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Self-portrait sketch by Quentin Blake, showing the artist receiving a vaccine against COVID-19, made at the Science Museum vaccination centre in London, on 6th April 2022

Self-portrait sketch of Quentin Blake receiving a vaccine against COVID-19

2022
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
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
Silver opened packaging for one 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
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
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
Box of pyramid teabags

Box of PG Tips pyramid teabags

2023
Video oral history interview with Richard Morris, conducted and recorded remotely by Neil Butters on Zoom video conferencing platform, on 8 March 2022. Duration: 51 minutes 18 seconds. Education; family history; holiday jobs; other job applications; training school Derby; [00:05:00] Tinsley marshalling yard Sheffield; review of board operations; punctuality at Liverpool St; move to Eurotunnel; [00:10:00] Privatisation, enthusiasm for privatisation; cannot sever train from track; no-one in charge; spoke to John Major; guards story; [00:15:00] negotiations on Channel Tunnel; issues with Bob Reid 1; freight through the tunnel; engineering in tunnel; simulator; impact of Brexit and Covid-19 on traffic; [00:20:00] approach to take over a Train Operating Company (TOC); financial challenges; privatisation antagonistic at higher levels; a lot of investment with privatisation; [00:25:00] electrification to Bath; first franchise to Chiltern was 20 years giving time to expand; later franchises were 7-8 years which were not so good; fire in Eurotunnel; [00:30:00] interview with Adrian Shooter; fire at Marylebone signal box; staff entrants in 1970’s; Bristol signal Box; [00:35:00] after organisation dividing it now looks like it is coming together; Romney Hythe and Dymchurch safety; after privatisation no-one in charge; accidents at Clapham and Potters Bar; lessons from other countries; Finland and Melbourne; [00:40:00] Delay Attribution Board, who was responsible for delays; Williams report; representative of TOC’s and Railtrack; Schedule 8; driven by money not by pride; [00:45:00] future of Delay Attribution Board, unique to UK; involvement in safety on Romney Hythe and Dymchurch; [00:50:00] TOPS (Total Operations Processing System) [00:51:18] [end of interview]

Richard Morris interviewed by Neil Butters

2022-03-08
Pair of post operative goggles, in original box, made by Theodore Hamblin Ltd., 15 Wigmore Street, London, England, 1940-1960.

Pair of post operative goggles

21940-1960
Jasper amulet, thet, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

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

4000-30 BCE
Iron age axehead, bronze Eastern Europe, Bronze Age.

Iron age axehead

3300-1200 BCE
Model of the 'Characterising Exoplanet Satellite' or CHEOPS spacecraft, scale 1:1, made by ESA/Hupkens Industrial Models, 2022.

Exoplanet Satellite Telescope 'CHEOPS'

2022
Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

3000-1000 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
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
Trophy designed for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, 2022

Trophy designed for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

2022
Empty 10 ml vial of Humalog (insulin lispro), fast-acting insulin for managing diabetes, with box, Eli Lilly and Company, Spain, 2022-2023

Empty 10 ml vial of Humalog (insulin lispro)

2022-2023
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
4 human urinary calculi from prehistoric cemetery of Gebel-Moya, Sudan, from a late Neolithic combined cemetery and settlement locality in south-central Sudan. It was excavated from 1911-14 over four seasons by Sir Henry Wellcome

Human Stones from excavation at Jebel Moya, 1911-1914

5000-1 BCE
2 pieces of incomplete metatarsal bone, sharing exostosis, from prehistoric cemetery at Gebel-Moya, Sudan

2 pieces of incomplete metatarsal bone

5000-1 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
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
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
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. 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
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
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
Faience amulet, eye, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Eye amulet

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

Faience amulet

4000-30 BCE
Faience amulet, Isis nursing infant Horus, Egyptian, 4000 to 30 BC

Faience amulet

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

Faience amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE
Interview with Michael Schabas conducted by Frank Paterson on the 9th May 2022. Duration 01hr 44min 38 Sec. Early Career; Olympia &York (O&Y) developments; British rail Contacts; Channel Tunnel Rail Link involvement; Development of St Pancras; involvement in the Jubilee Line Cross Rail; Privatisation opportunities; Founding GB Railways (GBR); Bids for franchises; discussion with OPRAF; Analysis of long form data; bids for Anglia; Awarded £7m guarantee; management retained; sale Class 73 locomotives; GH Railfreight launch and operation; Railtrack relationships First Group purchase of GBR; Consultancy work; First Class Partnerships; attitude to privatisation.

Michael Schabas interviewed by Frank Paterson

2022-05-09
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)
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
Unframed certificate commemorating Guinness World Record for the world's first successful flight using only 100% synthetic fuel, won by Zero Petroleum and the Royal Air Force on 18 November 2021.

Guinness World Record certificate for first flight using 100% synthetic fuel

2022
'All of Us' research program water bottle, 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, water bottle

2022
'All of Us' research program tote bag 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.

Tote bag promoting the 'All of Us' Research Program

2022