Blog listing

May 9, 2018

In the new issue of Science in Parliament magazine, our Policy Team write about the Microbiology Society’s Unlocking the Microbiome report, which outlines opportunities and challenges of microbiome research for health, agriculture, environment and biotechnology, reposted here. Science in Parliament is the magazine of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, which provides a liaison between UK Parliamentarians and scientific bodies, science-based industry and the academic world. The Society is a Member Organisation of the Committee; Society members can request a full copy of Science in Parliament magazine from [email protected].

July 17, 2017

Each year, the Royal Society of Biology organises ‘Parliamentary Links Day’, an event that brings together parliamentarians and the scientific community to discuss matters of importance to both. The 2017 event was attended by several Microbiology Society staff and members, including Dr Karen Robinson from the University of Nottingham, who gave us her thoughts about the day.

November 1, 2016

Earlier this month, the Microbiology Society attended Big Biology Day Cambridge, an annual event that attracted over 2,000 families from the local area eager to learn about all things biological. The Society showcased the Antibiotics Unearthed project along with other learned societies as part of the Biology Big Top.

July 7, 2016

Parliamentary Links Day, organised by the Royal Society of Biology on behalf of the science and engineering community, is an annual event that brings together the scientific community and Members of Parliament. The theme of this year’s meeting was ‘Science after the Referendum: What Next?’ and could not have been more relevant and timely following the referendum result just four days prior. The room was packed to capacity with the majority of attendees standing, reflecting the scientific community’s great interest in their future in these uncertain times.