Meet the Scientist
Welcome to the 2025–2026 Meet the Scientist series!
This year we have another exciting line-up of free online webinars designed for 4th to 6th class children in Ireland.

Can’t join live? Register anyway and you’ll get the replay link by email, available for 7 days.

Teachers, please note: the register button for each webinar will take you to a Zoom registration page with an overview of the content.

You will need to register separately for every webinar you would like your class to attend.

Antibiotics vs. bacteria: who wins the battle?
Meet Dr Merve Zeden, Microbiologist at the University of Galway to uncover the battle between antibiotics and bacteria, and what it means for us all.

Overview

• What are bacteria? Are they good or bad for us?
• What are antibiotics? How do they work?
• What stops antibiotics from working? What can we do in our daily lives to help?