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Arriving last night - first view of the island for our volunteers

The Low Light grid is set and we have started work with artist Alice Angus on our project Environment Immunology & Researcher as funded by the British Society for Immunology. Lydia Becker Institute The University of Manchester News

A treat for the team opening traps last night and a view of our day ahead Rowan Bancroft Iris Mair Rowanne Fletcher Lydia Becker Institute

We have spent time today working on our ArtScience project with Alice Angus. We are learning a lot and developing our ideas around environment, immunology and researcher. British Society for Immunology The University of Manchester News, Lydia Becker Institute

Come and see our artwork in the Main Light on the Isle of May, take part in our ArtScience project and discuss the science behind the art. David Steel

Happening today on the Isle of May! David Steel The University of Manchester News Lydia Becker Institute British Society for Immunology Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher

Preparations in progress for today’s Art Science event with artist Alice Angus British Society for Immunology The University of Manchester News Lydia Becker Institute Iris Mair Rowanne Fletcher Rowan Bancroft

A preview of our ArtScience event today on the Isle of May - we are here again on 7 Sept when we will have completed our art exhibition with Alice Angus David Steel British Society for Immunology Lydia Becker Institute Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher

We have a cold sea fog, or Haar, today for our first day on our Fluke Strreet grid Lydia Becker Institute Rowan Bancroft Iris Mair Rowanne Fletcher

Traps in at 5am this morning. Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher Lydia Becker Institute

In the words of Iris Mair “That's some concentrated girl power! Thank you Alice again for your dedication and collaboration and sharing! Entangled stories...” Lydia Becker Institute British Society for Immunology

One of our collaborators Rebecca Gentek swam over to the Isle of May today. What an amazing achievement!

Millie Wright and Ollie cooking tea after a busy day in the field. With Rowanne Fletcher Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft Lydia Becker Institute

Entangled Stories, collab with Isle of May EcoImmunology on The Isle of May NNR:- stories of life & work on the Island. Thanks Kathryn Else Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher & everyone who participated & British Society for Immunology David Steel and NatureScot https:// tinyurl.com/7xmufdy7

First trapping day of the Winter season is always a bit nerve wracking as we get our first hint at how well the mice are doing. But it’s looking really good with 50 traps triggered on our first night on Low Light Lydia Becker Institute Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher

At first capture we take faeces from the mice so we can estimate worm burden and assess the microbiome. We also look for faecal cytokines as biomarkers of gut health. Judi Allen and my PhD student Beth here collecting the samples. Lydia Becker Institute

Tasks of the day set out at our breakfast “scrum”

We have been putting the feeders out on our Low Light grid in preparation for the diet enrichment; traps have gone back out ready for tomorrow’s baseline session; and loggers are in position to track mouse movement Lydia Becker Institute Rowanne Fletcher Rowan Bancroft @amybpedersen

David Steel helping us open our traps at  night and Rowan Bancroft bringing in our triggered traps in the morning. Working early and late brings some added bonuses Lydia Becker Institute Rowanne Fletcher

🎨Discover how a chance meeting on the Isle of May sparked a unique ArtScience collaboration between Becker/Edinburgh ecoimmunologists and artist Alice Angus entitled 'Entangled Stories' - a project that merges art with environmental research 👇 sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker-i…