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Sealed packaging including a PA-AST Panel U-0501 cartridge, for the rapid and automated analysis of urine samples to accurately identify bacterial infection and antibiotic treatment, winner of the Longitude Prize on AMR (antimicrobial resistance), made by Sysmex Astrego, Sweden, 2024

PA-AST Panel U-0501 cartridges

2024
'All of Us' research program cup holder, given to participants of the program which aims to tackle disparities in health outcomes by collecting genomic and health data from one million participants from communities typically underrepresented in medical research studies, made by the National Institutes of Health, United States, 2022.

'All of Us' Research Program cup holder

2022
Box of 25 PA-AST Panel U-0501 cartridges, for the rapid and automated analysis of urine samples to accurately identify bacterial infection and antibiotic treatment, winner of the Longitude Prize on AMR (antimicrobial resistance), made by Sysmex Astrego, Sweden, 2024

PA-AST Panel U-0501 cartridges

2024
Sealed packaging including a PA-AST Panel U-0501 cartridge, for the rapid and automated analysis of urine samples to accurately identify bacterial infection and antibiotic treatment, winner of the Longitude Prize on AMR (antimicrobial resistance), made by Sysmex Astrego, Sweden, 2024

PA-AST Panel U-0501 cartridges

2024
Instruction leaflet PA-AST Panel U-0501 cartridges, for the rapid and automated analysis of urine samples to accurately identify bacterial infection and antibiotic treatment, winner of the Longitude Prize on AMR (antimicrobial resistance), made by Sysmex Astrego, Sweden, 2024

Instruction leflet for PA-AST Panel U-0501 cartridges

2024
Instruction manual for SmartBox 3 used as part of the Vitrolife Rapid-i™ Vitrification System for the cryopreservation of eggs and embryos during in vitro fertilisation (IVF), made in Sweden, 2023

Instructions for SmartBox 3, part of system for freezing eggs and embryos during IVF

2023
Carnelian amulet, djed pillar, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Carnelian amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE
Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE
Faience amulet, Bes, Egyptian, 4000 to 30 BC

Faience amulet, Bes, Egyptian, 4000 to 30 BC

4000-30 BCE
Bones of human left foot, showing effects of osteoarthritis, said to be predynastic Egyptian, 4000-2001 BC

Human bones with osteoarthritis

4000-2001 BCE
LunaScript RT SuperMix Kit by New England Biolabs containing components for first strand cDNA synthesis as part of the PCR testing workflow, as used at the Royal London Hospital by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), a group of public health agencies and academic institutions created in April 2020 to collect, sequence and analyse genomes of SARS-CoV-2 as part of COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020-22.

test kit

2022-2021
Carton of Evorel Conti (empty), hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches containing estradiol and norethisterone, marketed by Theramex, London and made in Germany, c.2022. The box originally contained 24 estradiol and norethisterone (HRT) patches, and was used to manage the symptoms of menopauseby by the donor.

Carton of Evorel Conti, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches

2022
Drug carton for 'Femoston' an estradiol and dydrogesterone combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) taken as tablets, made by Mylan Products Ltd, United Kingdom, manufactured in the Netherlands, 2022.

Femoston, a hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

2022
Faience Eye of Horus amulet, right eye, Egyptian, 4000 BCE-30 BCE

Eye of Horus amulet

4000-30 BCE
Stone amulet, heart, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Heart-shaped stone amulet, Egyptian

4000-30 BCE
Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet, Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE
Lapis lazuli amulet of Thoth, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Amulet representing the god Thoth

4000-30 BCE
Anti-vaccination leaflet titled '3 weeks to flatten the curve turned into 2 years (and counting) of restrictions. Why?', 2022

Leaflet titled '3 weeks to flatten the curve turned into 2 years (and counting) of restrictions. Why?'

2022
Jasper amulet, thet, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Thet (or tyet) amulet, Ancient Egyptian, 4000-30 BC.

4000-30 BCE
Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

3000-1000 BCE
Excavated neolithic skull, showing healed trephining and recovery from bad fracture, perhaps British, 3500-2001BC

Excavated neolithic skull

3500-2001 BCE
Green slate cosmetic grinding slab in form of two pigeons, Egyptian, 4000-3000 BCE

Green slate cosmetic grinding slab in form of two pigeons

4000-3000 BCE
Label printer, made by LABxpert, used to print identifying information to track and identify eggs during freezing and during mitochondrial donation therapy (MDT), used by the team at the Newcastle Fertility Centre, c.2023. Labels would be attached to the 'straws' holding eggs and embryos.

Label printer, used for identifying and tracking embryos, in mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT), c.2023

circa 2023
Interview with David Allen conducted by Richard Spoors on the 26th of January 2022. Duration 1 hr 49min 45 sec. Early Life; early career; Career in the civil Service; Training with the Ministry of Defence; Costing and Budgetary work; Joins British rail as a Computer Auditor; Training as a Systems Analyst; Moved to Doncaster as Divisional Finance Officer in the Operating Division of the eastern Region; Divisional Finance office structure; meeting Bob Reid; new Role as British railways Board presenter at finance courses; Lecturer at business schools; Government/railway relationships; Public sector Obligation Grant; external financing limits; cost analysis and control; sectorisation; Railtrack; Transmark position in Botswana for 14 months; Role as Corporate Budgets officer in London for all things non-rail; non rail businesses sold off in 1980s; sale of BRB property; Sectorisation and the future of privatisation; development of incremental cost analysis; Director is Finance at Railtrack; development of Railtrack accounting system; problems; Retirement in 1996; Railtrack’s business ethos; Pension Funds; Reflection and conclusion

David Allen interviewed by Richard Spoors

2022-01-26
Digitial c-type print from We English by Simon Roberts: Maidstone Young Bird National Pigeon Race, Maidstone, Kent, 2008 (printed July 2010). Edition 2 of 7.

Maidstone Young Bird National Pigeon Race, Maidstone, Kent

2008 (2910)
Box for Omnitex branded FFP2 NR face masks (20pcs) containing two masks, two plastic mask extenders and an instruction card, manufactured by Honnes Health and Industrial Products Inc., Turkey, 2022. Disposable 5-layer filtration earloop masks with adjustable nose clip.

Omnitex branded FFP2 NR face masks

2022
Two Panoramic Mio-Masks, clear medical-grade disposable face masks developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to aid lip readers and others who benefit from seeing the mouth area and full range of facial expressions when communicating, LJA MIERS & Co. Ltd, 2022-2023

Two Panoramic Mio-Masks, clear medical-grade disposable face masks

2022-2023
Bronze chisel and sharpening stone, found on the site of the Temple of Zoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c. 3000 BCE

Bronze chisel and sharpening stone

3000 BCE
Oral history interview with Penny Jones, conducted and recorded by Frank Paterson at interviewee's home on 13 April 2023. Duration: 1 hr. 20 min. 59 sec. Study and training in psychology; early career in psychology; Northern Ireland Electricity Privatisation; working with Roger Salmon; consultancy for British Railways, planning the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF); recruitment process, new approach, awaydays, OPRAF implementation; personal reflections

Penny Jones interviewed by Frank Paterson

2023-04-13
Framed plaster copy of Egyptian bas relief showing surgical instruments, European, 1801-1930

Framed plaster copy of Egyptian bas relief showing surgical instruments

2500-1000
Portrait of Tracy Rhodes, Homeless Lead Officer, and Martin Schofield, Team Leader, outside where the allotment of Woodward Court was located. Woodward Court is run by Manchester City Council and provides temporary accommodation for people who are homeless in Manchester. Photograph taken 28 April 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Portrait of Tracy Rhodes, Homeless Lead Officer, and Martin Schofield, Team Leader, stood outside the extension building of Woodward Court. Woodward Court is run by Manchester City Council and provides temporary accommodation for people who are homeless in Manchester. Photograph taken 28 April 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Portrait of Helen Gee, homeless healthcare Specialist Nurse for Urban Village Medical Practice, Manchester. Helen is seated on the bed inside the clinical van where COVID-19 vaccinations took place. Photograph taken 28 April 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Portrait of Eddie Fraser, who works on the Rough Sleepers Initiative Programme for Sanctuary Housing at Victoria House in Manchester. Eddie is stood outside in the garden space of Victoria House. Victoria House provides temporary accommodation for people experiencing homelessness. Photograph taken 7 July 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Closer shot of Anthony Verrall, substance misuse practitioner for Change Grow Live Manchester. Anthony is standing in front of Urban Village Medical Practice’s clinical van, where COVID-19 vaccinations were given, photograph shows the van parked diagonally. Photograph taken 28 April 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Portrait of Eddie Fraser, who works on the Rough Sleepers Initiative Programme for Sanctuary Housing at Victoria House in Manchester. Eddie is stood in front of Victoria House, which provides temporary accommodation for people experiencing homelessness. Photograph taken 7 July 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Portrait of Eddie Fraser, who works on the Rough Sleepers Initiative Programme for Sanctuary Housing at Victoria House in Manchester. Eddie is outside Victoria House in front of a mural created by residents. Photograph taken 7 July 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Close-up portrait of Amy Godden, Engagement Team Leader for Barnabus, a Christian charity providing support for people experiencing homelessness in Manchester. Amy is seated by a window inside the clinical space where COVID-19 vaccinations were given at The Beacon, Barnabus’s support centre at 45 Bloom Street. Photograph taken on 7 July 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Close-up portrait of Amy Godden, Engagement Team Leader for Barnabus, a Christian charity providing support for people experiencing homelessness in Manchester. Photograph taken on 7 July 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Portrait of Helen Gee, homeless healthcare Specialist Nurse for Urban Village Medical Practice. Helen is stood in front of the clinical van, where COVID-19 vaccinations took place. The van is parked in the car park of Urban Village Medical Practice, Ancoats, Old Mill Street, Manchester. Photograph taken 28 April 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Portrait of Liz Thomas, homeless healthcare Specialist Nurse, who led the COVID-19 vaccination project at Urban Village Medical Practice. Liz is stood outside Urban Village Medical Practice, Ancoats, Old Mill Street, Manchester. Photograph taken 28 April 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Portrait of Tracy Rhodes, Homeless Lead Officer, and Martin Schofield, Team Leader, outside Woodward Court entrance, wearing the type of disposable face masks used during the COVID-19 pandemic. Woodward Court is run by Manchester City Council and provides temporary accommodation for people who are homeless in Manchester. Photograph taken 28 April 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Portrait of Liz Thomas, homeless healthcare Specialist Nurse, who led the COVID-19 vaccination project at Urban Village Medical Practice. Liz is stood with her hands in her pockets outside Urban Village Medical Practice, Ancoats, Old Mill Street, Manchester. Photograph taken 28 April 2022.

Urban Village Medical Practice’s COVID-19 vaccination programme portraits

2022
Metatarsus, human, with tumour, late stone age, from underground chamber, Hal-Saflieui, Malta, excavated circa 1920

Metatarsus, human, with tumour

3600-2500 BCE
Package leaflet with information for the recipient about the Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 COVID-19 booster vaccine, reference number bCY/BA.1 1_1, revised 09/2022

Package leaflet for Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine

2022
Box, cable, polythene bag and instruction leaflet for portable wearable neck fan, battery powered, enabling hands free cooling of the body, 2022. These fans became commonplace during the early 2020s to keep people cool during hot weather, and they became associated with helping women manage menopause symptoms such as hot flushes.

Box and parts associated with a wearable neck fan

2022
Package leaflet with information for the recipient about the Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 COVID-19 booster vaccine, reference number bCY/BA.1 1_1, revised 09/2022

Package leaflet for Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine

2022
Faience amulet, eye, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Eye amulet

4000-30 BCE
Faience amulet, plaque of Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet

4000-30 BCE
Plaster copy of statue of the 5th dynasty Egyptian priest Anisakha, original in Egyptian Museum Cairo 2600-2300 BCE

Plaster copy of statue of the 5th dynasty Egyptian priest Anisakha

2600-2300 BCE