What is a memory game?

Images of everyday objects chosen by bioscience researchers are featured in the game. Test your group's observational skills and short term memory recall, and see how many objects you can remember when they are covered after 30 seconds.

Once you have a winner explore how the objects link to each biologist's research area and learn more about their work by reading their profiles.

Explore the scientists featured in the 2023 Memory Game and download the game for under-16s and over-16s.

Download the new Memory Game for under-16s

If you are a teacher you might like to use this game to inspire a lesson in school on biology, careers or creative writing. This resource would also make a suitable STEM club or community group activity.

You might also like to check out our A to Z of the Biosciences short videos, where you can meet biologists from a whole range of sectors.

Download the new Memory Game for over-16s

The scientific papers included in our memory game are an opportunity to learn more about the featured research and scientists. This could be useful for interest, for a journal club or if you are already at university you might like to work on similar research or work with one of the featured scientists.

The scientists featured in this game are:

Dr Akanksha Bafna

BBSRC Discovery Fellow

Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford

Read their research paper

Dr An-Shan Hsiao

BBSRC Discovery Fellow

School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham

Read their research paper

Dr Bartek Troczka

BBSRC Discovery Fellow

University of Exeter

Read their research paper

Dr Guadalupe Bribiesca-Contreras

Applied Scientist

National Oceanography Centre and Natural History Museum

Read their research paper

Dr James Ronald

Research Fellow

University of York

Read their research paper

Dr Jing-Yi Jeng

BBSRC Fellow

University of Sheffield

Read their research paper

Justin Ephraim Isip

PhD Researcher

Natural History Museum and University College London

Dr Laura Nolan

Assistant Professor

The Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)

Read their research paper

Dr Lizbeth Sayavedra

BBSRC Discovery Fellow

Quadram Institute Bioscience

Read their research paper

Dr Luísa Jabbur

BBSRC Discovery Fellow

John Innes Centre and Vanderbilt University, US

Read their research paper

Dr Peter Fretwell

Research Scientist

British Antarctic Survey

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Dr Poonam Mehra

BBSRC Discovery Fellow

University of Nottingham

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Dr Rowena Hill

Postdoctoral researcher

Earlham Institute

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Dr Ruth Carmichael

Research Fellow

University of Exeter

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Dr Samuel Wilkinson

BBSRC Discovery Fellow

University of York

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Professor Shirley Hodgson

Professor of Cancer Genetics

St George's, University of London (SGUL)

Read their research paper

We would like to thank the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) for their financial support which has made this resource possible.

We hope you enjoy taking part in our Memory Game.