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Celebrating science and self-expression: our fourth LGBTQ+ Networking Event at the Microbiology Society’s Annual Conference
June 6, 2025
June is Pride Month; a month that celebrates and honours those within the LGBTQIA+ community and recognises their ongoing fight for equal rights and acceptance. During this year’s Annual Conference, held in Liverpool, UK, the Microbiology Society’s member-led group, Queer in Microbiology, hosted their fourth LGBTQ+ Networking Event, in collaboration with the collective artists group, Flow.Walk.Drag. Champion, Rebee Penrice-Randal, reflects on their experience at the event and the importance of such events in ensuring microbiology is inclusive and accessible to all.
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From antimicrobial potential to antibiotic resistance: explore the latest microbial discoveries
June 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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Meet Vacation Studentships recipient: Jane Pocock
May 29, 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 - Dr Beth Mills and Akpan Friday on international collaboration and mentorship
May 28, 2025
In this episode, Adam discovers how two microbiologists from opposite sides of the world formed a collaboration and mentorship that has greatly benefited them both.
When in-person classes were suspended during the 2020 lockdown, Akpan Friday, a student from Nigeria, reached out on social media seeking support to continue his and his classmates’ learning. Dr Beth Mills from the University of Edinburgh responded to the call and began delivering free online lectures to the students.
Although they have yet to meet in person, their relationship has developed into a mentor–mentee partnership, and both were delighted to share their story. -
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia: Daniel
May 17, 2025
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia is an annual event that takes place on 17 May to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the LGBTQ+ community and celebrates its diversity. This year’s theme, ‘the power of communities’, shines a light on the strength, unity and resilience within LGBTQ+ groups around the world.
To mark the day, this year we caught up with member and Champion, Daniel, to discuss his experiences at the LGBTQ+ social event, held at the Society's Annual Conference 2025. -
Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Kathryn Burdon
May 15, 2025
Global Accessibility Awareness Day is an annual event that aims to raise awareness on digital accessibility and inclusion for disabled people and those living with impairments. To mark the day, we caught up with member, Kathryn Burdon, to discuss their experience as a BSc student diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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CFTR Modulators and Microbial Shifts: Writing a Review as an Undergraduate Researcher
May 12, 2025
Joshua Robertson takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'The impact of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators on the pulmonary microbiota' published in Microbiology.
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How sugar might shape superbugs
May 9, 2025
Dr Rebecca J Hall takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Glucose alters the evolutionary response to gentamicin in uropathogenic Escherichia coli' published in Microbiology.