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Melinda Chrysostomou, a science teacher from Cyprus’ The Junior & Senior School, noticed her students had little knowledge of issues surrounding Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – despite it being one of the greatest challenges of our time. Through activities to encourage their creativity and problem-solving abilities, she helped them learn about AMR and become involved in …
By Èlia Tena, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona As part of the MULTIPLIERS project in Barcelona, a dice game was co-created by the local Open Schooling Community (OSC) to enhance pupils’ understanding of antimicrobial resistance. The game was designed to make the topic more accessible and engaging to 14-16 year old students, touching upon complex issues …
This school year, the MULTIPLIERS Open Science Community (OSC) in Barcelona is focusing on the topic of Antimicrobial Resistance (ARM), integrating a newly developed educational program into science classes in five high schools: escola Tecnos, IE Feixes, INS Narcisa Freixas i Cruells, Vedruna Gràcia, and INS Ca n’Oriac.
By Irene Drymiotou, University of Cyprus The issue of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) continues to pose a significant global threat to human health, making it imperative to address and educate communities. For the second consecutive year, the MULTIPLIERS team in Cyprus, dedicated to tackling AMR in an open schooling approach, has taken a pivotal step. The …
To inspire people and professionals across the WHO European Region, the World Health Organisation is sharing stories of #AMR (antimicrobial resistance) throughout the coming year as part of a special campaign. Together they are breaking the silence and raising awareness about the increasing and serious threat of antimicrobial resistance. The work of the MULTIPLIERS Open Science Community …
By Dr. Irene Drymiotou, University of Cyprus In a normal library, you read books. But in a human library, you read people. The human library method is frequently used to establish open conversations with people one would not meet in their daily routine, and this is what makes it so interesting in the context of …
By Dr. Irene Drymiotou, University of Cyprus MULTIPLIERS in Cyprus seeks to raise awareness of the critical problem of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), which has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the 10 threats to global health. According to recent statistics from the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), …
In Cyprus, our Open Science Community (OSC) is experimenting with different teaching methods to increase societal awareness about AMR, a topic of high social complexity and of difficult resolution.
