It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools.
16 April 2021
Each year, the Microbiology Society awards five Prize Lectures in recognition of significant contributions to microbiology. The awards celebrate the outstanding applications of microbiology to research, education and translation, and all members are invited to nominate an outstanding microbiologist for a Microbiology Society Prize. We got in touch with former Unilever Colworth Prize winner, Professor Jeffrey Almond, University of Oxford and University of Reading, to ask a few questions about his award and how this has impacted his research since.
15 April 2021
Registration is now open for British Yeast Group 2021: The future of yeast research, taking place digitally from 7—9 December.
15 April 2021
Today, researchers published an in-depth look at the SARS-CoV-2 mutations that have taken place during the past year in the Journal of General Virology. The review discusses the findings of over 180 research articles and follows the changes that have taken place in the SARS-CoV-2 genome, and the variants that have occurred as a result.
14 April 2021
The Microbiology Society will launch a new open research platform in October 2021. The platform will incorporate many of the elements of a preprint server with our current sound science journal, Access Microbiology, in an effort to improve the rigor, reproducibility and transparency of the academic record.
