• Welcome

  Sean Goodman, Thiru Vanniasinkam, Monika Gostic Welcome

  09:45 - 10:00

• Keynote panel

  Dr Donna MacCallum, Dr Susan Gurrney, Prof James McEvoy, Dr Thiru Vanniasinkam Keynote panel

  10:00 - 10:30

• Lightning talk: Patho-Anime: Engaging Nursing Students in Pathophysiology Through Innovative Visual Storytelling

  Mansi Dass Singh (University of New England, Armidale, Australia) Lightning talk: Patho-Anime: Engaging Nursing Students in Pathophysiology Through Innovative Visual Storytelling

  10:30 - 10:35

• Lightning talk: Micro Secrets: Raising Awareness on Communicable Diseases Amidst Sudan’s Conflict

  Nazik Hassan bashir (Tropical Medicine Research Institute institute, National Central for Research, Alkhartom, Sudan) Lightning talk: Micro Secrets: Raising Awareness on Communicable Diseases Amidst Sudan’s Conflict

  10:35 - 10:40

• Lightning talk: Sowing Seeds of Sustainability through Research-Infused Service Learning in Microbiology Innovation

  Wan Zuhainis Binti Saad / Biotech (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia) Lightning talk: Sowing Seeds of Sustainability through Research-Infused Service Learning in Microbiology Innovation

  10:40 - 10:45

• Break

  Break

  10:45 - 11:00

• Offered talk: From Puzzles to Practice: Using Escape Rooms to Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists

  Nicky Morgan (University of Salford, United Kingdom) Offered talk: From Puzzles to Practice: Using Escape Rooms to Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists

  11:00 - 11:15

• Offered talk: From Petri Dish to Public Pitch: A Collaborative Workshop Model for Engaging Communities in the Commercialization of Microbiology

  Durjya Amonkar (University Of Aberdeen) Offered talk: From Petri Dish to Public Pitch: A Collaborative Workshop Model for Engaging Communities in the Commercialization of Microbiology

  11:15 - 11:30

• Lightning talk: Unifying P.S.I.: Learn-Create-Deliver For Educators

  Hamidah Idris (Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia) Lightning talk: Unifying P.S.I.: Learn-Create-Deliver For Educators

  11:30 - 11:35

• Lightning talk: Practical science for all: personalised adjustments for teaching laboratories

  Donna MacCallum (University of Aberdeen) Lightning talk: Practical science for all: personalised adjustments for teaching laboratories

  11:35 - 11:40

• Lightning talk: Alternative grading as a strategy to transform equity in STEM education

  Arindam Mitra (RV University, Bengaluru, India) Lightning talk: Alternative grading as a strategy to transform equity in STEM education

  11:40 - 11:45

• Lightning talk: Bridging Microbial Health, Nutrition, and Digital Equity: Improving Access to Functional Nutrition Tools in Underserved Communities in Northeast Scotland

  Preksha P. Shetty (University of Aberdeen) Lightning talk: Bridging Microbial Health, Nutrition, and Digital Equity: Improving Access to Functional Nutrition Tools in Underserved Communities in Northeast Scotland

  11:45 - 11:50

• Lunch break

  Lunch break

  11:50 - 12:30

• Lightning talk: Inquiry-Based Learning in a 10-Week Quarter: Implementing SEA-PHAGES for Community College Undergraduates in Microbiology, Immunology, and Virology

  Bhaswati Manish (Metropolitan Community College Nebraska, Omaha, USA) Lightning talk: Inquiry-Based Learning in a 10-Week Quarter: Implementing SEA-PHAGES for Community College Undergraduates in Microbiology, Immunology, and Virology

  12:30 - 12:35

• Lightning talk: Integrating Game-Based Learning into the teaching of host–pathogen Interactions"

  Virtu Solano Collado (University of Aberdeen) Lightning talk: Integrating Game-Based Learning into the teaching of host–pathogen Interactions"

  12:35 - 12:40

• Offered talk: Integration of a Reflective Flipped Classroom and a Virtual Learning Environment to promote autonomy and deep learning in Parasitology education: A teaching experience in the Medical Technology programme at the University of Chile

  Franco Luciano Fernandez (University of Chile, Santiago, Chile) Offered talk: Integration of a Reflective Flipped Classroom and a Virtual Learning Environment to promote autonomy and deep learning in Parasitology education: A teaching experience in the Medical Technology programme at the University of Chile

  12:40 - 12:55

• Networking/ breakout session

  Networking/ breakout session

  12:55 - 13:30

• Closing plenary including key takeaways, summary and brief discussion about the work the Education and Outreach Network does

  Closing plenary including key takeaways, summary and brief discussion about the work the Education and Outreach Network does

  13:30 - 13:45