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New to Science: sediment, soil, and... hamsters
May 7, 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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Deaf Awareness Week: Sharon Brookes
May 5, 2025
Deaf Awareness Week is an annual event that celebrates Deaf identity and raises awareness of the Deaf community, its language, culture and history.
This year, it takes place from 5–11 May and to mark the week, we caught up with Members Panel member and Journal of General Virology Editor, Sharon Brookes, to discuss her experiences as a microbiologist who has experienced hearing loss for most of her career. -
Meet Vacation Studentships recipient: Jack O'Reilly
April 28, 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. -
Meet 2025 Infection Science Awardee: Dr Helen Savage
April 11, 2025
The Microbiology Society Infection Science Award aims to support the exchange of ideas and the career development of promising early-career and trainee researchers, helping to translate microbiological research to the clinic. The scheme facilitates selected presenters from the Federation of Infection Society (FIS) conference to present their work at Annual Conference.
In this blog, meet one of this year’s awardees, Dr Helen Savage, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK, who presented in the Infection Forum session at Annual Conference 2025 last week. -
Keeping up with Virus Taxonomy: viruses that cause cancer
April 10, 2025
Welcome back to another edition of ‘Keeping up with Virus Taxonomy’. For this edition, we’re taking a closer look at some viruses that are linked to cancers in their hosts and the families where they belong.
Some viruses hijack the host cells machinery to replicate. In order to do this, they insert their genetic code into that of the host cell. If this affects the host’s own genetic code, this may alter the normal functioning of the cell and steer it towards becoming cancerous.
Other viruses may weaken the host's immune system, affecting its ability to detect and eliminate cancerous cells. -
Annual Conference 2025 – A social media outlook
April 10, 2025
On 31 March - 03 April 2025, we hosted the Annual Conference 2025 at ACC Liverpool. We’ve turned to X and Bluesky to look back at some of the highlights!
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Meet 2025 Infection Science Awardee: Dr Alyssa Hudson
April 7, 2025
The Microbiology Society Infection Science Award aims to support the exchange of ideas and the career development of promising early-career and trainee researchers, helping to translate microbiological research to the clinic. The scheme facilitates selected presenters from the Federation of Infection Society (FIS) conference to present their work at Annual Conference.
In this blog, meet one of this year’s awardees, Dr Alyssa Hudson, University of Exeter & Royal Devon University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK, who presented in the Infection Forum session at Annual Conference 2025 last week. -
Microbe Talk: a miniseries for Annual Conference
April 7, 2025
Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Coference 2025 in Liverpool. If the week has left you wanting more, or you were unable to make it this time, don't worry, as we've put together a special miniseries of podcasts featuring speakers from the programme.