Resist the Resistance!
Event schedule details
Saturday 6 June and Sunday 7 June
12.00–18.00
Event location details
Happiness and Health Zone
Marquee at entrance
Queen's Tower Rooms, Sherfield Building
Antimicrobial resistance is a hidden global health crisis that has been growing since the first day of Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin in 1928.
Penicillin and other antibiotics transformed medicine as we knew it, with more people surviving surgery, childbirth and cancer treatments than ever before! But once we started killing germs, they started to learn how to fight back.
We are now in an era where well-known medicines are becoming less effective against bacteria, viruses and fungi, and we must find a way to protect future generations from a world where antimicrobial treatments no longer work.
Learn how resistance develops and evolves through a game of Sheep KerPlunk, read stories about antibiotics and the lives they’ve saved, and see how you can help in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Visitor information
This is a drop-in event suitable for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
The Happiness and Health Zone has step-free access.
To attend the Festival, please make sure to register for free. Registering is the only way to receive the latest Festival updates, a first look at the programme, and opportunities to book free tickets for popular events.
Event categories
- Adults
- Family (ages 5+)
- Exhibit