Marvellous Microbes: GCSE Science Specification Support Workshop

Name: Marvellous Microbes: GCSE Science Specification Support Workshop
Start: 2026-09-29T09:45:00+01:00
End: 2027-03-03T14:00:00+01:00
Location: College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Loughry Campus

Schedule

Tue, 29 Sep, 2026 at 09:45 am to Wed, 03 Mar, 2027 at 02:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Loughry Campus | Cookstown, NI

Make microbiology come to life with a practical day of learning at Loughry Campus, Cookstown.
About this Event

Book your students onto a GCSE Specification Support Workshop to explore:

Food Microbiology and Aseptic Techniques

Tuesday 29 September 2026
Wednesday 17 February 2027
Wednesday 3 March 2027

These one-day events will offer your students the opportunity to develop their understanding of food microbiology within the food manufacturing environment.

Key areas that will be covered are:

- Working aseptically in a microbiology laboratory

- Working with microbiology equipment such as Bunsen burners and autoclaves

- Enumeration of a food sample

When booking places, tickets must be requested for each pupil attending, not one ticket per school booking. Teachers are not required to book a ticket.

Registration: 9.45am

Workshop starts: 10.00am

Workshop finishes: 2.00pm

Pupils may bring their own snacks and lunch or purchase food from the outlets on campus.