with the gut microbiome and host immune system, in the context of antibiotic treatment.

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 11 countdown 💩 Today, Ffion from Powrie lab discusses: 🧼 "Are cleaning products harmful to our gut microbiome?" 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. ⚠️ see comments 🪥 & 🐾

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Are cleaning products harmful to our gut microbiome? 🧼

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Autoantibodies neutralizing IL-10 in #IBD, particularly in patients carrying the IBD-associated HLA-DRB1*01:03 allele @nejm.org @carroll-lab.bsky.social www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... preview by @casanovalab.bsky.social

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 3️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Kate and Holly from OCMS answer: 🦠 “How do diet and fibre affect the #microbiome?” 👩🏻‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day.

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The microbiome and diet 🌽

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 5️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, OCMS scientist Holly answers: 🦠 “What is a healthy #gutmicrobiome?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. youtu.be/lsPkZf-nS0M?... @hollyroach.bsky.social

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What is a healthy microbiome? 🥦

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 6️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, OCMS scientist Holly answers: 🦠 “Why do we #fart?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. youtu.be/JLZlqarEjlQ?... @hollyroach.bsky.social

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Why do some people fart more than others? 💩

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 7️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Chik On from OCMS answers: 🦠 “Can #fermentedfoods change your microbiome?” 👩🏼‍🔬Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. Chik On Choy is the OCMS Project Manager

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Can fermented food change your microbiome? 🧀

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 8️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Isaac from OCMS answers your questions about about how we study the #gutmicrobiome 🦠 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @isaac-dennis.bsky.social

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How do you research the gut microbiome? 🔬

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 9️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Uzma from OCMS answers: 🪥 "Is the #oralmicrobiome linked to #Alzheimer's disease" 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @uzmakhan.bsky.social

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Is oral health linked to Alzheimer's disease? 🦷

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 2️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Holly from OCMS answers: 🦠 “Where does our #microbiome come from?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @hollyroach.bsky.social

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Where do our gut microbes come from? 🦠

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Throwing it back to Day 2 of KIPS, with more excellent postdoc talks and a great keynote from Kevin Foster! It was also announced that Ffion won the award for the best long talk!🥳 Thanks to the fantastic postdoc committee for organising two great days of science!👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📽️ Excited to be filming with @ndorms.bsky.social for our #WorldMicrobiomeDay event. Starring 🦠 💩 👩🏼‍🔬 🧑🏻‍🔬

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Dr Natasha Fisher-Pearson won an Excellent Poster Award at the International Human Microbiome Consortium in Seoul for her work on how well human microbiomes engraft on transplant. Congratulations Natasha @natashafp.bsky.social @ihmc2026seoul.bsky.social #IHMC2026 #microbiome #FMT #metagenomics

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Thanks for your questions about the human microbiome! 🦠 📽️ From 15 June, Oxford microbiome scientists will answer your human microbiome questions — one short video a day. And on World Microbiome Day, we have something special to release. Possibly too special. #WorldMicrobiomeDay

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Dr Nick Ilott was at #BBCRadio4. Stay posted to hear the interview. Nick is Senior Researcher and Bioinformatics Lead for the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies. @nickilott.bsky.social #microbiome

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Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @kiroxford.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Dr Fränze Progatzky was awarded a Lister Prize in 2025, and we are hosting a prizegiving to showcase her work & celebrate her achievement. 🎉 Wed 10 June 10:30-12:00 Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Open to all members of the University of Oxford. More info here: events.ox.ac.uk/oxford_event...

A purple and white poster reads 'Lister Institute Award Prizegiving: Dr Franze Progatzky. Lister Award Prizewinner 2025. Research presentation: From support to spotlight – how glial cells shape tissue immunity. Wednesday 10 June 2026, Kennedy Institute Lecture Theatre, 10:30-12:00.
10:30–10:45 – Introduction by Prof Dame Fiona Powrie
10:45–11:30 – Research presentation by Dr Fränze Progatzky
11:30–11:45 – Q&A
11:45–11:55 – Prize presentation by Prof Sir John Iredale
Open to all members of the University of Oxford. No registration is required.

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We had a fabulous time at day 1 of the first ever KIPS (Kennedy Institute Postdoc Symposium) yesterday! There were lots of great talks from postdocs across the KIR, and plenty of Powrie Lab representation! Huge thanks to the wonderful Carola Vinuesa for her keynote talk too!🥳 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A slightly late post to share that a great time was had at the Keystone Beyond Antibiotics conference last month! We’re super proud of our fantastic postdoc, Ffion, for winning a Keystone future of science fund to attend & present her work!🧫👩‍🔬 @keystonesymposia.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Nick Ilott @nickilott.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The small intestine is increasingly recognised as a potential site of pathological gut-liver communication in liver disease. Was proud to present our recent work on the involvement of the ileum and bile acid signalling in PSC at this years #EASLCongress @easlnews.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Great to see Nick in action at the #EASLCongress this year, presenting his work on the gut-liver axis in PSC! Nick’s abstract was also featured in the best at EASL showcase, titled “Microbially deconjugated bile acid-mediated ileal barrier function deficit”👏👨‍🔬🎉 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Excellent day at Westgate today for the Oxford BRC public engagement day! It was great to have the giant gut wall out on a sunny Thursday, and lots of bacteria Pom Poms were made!🦠☀️ @ndorms.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Check out @nickilott.bsky.social’s talk on bile acid-mediated gut barrier dysfunction in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) at #EASL2026. A great opportunity to hear about important gut–liver axis research from Oxford microbiome scientists. @pscsupport.bsky.social @gutscharityuk.bsky.social

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay is coming up - reminder that no question is tabpoo for a microbiome scientist. 💩 Send us your #microbiome question and it could be featured in a video celebrating @worldmicrobiomeday.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Powrie Lab!🥳🎈 Congratulations to Fiona and everyone who has been a part of the lab through the years for the ongoing success! We’re sure that all lab members past and present are thrilled to see the lab still going strong today!🎉3️⃣0️⃣🎉 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We had a great time at the Oxford Microbiome Network (OMiN) meeting last week! Meetings are quarterly and bring together researchers across Oxford departments🧫👩‍🔬 For more info about the network, contact @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social or sign up using the link below: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Oxford-based microbiome researchers are invited to the next meeting of the Oxford Microbiome Network (OMiN). Speakers are Prof Philip Burnet, Dr. Natasha Fisher-Pearson, Dr. Sarah Woodward, and Mr. Harold Cannon #microbiome #Oxford

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Microbiome curious? ❓Ask a scientist your human microbiome question here: forms.office.com/e/rKJS7WV9rP by 30 May We'll post selected answers for #WorldMicrobiomeDay 2026 💩🪱🦠🧫🔍🧬👩🏻‍🔬👨🏾‍⚕️🤒💊🌽🍄🐛👂🏽👅🧠💪🏿🫁🫀 Please share! Kids questions welcome #microbiome #GutHealth #STEM #scienceoutreach

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Hello world. We checked with the microbes and they approved this account. 🦠 We’re the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies: posting researcher achievements, microbiome science, and microbiome lab moments. Because the tiniest residents can have the biggest effects.

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of being part of the first Kennedy Institute Choir! With a great song choice by Fiona (Running Up That Hill), we had a lot of fun - huge thanks to our wonderful conductor Lizzie!🎶👩‍🎤🎤 Watch here: youtu.be/IOXLjGvkChU?... @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We had a great time at the annual Kennedy Network Conference in Birmingham last week! We really enjoyed the chance to listen to some excellent keynote talks, present some of our own work, and hear what the wider network is up to! Looking forward to next year already🌸🌼 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Kate Coldwell @katecoldwell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Primary schools, join us for #BritishScienceWeek 💩 Oxford poo scientists have created a free Poo Trivia Quiz for KS1 and KS2. Designed with Guts UK and sponsored by Wooclap "helps people teach and learn". Online, ready to use, no prep required. Register here: forms.office.com/e/RxJCUVsqYK

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