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New to Science: it's getting hot in here
August 11, 2025
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they've been found.
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South Asian Heritage Month: Dr Arya Gupta
August 6, 2025
South Asian Heritage Month takes place annually from 18 July to 17 August. The awareness month was started by the South Asian Heritage Trust, which seeks to elevate the prominence of British South Asian history and heritage in the UK. This year’s theme is ‘Roots to Routes’, which honours the journeys and experiences that have shaped South Asian identities across generations. To celebrate this year’s theme, Society Impact and Influence Committee member, Dr Arya Gupta shares his story and career journey so far.
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Meet Vacation Studentships recipient: Alyssa Winder
July 31, 2025
The Society offers a limited number of Vacation Studentships to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during their summer vacation. The scheme also gives early- and mid-career scientists the opportunity to gain supervision experience.
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Microbe Talk - Exploring the gut:brain link in bipolar treatments
July 28, 2025
In this episode of Microbe Talk, Clare talks to An Bui from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta about their paper published in Microbiology, the first systematic review of the potential effects of psychotropics (the drugs used to treat bipolar disorder) on the gut microbiome of treated and untreated bipolar individuals.
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Petals, peat and plateaus: explore the latest microbial discoveries
July 3, 2025
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they've been found.
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Science fun days an interview with Dr Elizabeth Archer
July 1, 2025
Supported by the Microbiology Society’s Education and Outreach Grant, Science Fun Days is an initiative led by Dr Elizabeth Archer, a postdoctoral microbiologist at the University of Essex. Designed to engage primary school pupils from disadvantaged areas, the project introduces young learners to the importance of microbes through fun lab activities and nature-based exploration, inspiring enthusiasm for science and higher education.
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Microbe Talk - From workshop to publication: discussing microbiome safety with Lindsay Hall and Aline Metris
June 27, 2025
In January 2024, Aline Metris and Lindsay Hall hosted an academic-industry workshop at the Microbiology Society offices to discuss the potential long-term implications of microbiome perturbations.
Since then, they’ve published a comprehensive summary of the findings from the workshop in Microbial Genomics. We invited them back to the Microbiology Society offices to chat with Clare about their experiences hosting the workshop and share their insights from the paper. -
Meet Vacation Studentships recipient: Sora Ogawa
June 26, 2025
The Society offers a limited number of Vacation Studentships to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects during their summer vacation. The scheme also gives early- and mid-career scientists the opportunity to gain supervision experience.
Meet the Vacation Studentships recipients and learn more about their journey.
