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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.
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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.